Pentium E6500K vs Pentium E6700

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E6700 and Pentium E6500K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2674	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.16	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.07	no data
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	30 May 2010 (14 years ago)	9 August 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium E6700 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	0.93 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	82 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	228 million	228 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	0.85V – 1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E6700 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	LGA775	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6700 and Pentium E6500K. 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 E6700 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 Pentium E6700 and Pentium E6500K are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	-
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6700 and Pentium E6500K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E6700 and Pentium E6500K.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency

30 May 2010

9 August 2009

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