i5-13600K vs Pentium Dual T4300

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T4300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.78
Core i5-13600K
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
23.86
+2959%

Core i5-13600K outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4300 by a whopping 2959% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i5-13600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2625210
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data58.56
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual CoreIntel Core i5
Power efficiency2.1112.48
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date1 April 2009 (15 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$319

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i5-13600K 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 cores2 (Dual-core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads220
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data24 MB
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size107 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i5-13600K 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
SocketPFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt125 W, 181 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i5-13600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i5-13600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i5-13600K are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i5-13600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.604 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i5-13600K.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Pentium Dual T4300 0.78
i5-13600K 23.86
+2959%

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.

Pentium Dual T4300 1232
i5-13600K 37900
+2976%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pentium Dual T4300 2242
i5-13600K 10755
+380%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pentium Dual T4300 4057
i5-13600K 68880
+1598%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium Dual T4300 1825
i5-13600K 17627
+866%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pentium Dual T4300 39
i5-13600K 2.52
+1448%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 23.86
Recency 1 April 2009 27 September 2022
Physical cores 2 14
Threads 2 20
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 125 Watt

Pentium Dual T4300 has 257.1% lower power consumption.

i5-13600K, on the other hand, has a 2959% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and 600% more physical cores and 900% more threads.

The Core i5-13600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T4300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T4300 is a notebook processor while Core i5-13600K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i5-13600K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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