Intel Celeron G460 vs Intel Pentium E5300

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G460 and Intel Pentium E5300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G460

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 4.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1441 vs 316
  • 3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1749 vs 554
Specifications (specs)
Launch date December 2011 vs November 2008
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1441 vs 316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1749 vs 554

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5300

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 65.5°C
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1017 vs 699
  • Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 906 vs 469
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C vs 65.5°C
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1017 vs 699
PassMark - CPU mark 906 vs 469

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G460
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5300

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
699
1017
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
469
906
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1441
316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1749
554
Name Intel Celeron G460 Intel Pentium E5300
PassMark - Single thread mark 699 1017
PassMark - CPU mark 469 906
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1441 316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1749 554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 9.672
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.071

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G460 Intel Pentium E5300

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Wolfdale
Launch date December 2011 November 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $65 $64
Place in performance rating 2734 2727
Price now $65 $15.40
Processor Number G460 E5300
Series Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 4.66 29.44
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.80 GHz 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 800 MHz FSB
Die size 131 mm 82 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB 2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache 1536 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 65.5°C 74.1°C
Maximum frequency 1.8 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 1 2
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 504 million 228 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.3625V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1155 LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)