Pentium E6500 vs Pentium E6500K

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E6500K and Pentium E6500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2666
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.74
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data1.08
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date9 August 2009 (15 years ago)9 August 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$50

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E6500K and Pentium E6500 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.93 GHz2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed0.93 GHz0.93 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size82 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °C74 °C
Number of transistors228 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage range0.85V – 1.3625V0.85V – 1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E6500K and Pentium E6500 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
SocketLGA775LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6500K and Pentium E6500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching--

Security technologies

Pentium E6500K and Pentium E6500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E6500K and Pentium E6500 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6500K and Pentium E6500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E6500K and Pentium E6500.

PCIe version2.02.0

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