Intel Pentium E5800 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E4300

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5800 and Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 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 E5800

Intel Core 2 Duo E4300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5800

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 78% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 61.4°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 92% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1272 vs 662
Around 97% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1167 vs 593
Around 75% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 382 vs 218
Around 67% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 648 vs 387

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2010 vs July 2006
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 61.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1272 vs 662
PassMark - CPU mark	1167 vs 593
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	382 vs 218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	648 vs 387

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5800
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E4300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1272

662

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1167

593

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

382

218

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

648

387

Name	Intel Pentium E5800	Intel Core 2 Duo E4300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1272	662
PassMark - CPU mark	1167	593
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	382	218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	648	387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.389
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.444
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.09
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.556
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.573

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E5800	Intel Core 2 Duo E4300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Conroe
Launch date	November 2010	July 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$68
Place in performance rating	3073	3066
Price now	$29.99	$11.99
Processor Number	E5800	E4300
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	18.63	25.80
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	1.80 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	61.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	1.8 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
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		12 W
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)