Intel Core i3-560 vs Intel Pentium E5300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-560 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).

Intel Core i3-560

Intel Pentium E5300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-560

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1359 vs 1025
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1662 vs 915
Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 542 vs 316
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1200 vs 554

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2010 vs November 2008
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1359 vs 1025
PassMark - CPU mark	1662 vs 915
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	542 vs 316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1200 vs 554

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5300

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 72.6°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 73 Watt

Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 72.6°C
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 73 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-560
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1359

1025

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1662

915

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

542

316

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1200

554

Name	Intel Core i3-560	Intel Pentium E5300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1359	1025
PassMark - CPU mark	1662	915
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	542	316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1200	554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	32.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.174

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-560	Intel Pentium E5300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	Wolfdale
Launch date	August 2010	November 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$190	$64
Place in performance rating	2628	2631
Price now	$29.98	$15.40
Processor Number	i3-560	E5300
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	28.90	29.44
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.33 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	81 mm2	82 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	382 million	228 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V	0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1156	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8
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® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)