Intel Pentium E5800 vs Intel Pentium E6600: comparison

Comparison of Intel Pentium E5800 and Intel Pentium E6600: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

Intel Pentium E5800 has a higher base clock (3.2 GHz vs 3.06 GHz).

Both processors match on: core count (2), thread count (2), TDP (65 W), process node (45 nm).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

ParameterIntel Pentium E5800Intel Pentium E6600
Cores / threads 2 / 2 2 / 2
L3 cache — 2 MB
TDP 65 W 65 W
Process 45 nm 45 nm

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter Intel Pentium E5800 Intel Pentium E6600
General
Model E5800 E6600
Codename Wolfdale Wolfdale
Segment Desktop Desktop
Product line Устаревший процессор Intel Pentium Устаревший процессор Intel Pentium
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Launch date Q4 2010 Q1 2010
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Servicing status End of Servicing Updates End of Servicing Updates
Embedded options available No No
CPU
Cores 2 2
Threads 2 2
Multithreading (SMT/HT) No No
Base clock 3.2 GHz 3.06 GHz
L3 cache — 2 MB
Cache (level unspecified) 2 MB —
Bus speed 800 MHz 1.066 GHz
TDP 65 W 65 W
Turbo Boost No No
64-bit support Yes Yes
Instruction set width 64 bit 64 bit
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.3625V 0.8500V – 1.3625V
Package and thermal
Sockets supported LGA775 LGA775
Max CPU configuration 1 1
Package size 37.5mm x 37.5mm —
TCASE 74.1 °C 74.1 °C
Die size 82 mm² 82 mm²
Transistors (millions) 228 million 228 million
Security and virtualization
Virtualization (VT-x / AMD-V) Yes Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) No No
AES-NI No No
Execute Disable Bit Yes Yes
Intel Trusted Execution Technology No No
Technologies
Enhanced SpeedStep Yes Yes
Idle States Yes Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies Yes Yes

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