Pentium E5400 vs Pentium E6300

Aggregate performance score

Pentium E6300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.65
+6.6%
Pentium E5400
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.61

Pentium E6300 outperforms Pentium E5400 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E6300 and Pentium E5400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27482781
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.598.46
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.950.89
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date9 May 2009 (15 years ago)18 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$40$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium E5400 has 136% better value for money than Pentium E6300.

Detailed specifications

Pentium E6300 and Pentium E5400 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.7 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size82 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °C74 °C
Number of transistors228 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625V0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E6300 and Pentium E5400 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
SocketLGA775LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6300 and Pentium E5400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching--

Security technologies

Pentium E6300 and Pentium E5400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E6300 and Pentium E5400 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6300 and Pentium E5400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E6300 and Pentium E5400.

PCIe version2.02.0

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
+6.6%
Pentium E5400 0.61

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
+5.8%
Pentium E5400 975

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 E6300 295
Pentium E5400 311
+5.4%

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 E6300 465
Pentium E5400 507
+9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 0.61
Recency 9 May 2009 18 January 2009

Pentium E6300 has a 6.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium E6300 and Pentium E5400.


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