Intel Pentium E6500 vs Intel Pentium E5200

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6500 and Intel Pentium E5200 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 E5200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6500

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1244 vs 1005
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1172 vs 936
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 355 vs 296
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 625 vs 514
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 0.322 vs 0.277
Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 13.914 vs 10.446
Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.097 vs 0.059

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2009 vs August 2008
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1244 vs 1005
PassMark - CPU mark	1172 vs 936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	355 vs 296
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	625 vs 514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.322 vs 0.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.914 vs 10.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.097 vs 0.059

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6500
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1244

1005

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1172

936

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

355

296

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

625

514

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.322

0.277

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

13.914

10.446

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.097

0.059

Name	Intel Pentium E6500	Intel Pentium E5200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1244	1005
PassMark - CPU mark	1172	936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	355	296
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	625	514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.322	0.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.914	10.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.097	0.059
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 E5200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Wolfdale
Launch date	August 2009	August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$50	$99
Place in performance rating	3092	3101
Price now	$157.95	$89.95
Processor Number	E6500	E5200
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.28	4.87
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	82 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	228 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V – 1.3625V	0.8500V-1.3625V
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)