Ultra 7 258V vs Pentium E5300

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E5300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.57
Core Ultra 7 258V
2024
8 cores / 8 threads, 17 Watt
12.55
+2102%

Core Ultra 7 258V outperforms Pentium E5300 by a whopping 2102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5300 and Core Ultra 7 258V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2830619
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.04no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency0.8369.86
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release dateNovember 2008 (16 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E5300 and Core Ultra 7 258V 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm3 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature74 °C100 °C
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5300 and Core Ultra 7 258V 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
SocketLGA775Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5300 and Core Ultra 7 258V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium E5300 and Core Ultra 7 258V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E5300 and Core Ultra 7 258V are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5300 and Core Ultra 7 258V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5300 and Core Ultra 7 258V.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

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 E5300 0.57
Ultra 7 258V 12.55
+2102%

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 E5300 906
Ultra 7 258V 19937
+2101%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 12.55
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 17 Watt

Ultra 7 258V has a 2101.8% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 1400% more advanced lithography process, and 282.4% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 7 258V is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5300 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium E5300 is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 7 258V is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium E5300 and Core Ultra 7 258V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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