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AMD Phenom II X3 740 vs Intel Pentium E6500

The AMD Phenom II X3 740 is newer than Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz also around 18% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, but Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz is around 21% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Phenom II X3 740 uses around 38% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 533 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.

×AMD Phenom II X3 740×Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz+ ADD
Price Search Online $90 - BUY
Socket TypeNA2LGA775
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.0 GHz2.9 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores3 (Threads: 3)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB, L3: 6MBL1: 128KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 0MB
TDP95W65W
Yearly Running Cost$17.34$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2010Q4 2009
# of Samples14519
CPU Value16.013.0
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)982(-21.1%)12443(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1424(0.0%)1172(-17.7%)
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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 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X3 740
1,424
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
1,172
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Phenom II X3 740
16.0
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
13.0
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X3 740
982
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
1,244
PassMark Software © 2008-2024
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.
AMD Phenom II X3 740 Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
Max TDP95W65W
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.