Intel Pentium E6500 2-core LGA 775
DAKboard CPU v4 4-core BGA
What Buyers Say
Intel Pentium E6500 2-core LGA 775
This budget dual-core processor is praised for its value, reliability, and solid performance in everyday multitasking. Users highlight its Virtualization Technology (VT) support, which works well for Windows 7 XP Mode, and its overclocking headroom. The main criticisms are the relatively high price for an older chip and the cost of DDR2 memory, not the CPU itself.
Pros
- Excellent value for budget builds
- Virtualization Technology (VT) support
- Good multitasking performance
- Overclocking headroom
- Reliable and stable
Cons
- Price slightly high for older chip
- DDR2 memory cost is prohibitive
- E7200 lacks VT support (comparison)
DAKboard CPU v4 4-core BGA
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Scores
Specifications
| Intel Pentium E6500 | DAKboard CPU v4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| Brand | Intel | — |
| Series | Pentium | Cortex |
| Model | E6500 | — |
| Codename | Wolfdale | — |
| Class | desktop | desktop |
| Process | 45★ | — |
| Cores & Clocks | ||
| Cores | 2 | 4★ |
| P-cores | 4★ | — |
| Threads | 4★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| Cache | ||
| L2 Cache | 2★ | — |
| L3 Cache | 6★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark Multi | No data | |
| PassMark Single | No data | |
| Memory | ||
| Memory Type | DDR4★ | — |
| Max Speed | No data | |
| Max Memory | 64★ | — |
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Platform & Power | ||
| Socket | LGA 775 | BGA |
| PCIe | 3.0 | — |
| PCIe Lanes | 16★ | — |
| TDP | 65★ | — |
| Unlocked | ✗ | — |
| Graphics & AI | ||
| Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 | — |
Pros & Cons
Intel Pentium E6500 2-core LGA 775
- Strong affordability (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong social proof (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Strong feature (70th percentile)
- Below average multi thread (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average single thread (24th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (25th percentile)
DAKboard CPU v4 4-core BGA
- Below average ai (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average efficiency (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average multi thread (10th percentile)10th %ile
- Below average single thread (17th percentile)17th %ile
Pricing
Intel Pentium E6500 2-core LGA 775 offers 13.3x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 37 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 14 of 25 specs.