Intel Pentium E6500 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6500 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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 Pentium E6500

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6500

Around 63% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 73.3°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1245 vs 682
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1183 vs 657
Around 79% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 355 vs 198
Around 80% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 625 vs 347

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 73.3°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1245 vs 682
PassMark - CPU mark	1183 vs 657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	355 vs 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	625 vs 347

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6500
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1245

682

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1183

657

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

355

198

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

625

347

Name	Intel Pentium E6500	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
PassMark - Single thread mark	1245	682
PassMark - CPU mark	1183	657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	355	198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	625	347
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 Pentium E6500	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Conroe
Launch date	August 2009	Q3'06
Launch price (MSRP)	$50
Place in performance rating	3102	3072
Price now	$157.95
Processor Number	E6500	E2160
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.28
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	77 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	105 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V – 1.3625V	0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	LGA775	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)