Turion II Ultra M600 vs i5-6500TE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-6500TE
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
3.00
+417%
Turion II Ultra M600
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.58

Core i5-6500TE outperforms Turion II Ultra M600 by a whopping 417% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6500TE and Turion II Ultra M600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16452822
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.59no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Turion II Ultra
Power efficiency8.111.57
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Caspian (2009)
Release date11 October 2015 (9 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$192no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-6500TE and Turion II Ultra M600 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 speed2.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s3600 MHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)66 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6500TE and Turion II Ultra M600 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
Socket1151Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6500TE and Turion II Ultra M600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
PowerNow-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-
SIPP+-

Security technologies

Core i5-6500TE and Turion II Ultra M600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6500TE and Turion II Ultra M600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6500TE and Turion II Ultra M600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6500TE and Turion II Ultra M600.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

i5-6500TE 3.00
+417%
Turion II Ultra M600 0.58

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.

i5-6500TE 4772
+417%
Turion II Ultra M600 923

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.

i5-6500TE 1073
+267%
Turion II Ultra M600 292

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.

i5-6500TE 2781
+445%
Turion II Ultra M600 510

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.00 0.58
Recency 11 October 2015 10 September 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm

i5-6500TE has a 417.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-6500TE is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II Ultra M600 in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-6500TE is a desktop processor while Turion II Ultra M600 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-6500TE and Turion II Ultra M600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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