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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: 50.59

Overall Rank:
4770th fastest in multithreading out of 5809 CPUs
4150th fastest in single threading out of 5809 CPUs
1180th fastest in out of 1614 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
758
Single Thread Rating
833
%
Samples: 550*
*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 Math3,308 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math1,876 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers4 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting2,237 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption205.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression16,148 KBytes/Sec
Physics82 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions277 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread833 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of March 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th 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 5th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
25,235
Apple M4 10 Core
23,678
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
20,618
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
19,744
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
17,995
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
16,475
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,131
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
10,591
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
9,386
Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
758
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
55.22
Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
50.59
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
49.98
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
30.37
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 5th 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
3,502
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
3,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
2,886
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
2,614
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
2,391
Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
833
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3252716 - Jan 30 2026
942
BL3196306 - Jan 08 2026
904
BL3166676 - Dec 27 2025
687
BL5110087 - Dec 24 2025
913
BL3156596 - Dec 23 2025
670
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 5th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
758
AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile RM-74 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
652 (-14.0%)
AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-60 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
641 (-15.5%)
AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile ZM-84 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
802 (+5.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo T6400 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
742 (-2.2%)
Intel Pentium T3200 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
672 (-11.4%)
Intel Core2 Duo T7100 @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
598 (-21.2%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 QL-65 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
664 (-12.5%)
AMD Turion II Ultra Dual-Core Mobile M600 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
955 (+25.9%)
Intel Pentium P6100 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
881 (+16.1%)
AMD Turion Dual-Core RM-75 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
659 (-13.1%)
Celeron Dual-Core T3300 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
633 (-16.5%)
AMD Turion II Dual-Core Mobile M520 vs Intel Core2 Duo T6500
855 (+12.7%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,789
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
9,375
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,991
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
8,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
7,913
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
7,897
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,714
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
6,898
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392
6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,757
Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @ 2.10GHz
138