Friday, August 7th 2009
Intel Responds to Phenom II X2 BE with Pentium E6500K
With the 45 nm Phenom II AM3 architecture, AMD is able to offer two highly competitive mainstream dual-core processors: the Phenom II X2 (Callisto), and Athlon II X2 (Regor). The Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition chips not only serves as a notable sub-$100 choice for mainstream consumers, but also offers good value to overclockers with an unlocked bus multiplier, and with the right tools, the potential to unlock disabled physical cores. With its prime competitor from the blue camp being Pentium Dual-Core E5000 and E6000 series, Intel decided to up the stakes with a low-cost overclocker-friendly dual-core processor labeled Pentium Dual-Core E6500K, the company's first FSB multiplier-unlocked 45 nm dual-core chip.
Based on the 45 nm Wolfdale-2M core, the E6500K boasts of a default clock speed of 2.93 GHz (11.0 x 266 MHz). The bus multiplier is unlocked, leaving room to play with it. Placed in the Pentium E6000 series, the chip has a FSB frequency of 1066 MHz, compared to its E5000 cousins that sport 800 MHz FSB. Aided with a 2 MB L2 cache, the E6500K is expected to go head-on against competing AMD chips. Currently available in China for RMB 1299 (converts to $190) as part of bundle with Biostar T-Series TP45E motherboard, the E6500K is expected to retail soon for US $89. Incidentally, the "K" in E6500K refers to "black" in digital imaging jargon.
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Based on the 45 nm Wolfdale-2M core, the E6500K boasts of a default clock speed of 2.93 GHz (11.0 x 266 MHz). The bus multiplier is unlocked, leaving room to play with it. Placed in the Pentium E6000 series, the chip has a FSB frequency of 1066 MHz, compared to its E5000 cousins that sport 800 MHz FSB. Aided with a 2 MB L2 cache, the E6500K is expected to go head-on against competing AMD chips. Currently available in China for RMB 1299 (converts to $190) as part of bundle with Biostar T-Series TP45E motherboard, the E6500K is expected to retail soon for US $89. Incidentally, the "K" in E6500K refers to "black" in digital imaging jargon.
98 Comments on Intel Responds to Phenom II X2 BE with Pentium E6500K
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Thinking 5GHz will however break, once all those extreme dudes get one :)
edit:10GHz with 333FSB, wow. Well not going to run out of multi :D
@4,5ghz E6500K only manage to sub 12s, while E8xxx @4,5ghz most likely break the sub 10s for Superpi 1M.
this proc won't do much damage on PII X2. Intel should release 4Mb cache proc if they want to go beating PII X2
this will only be a fun toy to try the unlocking multiplier of Intel CPU. for those who cant afford any Intel Xtreme series :p
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unlocked multi.. (from intel)at this price, u guys are crazy for not wanting one.
who cares if it has less cache. Do you only SPI?
GAWD I love these processor wars. First AMD with the possibility to a get a quad form a dual (every cheap CSer's wet dream right?) then they come out with a superclocker...so all Intel has to do is give us an unlocked multi for cheap and we're all WOooooHOooo. Good stuff.
But what is with those Racist Marketers...all the fast chips are "Black Edition"
You trying to say the Vanilla chips can run as fast or sumthin?
Sup wit dat
wheres my F****** e6500k?
im tired of waiting.
dont let the info leak if you arent going to release a chip soon.
you still havent shown any signs of the e8700 you talked about months ago.