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Intel Pentium E6500 vs AMD Athlon X2 340 Dual

The AMD Athlon X2 340 Dual Core is newer than Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz also around 11% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing but the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 577 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz×AMD Athlon X2 340 Dual Core+ ADD
Price $110.08 - BUY Search Online
Socket TypeLGA775FM2
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.9 GHz3.2 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedUp to 3.6 GHz
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (in 2 physical modules)
CacheL1: 128KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 0MBL1: 96KB, L2: 1.0MB,
TDP65W65W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2009Q3 2013
# of Samples52552
CPU Value10.713.9
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)12453(-0.5%)1252(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1183(-10.6%)1324(0.0%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.
3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
1,183
AMD Athlon X2 340 Dual Core
1,324
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
10.7
AMD Athlon X2 340 Dual Core
13.9
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
1,245
AMD Athlon X2 340 Dual Core
1,252
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz AMD Athlon X2 340 Dual Core
Max TDP65W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.