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).

Intel Core i5-2500S

Intel Pentium E6600

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: 1646 vs 1192
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3402 vs 1121
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	1646 vs 1192
PassMark - CPU mark	3402 vs 1121
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

1646

1192

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3402

1121

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	1646	1192
PassMark - CPU mark	3402	1121
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	2464	2466
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)