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).

Intel Core i3-2130

Intel Pentium E5300

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 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1560 vs 1014
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2043 vs 902
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 1014
PassMark - CPU mark	2043 vs 902
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

1014

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2043

902

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	1014
PassMark - CPU mark	2043	902
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)