Intel Pentium E5300 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5300 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 524 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

Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5300

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 67.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 67.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 771 vs 316
Around 47% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 817 vs 554

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	771 vs 316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	817 vs 554

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5300
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

316

771

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

554

817

Name	Intel Pentium E5300	Intel Pentium 4 HT 524
PassMark - Single thread mark	1024
PassMark - CPU mark	921
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	316	771
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	554	817

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E5300	Intel Pentium 4 HT 524
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Prescott
Launch date	November 2008	Q2'06
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	2726	2585
Price now	$15.40
Processor Number	E5300	524
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	29.44
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	533 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	112 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	67.7°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.06 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	228 million	125 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	1.200V-1.425V
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	84 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)