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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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: 33.38

Overall Rank: 3244

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

Average CPU Mark

1135

Single Thread Rating: 1236²
Samples: 510*
*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	5,163 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,033 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,320 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	301.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	24,859 KBytes/Sec
Physics	106 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	409 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,236 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of September 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of September 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$34.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,773
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,461
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,749
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,068
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,935
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,424
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,482
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,251
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz		1,135

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.02
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.99
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.24
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.46
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.96
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz		33.38
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.61
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,666
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,194
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,053
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,960
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,844
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,942
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz		1,236

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1782924 - Mar 31 2023		1256
BL1745758 - Feb 15 2023		1305
BL1737824 - Feb 05 2023		1234
BL1737815 - Feb 05 2023		1172
BL1737741 - Feb 05 2023		1211

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
As of 26th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz		1,135
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,123 (-1.0%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,158 (+2.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,080 (-4.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,002 (-11.7%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs Intel Pentium E6500		962 (-15.2%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Pentium E6500		940 (-17.2%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B55 vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,183 (+4.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B22 vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,053 (-7.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,249 (+10.0%)
Intel Pentium E5700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,072 (-5.5%)
Intel Pentium E6300 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,036 (-8.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6700 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500		990 (-12.7%)

Is the Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,188
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,102
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,557
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,427
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,822
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,533
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,237
Intel Core i9-13900		6,923
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,890
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,853
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,803
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz		191

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