Intel Pentium E5300 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6550

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5300 and Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 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, 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 Pentium E5300

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5300

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1024 vs 909
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 921 vs 908
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 316 vs 303
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 554 vs 527

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2008 vs July 2007
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1024 vs 909
PassMark - CPU mark	921 vs 908
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	316 vs 303
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	554 vs 527

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6550

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	4096 KB vs 2048 KB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5300
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1024

909

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

921

908

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

316

303

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

554

527

Name	Intel Pentium E5300	Intel Core 2 Duo E6550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1024	909
PassMark - CPU mark	921	908
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	316	303
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	554	527
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		18.666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.077
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.88

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E5300	Intel Core 2 Duo E6550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Conroe
Launch date	November 2008	July 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	2726	3218
Price now	$15.40	$14.95
Processor Number	E5300	E6550
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	29.44	29.56
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.33 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	143 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.33 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	291 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	LGA775	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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)