Pentium E5300 vs A10-5800B

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Aggregate performance score

A10-5800B
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.91
+235%
Pentium E5300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.57

A10-5800B outperforms Pentium E5300 by a whopping 235% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-5800B and Pentium E5300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19742830
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.04
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.810.83
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)November 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

A10-5800B and Pentium E5300 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on A10-5800B and Pentium E5300 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5800B and Pentium E5300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

A10-5800B and Pentium E5300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800B and Pentium E5300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800B and Pentium E5300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7660Dno data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-5800B 1.91
+235%
Pentium E5300 0.57

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-5800B 3034
+235%
Pentium E5300 906

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A10-5800B 459
+54%
Pentium E5300 298

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A10-5800B 1128
+131%
Pentium E5300 489

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.91 0.57
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 65 Watt

A10-5800B has a 235.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium E5300, on the other hand, has 53.8% lower power consumption.

The A10-5800B is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5300 in performance tests.


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