Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 vs Intel Pentium E5300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 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 E6700

Intel Pentium E5300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6700

Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 990 vs 908
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 564 vs 554

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1023 vs 1018
PassMark - CPU mark	990 vs 908
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	317 vs 316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	564 vs 554

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

Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 60.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1023

1018

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

990

908

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

317

316

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

564

554

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6700	Intel Pentium E5300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1023	1018
PassMark - CPU mark	990	908
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	317	316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	564	554

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6700	Intel Pentium E5300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Wolfdale
Launch date	Q3'06	November 2008
Place in performance rating	2704	2718
Processor Number	E6700	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	2.66 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