Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs Pentium E6500

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	3032	714
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.74	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	0.42	no data
Designer	Intel	Apple
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	no data
Release date	9 August 2009 (16 years ago)	17 January 2023 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$50	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium E6500 and M2 Pro 10-Core 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	2	10
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.93 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	7.3 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	36 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	24 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Die size	82 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	228 million	40000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.85V – 1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E6500 and M2 Pro 10-Core 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	no data
Socket	LGA775	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	W

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6500 and M2 Pro 10-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium E6500 and M2 Pro 10-Core technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E6500 and M2 Pro 10-Core are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6500 and M2 Pro 10-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E6500 and M2 Pro 10-Core.

PCIe version

2.0

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Synthetic benchmarks

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

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.65	12.54
Recency	9 August 2009	17 January 2023
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	2	10
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm