Intel Pentium E5400 vs Intel Pentium E5300

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5400 and Intel Pentium E5300 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 Pentium E5300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5400

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1081 vs 1024
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 989 vs 921
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 318 vs 316

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2009 vs November 2008
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081 vs 1024
PassMark - CPU mark	989 vs 921
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	318 vs 316

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5300

Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 554 vs 543

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	554 vs 543

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5400
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1081

1024

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

989

921

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

318

316

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

543

554

Name	Intel Pentium E5400	Intel Pentium E5300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081	1024
PassMark - CPU mark	989	921
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	318	316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	543	554
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 Pentium E5300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Wolfdale
Launch date	January 2009	November 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$55	$64
Place in performance rating	3127	2726
Price now	$19.99	$15.40
Processor Number	E5400	E5300
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	23.54	29.44
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	82 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	228 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	0.8500V-1.3625V
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
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)