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Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo T6500 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 T6500 @ 2.10GHz Good for Gaming?

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

Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA478

Clockspeed: 2.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 35 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 T6500 @ 2.10GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6500 @ 2.10GHz, Intel Core2 Duo CPU T6500 @ 2.10GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6500 @ 2.10GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 50.81

Overall Rank:
4777th fastest in multithreading out of 5822 CPUs
4158th fastest in single threading out of 5822 CPUs
1182nd fastest in out of 1618 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $14.99 USD (2015-02-08)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
762
Single Thread Rating
834
%
Samples: 551*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,253
Thread: 816
%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 T6500 @ 2.10GHz

Integer Math3,325 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math1,879 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers4 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting2,242 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption205.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression16,206 KBytes/Sec
Physics82 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions279 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread834 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz

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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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
25,216
Apple M4 10 Core
23,685
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
20,603
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
19,737
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
17,988
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
16,457
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,130
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
10,590
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
9,381
Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
762
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
55.18
Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
50.81
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
49.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
30.36
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
11.03
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 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core
4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,885
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
3,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
2,884
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
2,612
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
2,586
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
2,391
Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
834
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3336218 - Mar 09 2026
950
BL3252716 - Jan 30 2026
942
BL3196306 - Jan 08 2026
904
BL3166676 - Dec 27 2025
687
BL5110087 - Dec 24 2025
913
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
762
AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile RM-74 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
652 (-14.3%)
AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-60 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
641 (-15.8%)
AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile ZM-84 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
802 (+5.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo T6400 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
742 (-2.6%)
Intel Pentium T3200 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
672 (-11.8%)
Intel Core2 Duo T7100 @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
598 (-21.5%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 QL-65 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
664 (-12.9%)
AMD Turion II Ultra Dual-Core Mobile M600 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
955 (+25.4%)
Intel Pentium P6100 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
881 (+15.6%)
AMD Turion Dual-Core RM-75 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
659 (-13.5%)
Celeron Dual-Core T3300 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
633 (-16.8%)
AMD Turion II Dual-Core Mobile M520 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
855 (+12.2%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,792
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
9,359
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,986
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
8,891
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
7,907
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
7,893
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,698
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
6,890
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,698
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
6,666
Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
138