Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Intel Pentium E5300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and Intel Pentium E5300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Intel Pentium E5300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 942 vs 921

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	942 vs 921

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5300

Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 60.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1024 vs 947
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 316 vs 310
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 554 vs 533

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 60.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1024 vs 947
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	316 vs 310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	554 vs 533

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

947

1024

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

921

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

310

316

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

533

554

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Pentium E5300
PassMark - Single thread mark	947	1024
PassMark - CPU mark	942	921
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	310	316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	533	554

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Pentium E5300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Wolfdale
Launch date	Q3'06	November 2008
Place in performance rating	2779	2726
Processor Number	E6600	E5300
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$64
Price now		$15.40
Value for money (0-100)		29.44
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	82 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.1°C	74.1°C
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	291 million	228 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V	0.8500V-1.3625V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.6 GHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	0 W
Sockets supported	PLGA775	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3