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Intel Core2 Duo T5500 @ 1.66GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo T5500 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core2 Duo T5500 @ 1.66GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core2 Duo T5500 @ 1.66GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA478

Clockspeed: 1.7 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 34 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 2048 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5500 @ 1.66GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5500 @ 1.66GHz, Intel Core2 CPU T5500 @ 1.66GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2009

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
5020th fastest in multithreading out of 5819 CPUs
4559th fastest in single threading out of 5819 CPUs
1279th fastest in out of 1614 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
576
Single Thread Rating
618
%
Samples: 438*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 948
Thread: 637
%Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Duo T5500 @ 1.66GHz

Integer Math2,175 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math1,263 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers3 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting1,711 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption170.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression12,683 KBytes/Sec
Physics69 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions220 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread618 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo T5500 @ 1.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of March 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of March 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 12th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
25,223
Apple M4 10 Core
23,683
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
20,610
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
19,739
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
17,994
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
16,463
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,130
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
10,591
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
9,382
Intel Core2 Duo T5500 @ 1.66GHz
576
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
55.19
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
49.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
30.36
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
11.03
Intel Core2 Duo T5500 @ 1.66GHz
NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M4 10 Core
NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core
4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H
3,501
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
3,002
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
2,885
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
2,613
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
2,391
Intel Core2 Duo T5500 @ 1.66GHz
618
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo T5500 @ 1.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3152411 - Dec 21 2025
679
BL2820113 - Aug 07 2025
728
BL2661350 - May 30 2025
593
BL2627179 - May 15 2025
481
BL5090289 - Mar 26 2025
741
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo T5500 @ 1.66GHz
As of 12th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo T5500 @ 1.66GHz
576
AMD Athlon 64 X2 QL-60 vs Intel Core2 Duo T5500
656 (+13.9%)
AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile RM-72 vs Intel Core2 Duo T5500
656 (+13.8%)
AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile RM-74 vs Intel Core2 Duo T5500
652 (+13.3%)
AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-60 vs Intel Core2 Duo T5500
641 (+11.3%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 QL-64 vs Intel Core2 Duo T5500
618 (+7.3%)
AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile RM-70 vs Intel Core2 Duo T5500
612 (+6.2%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 QL-62 vs Intel Core2 Duo T5500
525 (-8.8%)
AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-56 vs Intel Core2 Duo T5500
514 (-10.7%)
AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-50 vs Intel Core2 Duo T5500
486 (-15.7%)
AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-58 vs Intel Core2 Duo T5500
485 (-15.9%)
AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-64 vs Intel Core2 Duo T5500
716 (+24.3%)
AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-66 vs Intel Core2 Duo T5500
716 (+24.2%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo T5500 @ 1.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,794
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
9,365
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,984
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
8,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
7,915
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
7,899
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,718
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
6,892
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392
6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,701
Intel Core2 Duo T5500 @ 1.66GHz
110