Intel Core i5-2300 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E4700

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2300 and Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 i5-2300

Intel Core 2 Duo E4700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2300

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1430 vs 941
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3440 vs 879
Around 94% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 603 vs 311
3.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1959 vs 512

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs March 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1430 vs 941
PassMark - CPU mark	3440 vs 879
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	603 vs 311
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1959 vs 512

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E4700

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 72.6°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	73.3°C vs 72.6°C
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2300
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E4700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1430

941

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3440

879

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

603

311

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1959

512

Name	Intel Core i5-2300	Intel Core 2 Duo E4700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1430	941
PassMark - CPU mark	3440	879
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	603	311
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1959	512
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.55
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	59.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.32
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.695

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2300	Intel Core 2 Duo E4700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	January 2011	March 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$168
Place in performance rating	2781	2783
Price now	$79.99	$26.99
Processor Number	i5-2300	E4700
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	19.67	16.19
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	216 mm	111 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1160 million	167 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1155	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)