Intel Core i3-2130 vs Intel Pentium E5300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2130 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2130

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1560 vs 1017
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2043 vs 906
  • Around 83% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 578 vs 316
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1276 vs 554
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2011 vs November 2008
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1560 vs 1017
PassMark - CPU mark 2043 vs 906
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 578 vs 316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1276 vs 554

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5300

  • Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 69.1°C
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C vs 69.1°C
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2130
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5300

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1560
1017
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2043
906
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
578
316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1276
554
Name Intel Core i3-2130 Intel Pentium E5300
PassMark - Single thread mark 1560 1017
PassMark - CPU mark 2043 906
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 578 316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1276 554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 37.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.425

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-2130 Intel Pentium E5300

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Wolfdale
Launch date September 2011 November 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $123 $64
Place in performance rating 2735 2727
Price now $69.99 $15.40
Processor Number i3-2130 E5300
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 17.09 29.44
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.40 GHz 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 800 MHz FSB
Die size 131 mm 82 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 73 °C
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C 74.1°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 504 million 228 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.3625V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics

Device ID 0x102
Graphics base frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 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 2000

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) 65 Watt 65 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)