Today, Intel released a new low-end segment dual-core processor in its Pentium lineup specifically for the Chinese market. In light of the incredible potential we’ve seen from this particular budget chip, we believe it is almost guaranteed to turn some heads for its raw performance prowess.







The Intel Pentium E6500K 2.93GHz is a 45nm dual-core processor that features a 1066MHz Front Side Bus, 2MB of L2 cache, a 65W TDP and support for Virtualization Technology. Most importantly, however, it features an unlocked multiplier for additional overclocking accessibility. Back in August, an enthusiast by the name of DFORDOG from the Expreview Forums was given the opportunity to run this CPU under liquid nitrogen to find its maximum stable clocks and potential. It came as a remarkable surprise that this little chip was able to run at a whopping 6004MHz using an FSB frequency of 353MHz and a 17x multiplier at 1.8v.





At around the same time, Expreview was able to obtain a review sample for some private benchmarking in which it concluded that the outstanding overclocking ability of this chip has given it a large advantage over AMD’s Phenom X3 8650 and Phenom X3 8750.





As of today, Intel has decided to sell the E6500K 2.93GHz in Japan for ¥1100 ($130 USD). It is interesting to point out that this chip was originally geared for the Chinese market, where it was available in limited quantities earlier this year. However, Intel has now decided to sell it in Japan, even under the same product packaging with Chinese writing on the box.