C-30 vs Pentium E6500K

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium E6500K and C-30 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD C-Series
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Ontario (2011−2012)
Release date9 August 2009 (15 years ago)4 January 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium E6500K and C-30 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.93 GHzno data
Boost clock speed0.93 GHz1.2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB
L2 cache2 MB (shared)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm40 nm
Die size82 mm275 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage range0.85V – 1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E6500K and C-30 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
SocketLGA775FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6500K and C-30. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data40 nm, 1.24-1.35V
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 E6500K and C-30 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 E6500K and C-30 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6500K and C-30. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3 Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon HD 6250

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E6500K and C-30.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 August 2009 4 January 2011
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 9 Watt

Pentium E6500K has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

C-30, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 622.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pentium E6500K and C-30. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium E6500K is a desktop processor while C-30 is a notebook one.


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