Intel Pentium G620 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G620 and Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Pentium G620

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G620

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 39% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.87 GHz
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 61.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1181 vs 690
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1213 vs 634
Around 82% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 458 vs 251
Around 87% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 832 vs 446

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs July 2006
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.87 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 61.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1181 vs 690
PassMark - CPU mark	1213 vs 634
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	458 vs 251
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	832 vs 446

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G620
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1181

690

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1213

634

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

458

251

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

832

446

Name	Intel Pentium G620	Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1181	690
PassMark - CPU mark	1213	634
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	458	251
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	832	446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.11
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	26.661
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.599
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.831

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G620	Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	May 2011	July 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$60
Place in performance rating	3003	3026
Price now	$24.99	$12.99
Processor Number	G620	E6300
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	27.01	25.13
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	1.86 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	111 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	61.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	1.87 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	167 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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	FCLGA1155	PLGA775, LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)