Intel Core i7-930 vs Intel Pentium E6300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-930 and Intel Pentium E6300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-930

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1271 vs 1143
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2963 vs 1032
  • Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 492 vs 354
  • 3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1965 vs 629
Specifications (specs)
Launch date February 2010 vs May 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.06 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1271 vs 1143
PassMark - CPU mark 2963 vs 1032
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 492 vs 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1965 vs 629

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6300

  • Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 67.9°C
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C vs 67.9°C
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-930
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6300

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1271
1143
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2963
1032
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
492
354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1965
629
Name Intel Core i7-930 Intel Pentium E6300
PassMark - Single thread mark 1271 1143
PassMark - CPU mark 2963 1032
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 492 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1965 629
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.91
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 61.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.989
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 11.177

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-930 Intel Pentium E6300

Essentials

Architecture codename Bloomfield Wolfdale
Launch date February 2010 May 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $80 $40
Place in performance rating 2608 2610
Price now $59.99 $565
Processor Number i7-930 E6300
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 25.26 0.89
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 4.8 GT/s QPI 1066 MHz FSB
Die size 263 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 67.9°C 74.1°C
Maximum frequency 3.06 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of QPI Links 1
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 731 million 228 million
VID voltage range 0.800V-1.375V 0.8500V-1.3625V

Memory

Max memory channels 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 24 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1366 LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)