Comparing Pentium E6600 and Pentium E5500 processor market type [desktop or notebook], architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance rankingPlace by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100Value for money0.025.06Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processorArchitecture codenameWolfdale [2008−2010]Wolfdale [2008−2010]Release date17 January 2010 [14 years old]18 April 2010 [13 years old]Launch price [MSRP]$16$109Current price$45 [2.8x MSRP]$18.66 [0.2x MSRP]
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium E5500 has 25200% better value for money than Pentium E6600.
Technical specs
Pentium E6600 and Pentium E5500 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]Threads22Base clock speed3.06 GHz2.8 GHzBoost clock speed0.07 GHz2.8 GHzL1 cache64 KB [per core]64 KB [per core]L2 cache2 MB [shared]2 MB [shared]L3 cache0 KB0 KBChip lithography45 nm45 nmDie size82 mm282 mm2Maximum core temperature74 °C74 °CNumber of transistors228 million228 million64 bit support++Windows 11 compatibility--Unlocked multiplier--VID voltage range0.85V – 1.3625V0.85V-1.3625V
Compatibility
Information on Pentium E6600 and Pentium E5500 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 configuration11SocketLGA775LGA775Power consumption [TDP]65 Watt65 Watt
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6600 and Pentium E5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI--Enhanced SpeedStep [EIST]++Enhanced SpeedStep [EIST]++Turbo Boost Technology--Hyper-Threading Technology--Idle States++Thermal Monitoring++Demand Based Switching--
Security technologies
Pentium E6600 and Pentium E5500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E6600 and Pentium E5500 are enumerated here.
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6600 and Pentium E5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E6600 and Pentium E5500.
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.
Pentium E6600
0.74
+10.4%
Pentium E6600 outperforms Pentium E5500 by 10% in our combined benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 67%
Pentium E6600 1133
+11.1%
Pentium E6600 outperforms Pentium E5500 by 11% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 40%
Pentium E6600 outperforms Pentium E5500 by 28% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 40%
Pentium E6600 outperforms Pentium E5500 by 27% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Gaming performance
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score 0.74 0.67 Recency 17 January 2010 18 April 2010 Cost $16 $109 Boost clock speed 3067 2800
The Pentium E6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5500 in performance tests.
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