The Intel Pentium E6500 was a desktop processor with 2 cores, launched in August 2009. It is part of the Pentium Dual-Core lineup, using the Wolfdale architecture with Socket 775. Pentium E6500 has 2 MB of L2 cache and operates at 2.933 GHz. Intel is making the Pentium E6500 on a 45 nm production node using 228 million transistors. The multiplier is locked on Pentium E6500, which limits its overclocking potential.
With a TDP of 65 W, the Pentium E6500 consumes typical power levels for a modern PC. Intel's processor supports DDR1, DDR2 and DDR3 memory with a dual-channel interface. For communication with other components in the computer, Pentium E6500 uses a PCI-Express Gen 2 connection. Although the processor doesn't come with integrated graphics, certain motherboards with compatible chipsets can provide this capability.
The SSE4 instruction set is not supported, which can cause problems with modern games, as they require that capability. Hardware virtualization is available on the Pentium E6500, which greatly improves virtual machine performance.