Intel Celeron E3300 vs Intel Pentium E5300

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3300 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.

Intel Celeron E3300

Intel Pentium E5300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3300

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later

Launch date	August 2009 vs November 2008

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5300

Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1024 vs 918
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 921 vs 809
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 316 vs 308
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 554 vs 541

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1024 vs 918
PassMark - CPU mark	921 vs 809
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	316 vs 308
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	554 vs 541

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3300
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

918

1024

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

809

921

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

308

316

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

541

554

Name	Intel Celeron E3300	Intel Pentium E5300
PassMark - Single thread mark	918	1024
PassMark - CPU mark	809	921
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	308	316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	541	554

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E3300	Intel Pentium E5300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Wolfdale
Launch date	August 2009	November 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$70	$64
Place in performance rating	2802	2726
Price now	$57.38	$15.40
Processor Number	E3300	E5300
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	7.09	29.44
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	228 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	LGA775	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)