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).

Intel Core i7-930

Intel Pentium E6300

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: 1270 vs 1143
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2962 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	1270 vs 1143
PassMark - CPU mark	2962 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

1270

1143

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2962

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	1270	1143
PassMark - CPU mark	2962	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	2606	2609
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)