Pentium E6500K vs i5-760

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-760 and Pentium E6500K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2068not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.10no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.65no data
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date18 July 2010 (14 years ago)9 August 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$230no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-760 and Pentium E6500K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz0.93 GHz
Bus rate2.5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size296 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C74 °C
Number of transistors774 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V – 1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-760 and Pentium E6500K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium E6500K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching--
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Core i5-760 and Pentium E6500K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium E6500K are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium E6500K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium E6500K.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 July 2010 9 August 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

i5-760 has an age advantage of 11 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium E6500K, on the other hand, has 46.2% lower power consumption.

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