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.
Cores 2
Threads 4
Boost Clock 3600 MHz
L3 Cache 6 MB
TDP 65 W
Socket LGA 775
Integrated Graphics HD Graphics 530
55 Overall Score
Price $26
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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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
88/100Our AI sentiment read▲3
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 3600 | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | fosa1 fosa4ycn78izud | Thermal Grizzly Ryzen 7 CSF-AM5 | NEKSKA Electric Garlic Chopper Mini 350ml |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 2 | 6 | 32 | 6 | - | - |
| Threads | 4 | 12 | 64 | 12 | - | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3600 | 4200 | 3500 | 3060 | - | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 6 | 32 | 256 | 12 | - | - |
| Tdp W | 65 | 65 | 200 | 95 | - | 30 |
| Socket | LGA 775 | AM4 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | LGA1366 | AM5 | - |
| Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 | None Integrated 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 3600 Compare | 72.4 | 96.2 | 76.5 | 79 | 82.9 | 73.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 99.1 | 90.7 | 76.2 | 0 | 97.3 | 99.2 | 1.5 | 89.3 |
| fosa1 fosa4ycn78izud Compare | 25.7 | 20.1 | 64.8 | 0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 65 | 36.1 |
| Thermal Grizzly Ryzen 7 CSF-AM5 Compare | 3.3 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 96.5 | 3.1 |
| NEKSKA Electric Garlic Chopper Mini 350ml Compare | 3.3 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 38.3 | 3.1 |
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