Pentium E6500 vs Xeon E5335

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5335
2006
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
0.98
+32.4%
Pentium E6500
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.74

Xeon E5335 outperforms Pentium E6500 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5335 and Pentium E6500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24752664
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.74
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.151.07
Architecture codenameClovertown (2006−2007)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date14 November 2006 (18 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

Xeon E5335 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2 GHz2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz0.93 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (per die)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache8 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size2x 143 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)66 °Cno data
Number of transistors582 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
VID voltage range1V-1.5V0.85V – 1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5335 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 configuration21
SocketLGA771,PLGA771LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5335 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--
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5335 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 Xeon E5335 and Pentium E6500 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5335 and Pentium E6500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboardDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5335 and Pentium E6500.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5335 0.98
+32.4%
Pentium E6500 0.74

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5335 1549
+32.2%
Pentium E6500 1172

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.98 0.74
Recency 14 November 2006 9 August 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5335 has a 32.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium E6500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5335 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E6500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5335 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium E6500 is a desktop one.


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