Intel Pentium E5300 vs AMD Athlon 64 4000+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5300 and AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 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.

Intel Pentium E5300

AMD Athlon 64 4000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5300

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1025 vs 677
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 915 vs 608

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2008 vs October 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1025 vs 677
PassMark - CPU mark	915 vs 608

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 4000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1025

677

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

915

608

Name	Intel Pentium E5300	AMD Athlon 64 4000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1025	677
PassMark - CPU mark	915	608
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	554

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E5300	AMD Athlon 64 4000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	San Diego
Launch date	November 2008	October 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$160
Place in performance rating	2631	2644
Price now	$15.40	$11.99
Processor Number	E5300
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	29.44	14.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	115 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	228 million	105 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	LGA775	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)