Intel Pentium E6500 2-core LGA775
The 45nm Wolfdale architecture delivers a 65W TDP and a 1066 MHz FSB, making it a cool-running option for legacy LGA 775 systems. Its 2MB L2 cache and 2.93 GHz clock speed provide adequate responsiveness for basic tasks on aging platforms. This processor is best for users maintaining vintage Windows XP or 7 machines for retro computing and simple office work.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong feature (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Pentium |
| Model | E6500 |
| Codename | Wolfdale |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 45 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 2 |
| P-cores | 4 |
| Threads | 4 |
| Base Clock | 2930 |
| Boost Clock | 3600 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 2 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 5601 |
| PassMark Single | 2089 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Max Speed | 2133 |
| Max Memory | 64 |
| ECC | No |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA 775 |
| PCIe | 3 |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 |
| TDP | 65 |
| Unlocked | No |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Pentium E6500 | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 | DAKboard CPU v4 | Thermal Grizzly Ryzen 7 CSF-AM5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 2 | 6 | 32 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Threads | 4 | 12 | 64 | 4 | - | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3600 | 5400 | 3500 | 3400 | - | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 6 | 32 | 256 | 8 | - | - |
| Tdp W | 65 | 65 | 200 | 270 | - | - |
| Socket | LGA 775 | AM5 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | AM4 | BGA | AM5 |
| Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 | AMD Radeon Graphics | No | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Pentium E6500 | 52.4 | 69.4 | 53.3 | 79 | 52.5 | 41.8 | 84.9 | 58 |
| AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Compare | 84.8 | 93.3 | 95.1 | 79 | 94.7 | 86 | 96.5 | 96.7 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 99.1 | 90.7 | 76.2 | 0 | 97.3 | 99.2 | 1.5 | 89.3 |
| be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 Compare | 47.6 | 62.2 | 60.5 | 0 | 32.5 | 44.1 | 90.7 | 50.2 |
| DAKboard CPU v4 Compare | 12.6 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 0 | 11.9 | 17 | 59.7 | 20 |
| Thermal Grizzly Ryzen 7 CSF-AM5 Compare | 3.3 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 96.5 | 3.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From £77
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Usage Scores
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