Intel Core i5-2515E vs Intel Pentium P6300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2515E and Intel Pentium P6300 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.

Intel Core i5-2515E

Intel Pentium P6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2515E

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 37% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100 C vs 90°C
2.1x more maximum memory size: 16.6 GB vs 8 GB
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1189 vs 772
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1882 vs 834

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 C vs 90°C
Maximum memory size	16.6 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1189 vs 772
PassMark - CPU mark	1882 vs 834

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2515E
CPU 2: Intel Pentium P6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1189

772

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1882

834

Name	Intel Core i5-2515E	Intel Pentium P6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1189	772
PassMark - CPU mark	1882	834
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1495
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2614

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2515E	Intel Pentium P6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Arrandale
Launch date	February 2011	6 January 2011
Place in performance rating	2067	2056
Processor Number	i5-2515E	P6300
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.27 GHz
Die size	149 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	2.27 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	624 million	382 million
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16.6 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	667 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Clear Video technology
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	2	2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	31mm x 24mm (FCBGA1023)	37.5mmx37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	1
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)