Intel Core i5-2500S vs Intel Pentium E6600

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2500S and Intel Pentium E6600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2500S

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1647 vs 1196
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3390 vs 1128
  • Around 71% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 670 vs 392
  • 3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1968 vs 666
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2011 vs January 2010
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1647 vs 1196
PassMark - CPU mark 3390 vs 1128
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 670 vs 392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1968 vs 666

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6600

  • Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 69.1°C
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C vs 69.1°C
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2500S
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6600

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1647
1196
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3390
1128
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
670
392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1968
666
Name Intel Core i5-2500S Intel Pentium E6600
PassMark - Single thread mark 1647 1196
PassMark - CPU mark 3390 1128
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 670 392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1968 666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 64.965
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.34
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.83

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-2500S Intel Pentium E6600

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Wolfdale
Launch date January 2011 January 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $75 $16
Place in performance rating 2552 2556
Price now $74.99 $100
Processor Number i5-2500S E6600
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 20.88 5.53
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.70 GHz 3.06 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 1066 MHz FSB
Die size 216 mm 82 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C 74.1°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.06 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1160 million 228 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V – 1.3625V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics

Device ID 0x102
Graphics base frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2000

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported LGA1155 LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)