Intel Pentium E5400 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5400 and Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium E5400

Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5400

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 73.3°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 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1081 vs 928
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 989 vs 875
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 318 vs 279
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 543 vs 491

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2009 vs October 2007
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 73.3°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081 vs 928
PassMark - CPU mark	989 vs 875
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	318 vs 279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	543 vs 491

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5400
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1081

928

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

989

875

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

318

279

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

543

491

Name	Intel Pentium E5400	Intel Core 2 Duo E4600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081	928
PassMark - CPU mark	989	875
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	318	279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	543	491
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.076
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.098

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E5400	Intel Core 2 Duo E4600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Conroe
Launch date	January 2009	October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$55
Place in performance rating	3127	2815
Price now	$19.99	$157.95
Processor Number	E5400	E4600
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	23.54	2.58
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	111 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	167 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
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)