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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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 49.66

Overall Rank:
4607th fastest in multithreading out of 5449 CPUs
4032nd fastest in single threading out of 5449 CPUs
1157th fastest in out of 1514 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
744
Single Thread Rating
830
%
Samples: 543*
*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 Math3,234 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math1,870 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers3 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting2,239 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption203.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression16,005 KBytes/Sec
Physics82 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions269 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread830 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of November 2025.
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 November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
25,392
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,147
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
20,700
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
19,860
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
18,100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
16,555
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,146
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
10,617
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
9,417
Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
744
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
55.56
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
50.28
Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
49.66
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
30.48
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
11.06
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H
3,517
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
3,032
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
3,012
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
2,895
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
2,622
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
2,592
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
2,395
Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
830
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3008888 - Oct 27 2025
856
BL2869776 - Aug 29 2025
925
BL2796807 - Jul 28 2025
802
BL2738863 - Jul 03 2025
420
BL2621961 - May 13 2025
606
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 November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
744
AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile RM-74 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
655 (-12.0%)
AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-60 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
641 (-13.9%)
AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile ZM-84 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
802 (+7.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo T6400 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
733 (-1.5%)
Intel Pentium T3200 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
669 (-10.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo T7100 @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
605 (-18.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 QL-65 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
664 (-10.8%)
AMD Turion II Ultra Dual-Core Mobile M600 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
955 (+28.3%)
Intel Pentium P6100 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
880 (+18.2%)
AMD Turion Dual-Core RM-75 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
659 (-11.5%)
Celeron Dual-Core T3300 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
633 (-14.9%)
AMD Turion II Dual-Core Mobile M520 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
855 (+14.8%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
9,805
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,623
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
9,059
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
8,031
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
8,007
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,816
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
6,980
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
6,756
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,746
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,717
Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
137