Atom E3845 vs Pentium E6300

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E6300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.65
Atom E3845
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.67
+3.1%

Atom E3845 outperforms Pentium E6300 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E6300 and Atom E3845 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27642747
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.59no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAtom
Power efficiency0.956.34
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Bay Trail-I (2013)
Release date9 May 2009 (15 years ago)8 October 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$40no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E6300 and Atom E3845 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.91 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E6300 and Atom E3845 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 BGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6300 and Atom E3845. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Pentium E6300 and Atom E3845 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 E6300 and Atom E3845 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6300 and Atom E3845. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel HD Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E6300 and Atom E3845.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

Pentium E6300 0.65
Atom E3845 0.67
+3.1%

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 E6300 1032
Atom E3845 1065
+3.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 0.67
Recency 9 May 2009 8 October 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

Atom E3845 has a 3.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium E6300 and Atom E3845.

Note that Pentium E6300 is a desktop processor while Atom E3845 is a notebook one.


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