i9-9900X vs Pentium E5300

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E5300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.57
Core i9-9900X
2018
10 cores / 20 threads, 165 Watt
13.74
+2311%

Core i9-9900X outperforms Pentium E5300 by a whopping 2311% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5300 and Core i9-9900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2830542
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.045.08
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i9
Power efficiency0.837.88
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release dateNovember 2008 (16 years ago)19 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64$989

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-9900X has 149% better value for money than Pentium E5300.

Detailed specifications

Pentium E5300 and Core i9-9900X 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads220
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB19.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature74 °C92 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5300 and Core i9-9900X 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA775FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5300 and Core i9-9900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium E5300 and Core i9-9900X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E5300 and Core i9-9900X are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5300 and Core i9-9900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data85.33 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5300 and Core i9-9900X.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data44

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
i9-9900X 13.74
+2311%

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
i9-9900X 21821
+2308%

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.

Pentium E5300 298
i9-9900X 1451
+387%

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.

Pentium E5300 489
i9-9900X 9300
+1802%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 13.74
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 20
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 165 Watt

Pentium E5300 has 153.8% lower power consumption.

i9-9900X, on the other hand, has a 2310.5% higher aggregate performance score, 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i9-9900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5300 in performance tests.


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