Intel Pentium E5300 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 630

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5300 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 630 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 630

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5300

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 66.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Around 88% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 316 vs 168
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 554 vs 214

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2008 vs February 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 66.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	316 vs 168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	554 vs 214

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 630

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5300
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 630

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

316

168

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

554

214

Name	Intel Pentium E5300	Intel Pentium 4 HT 630
PassMark - Single thread mark	1024
PassMark - CPU mark	921
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	316	168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	554	214

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E5300	Intel Pentium 4 HT 630
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Prescott
Launch date	November 2008	February 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	2726	3310
Price now	$15.40
Processor Number	E5300	630
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	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	135 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	66.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	228 million	169 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	1.200V-1.400V
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
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)