Intel Core i7-860 vs Intel Pentium E5300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-860 and Intel Pentium E5300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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 i7-860

Intel Pentium E5300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-860

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1330 vs 1014
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2999 vs 902
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 507 vs 316
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1890 vs 554

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2009 vs November 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1330 vs 1014
PassMark - CPU mark	2999 vs 902
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	507 vs 316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1890 vs 554

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5300

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 72.7°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	74.1°C vs 72.7°C
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-860
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1330

1014

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2999

902

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

507

316

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1890

554

Name	Intel Core i7-860	Intel Pentium E5300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1330	1014
PassMark - CPU mark	2999	902
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	507	316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1890	554
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2296
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	49.877
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.161

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-860	Intel Pentium E5300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lynnfield	Wolfdale
Launch date	September 2009	November 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$64
Place in performance rating	2726	2727
Price now	$289.95	$15.40
Processor Number	i7-860	E5300
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.09	29.44
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	296 mm2	82 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.7°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	774 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 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1156	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 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
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® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)