Intel Pentium G645 vs Intel Pentium E6300

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G645 and Intel Pentium 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium G645

Intel Pentium E6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G645

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1340 vs 1143
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1428 vs 1032
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 489 vs 354
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 878 vs 629

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2012 vs May 2009
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1340 vs 1143
PassMark - CPU mark	1428 vs 1032
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	489 vs 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	878 vs 629

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6300

Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 69.1°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 69.1°C
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G645
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1340

1143

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1428

1032

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

489

354

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

629

Name	Intel Pentium G645	Intel Pentium E6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1340	1143
PassMark - CPU mark	1428	1032
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	489	354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	878	629
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.806

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G645	Intel Pentium E6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Wolfdale
Launch date	September 2012	May 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$40
Place in performance rating	2595	2610
Price now	$95	$565
Processor Number	G645	E6300
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.01	0.89
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	228 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
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
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
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
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)