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Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium E6500 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 Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?

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


Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 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: 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: 8.63

Overall Rank:
3806th fastest in multithreading out of 5104 CPUs
2889th fastest in single threading out of 5104 CPUs
1158th fastest in out of 1444 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $137.14 USD (2025-04-28)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1183
Single Thread Rating
1245
%
Samples: 525*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,789
Thread: 1,190
%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 Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz

Integer Math5,409 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,073 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,370 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption313.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression25,145 KBytes/Sec
Physics107 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions435 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,245 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$137.14 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,722
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,322
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,040
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,484
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,131
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,866
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,181
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
 1,183
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
 147.55
Intel Core i9-12900K
 131.75
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.31
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
 8.63
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,141
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
 1,245
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2489036 - Mar 18 2025
1354
BL2486177 - Mar 16 2025
1350
BL2475038 - Mar 12 2025
1332
BL2470510 - Mar 10 2025
1320
BL2364741 - Jan 24 2025
1295
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
 1,183
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,290 (+9.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,151 (-2.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,150 (-2.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Pentium E6500
 909 (-23.2%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,331 (+12.5%)
AMD Phenom II X3 705e vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,222 (+3.3%)
AMD Phenom II X2 565 vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,442 (+21.8%)
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,221 (+3.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,170 (-1.1%)
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,168 (-1.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,079 (-8.8%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,067 (-9.9%)

Is the Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,361
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,167
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,303
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,844
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,609
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,290
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,813
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,688
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,534
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,425
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,295
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
 192