AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE vs Intel Pentium E5300

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE and Intel Pentium E5300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE

Intel Pentium E5300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 35% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1417 vs 1013
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2739 vs 901
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 437 vs 316
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1485 vs 554

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs November 2008
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1417 vs 1013
PassMark - CPU mark	2739 vs 901
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	437 vs 316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1485 vs 554

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5300

Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1417

1013

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2739

901

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

437

316

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1485

554

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE	Intel Pentium E5300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1417	1013
PassMark - CPU mark	2739	901
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	437	316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1485	554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.098
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.204

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE	Intel Pentium E5300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Wolfdale
Launch date	September 2010	November 2008
Place in performance rating	2715	2727
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$64
Price now		$15.40
Processor Number		E5300
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		29.44
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	758 million	228 million
Unlocked
Base frequency		2.60 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		74.1°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)