i3-4100E vs Pentium E5800
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-4100E outperforms Pentium E5800 by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium E5800 and Core i3-4100E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2667 | 2360 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.38 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 1.06 | 2.97 |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | Haswell (2013−2015) |
| Release date | 28 November 2010 (13 years ago) | 4 September 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $68 | $225 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium E5800 and Core i3-4100E 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 82 mm2 | 118 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 228 million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium E5800 and Core i3-4100E 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | LGA775 | Intel BGA1364 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 37 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5800 and Core i3-4100E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium E5800 and Core i3-4100E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E5800 and Core i3-4100E are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5800 and Core i3-4100E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics 4600 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5800 and Core i3-4100E.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.73 | 1.16 |
| Recency | 28 November 2010 | 4 September 2013 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 37 Watt |
i3-4100E has a 58.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 75.7% lower power consumption.
The Core i3-4100E is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5800 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium E5800 is a desktop processor while Core i3-4100E is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium E5800 and Core i3-4100E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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