Celeron E3200 vs Pentium E6500

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E6500
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.73
+32.7%
Celeron E3200
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.55

Pentium E6500 outperforms Celeron E3200 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E6500 and Celeron E3200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26872847
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.742.88
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.060.80
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date9 August 2009 (15 years ago)30 August 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$50$52

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron E3200 has 289% better value for money than Pentium E6500.

Detailed specifications

Pentium E6500 and Celeron E3200 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.93 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed0.93 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)1 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size82 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °C74 °C
Number of transistors228 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V – 1.3625V0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E6500 and Celeron E3200 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6500 and Celeron E3200. 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-no data

Security technologies

Pentium E6500 and Celeron E3200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E6500 and Celeron E3200 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6500 and Celeron E3200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E6500 and Celeron E3200.

PCIe version2.02.0

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.

Pentium E6500 0.73
+32.7%
Celeron E3200 0.55

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.

Pentium E6500 1161
+33.1%
Celeron E3200 872

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.73 0.55

Pentium E6500 has a 32.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The Pentium E6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron E3200 in performance tests.


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