Intel Atom D510 vs Intel Pentium E6500

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D510 and Intel Pentium E6500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom D510

Intel Pentium E6500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D510

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 74.1°C
5x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 515 vs 355
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1003 vs 625

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2009 vs August 2009
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 74.1°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	515 vs 355
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1003 vs 625

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6500

Around 77% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1240 vs 293
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1161 vs 406

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1240 vs 293
PassMark - CPU mark	1161 vs 406

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D510
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

293

1240

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

406

1161

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

515

355

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1003

625

Name	Intel Atom D510	Intel Pentium E6500
PassMark - Single thread mark	293	1240
PassMark - CPU mark	406	1161
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	515	355
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1003	625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		13.914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.296

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D510	Intel Pentium E6500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Wolfdale
Launch date	December 2009	August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$97	$50
Place in performance rating	3077	3092
Price now	$97.16	$157.95
Processor Number	D510	E6500
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	1.98	3.28
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.66 GHz	2.93 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	87 mm2	82 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	1.66 GHz	2.93 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	176 million	228 million
VID voltage range	0.800V-1.175V	0.8500V – 1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	DDR2 667/800	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Processor graphics	Integrated
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt	65 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)