Intel Pentium E6600 vs Intel Pentium E5300

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6600 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.

Intel Pentium E6600

Intel Pentium E5300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6600

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1220 vs 1024
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1168 vs 921
Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 392 vs 316
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 666 vs 554

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs November 2008
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1220 vs 1024
PassMark - CPU mark	1168 vs 921
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	392 vs 316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	666 vs 554

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1220

1024

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1168

921

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

392

316

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

666

554

Name	Intel Pentium E6600	Intel Pentium E5300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1220	1024
PassMark - CPU mark	1168	921
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	392	316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	666	554

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E6600	Intel Pentium E5300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Wolfdale
Launch date	January 2010	November 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$16	$64
Place in performance rating	2526	2726
Price now	$100	$15.40
Processor Number	E6600	E5300
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.53	29.44
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.06 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 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	3.06 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
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)