Intel Pentium E5300 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5300 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 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 X2 5000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5300

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
4x 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 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1024 vs 802
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 316 vs 225
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 554 vs 427

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2008 vs May 2006
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1024 vs 802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	316 vs 225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	554 vs 427

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1507 vs 921

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1507 vs 921

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1024

802

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

921

1507

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

316

225

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

554

427

Name	Intel Pentium E5300	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1024	802
PassMark - CPU mark	921	1507
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	316	225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	554	427

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E5300	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Windsor
Launch date	November 2008	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	2726	2938
Price now	$15.40	$331.49
Processor Number	E5300
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	29.44	1.17
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	220 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	154 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	AM2
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)