Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz can be found below. 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.
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Is the Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 128 KB, L2: 2.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

Other names: Genuine Intel(R) CPU E6500 @ 2.93GHz, Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU E6500 @ 2.93GHz, Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E6500 @ 2.93GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 32.59

Overall Rank: 2934

Last Price Change: $34.00 USD (2023-01-03)

Average CPU Mark

1108

Single Thread Rating: 1228²
Samples: 505*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,789
Thread: 1,190

²Single 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 Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz

Integer Math	4,989 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,023 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	4 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	294.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	24.0 MBytes/Sec
Physics	105 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	398 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,228 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2023

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2023.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$34.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,582
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,160
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,956
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,932
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,557
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,266
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz		1,108

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.12
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.36
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.01
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz		32.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,826
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz		1,228

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1737824 - Feb 05 2023		1234
BL1737815 - Feb 05 2023		1172
BL1737741 - Feb 05 2023		1211
BL1725248 - Jan 20 2023		813
BL1647923 - Oct 13 2022		1272

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz		1,108
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,109 (+0.1%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,155 (+4.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,051 (-5.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,002 (-9.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs Intel Pentium E6500		959 (-13.5%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Pentium E6500		937 (-15.4%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B55 vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,151 (+3.9%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B22 vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,045 (-5.7%)
Intel Pentium E5700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,063 (-4.1%)
Intel Pentium E6300 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,029 (-7.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6700 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500		987 (-10.9%)
Intel Celeron E3400 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500		848 (-23.5%)

Is the Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,797
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,574
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,104
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,698
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,679
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,650
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,562
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz		188

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