Intel Core i5-3330 vs Intel Pentium E6300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-3330 and Intel Pentium E6300 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3330

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1721 vs 1143
  • 4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4098 vs 1032
  • Around 85% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 656 vs 354
  • 3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2156 vs 629
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2012 vs May 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1721 vs 1143
PassMark - CPU mark 4098 vs 1032
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 656 vs 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2156 vs 629

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6300

  • Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 67.4°C
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 77 Watt
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C vs 67.4°C
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 77 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-3330
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6300

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1721
1143
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4098
1032
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
656
354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2156
629
Name Intel Core i5-3330 Intel Pentium E6300
PassMark - Single thread mark 1721 1143
PassMark - CPU mark 4098 1032
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 656 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2156 629
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.047
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 73.477
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.362
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.704
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.579
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 968
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 968

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-3330 Intel Pentium E6300

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Wolfdale
Launch date September 2012 May 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $360 $40
Place in performance rating 2605 2610
Price now $309.99 $565
Processor Number i5-3330 E6300
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 5.64 0.89
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.00 GHz 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 1066 MHz FSB
Die size 133 mm 82 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 67 °C
Maximum core temperature 67.4°C 74.1°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 228 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.3625V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1333/1600 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics

Device ID 0x152
Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.05 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 2500

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3
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) 77 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution 2011D

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key 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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
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)