Pentium E5300 vs Xeon X5260

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5260
2007
80 Watt
0.78
+36.8%
Pentium E5300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.57

Xeon X5260 outperforms Pentium E5300 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5260 and Pentium E5300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26382830
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.04
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.920.83
Architecture codenameno dataWolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)November 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5260 and Pentium E5300 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 coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speed3.33 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperature66 °C74 °C
Number of transistorsno data228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35V0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5260 and Pentium E5300 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA771LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5260 and Pentium E5300. 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+-
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Xeon X5260 and Pentium E5300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5260 and Pentium E5300 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5260 and Pentium E5300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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.

Xeon X5260 0.78
+36.8%
Pentium E5300 0.57

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.

Xeon X5260 1238
+36.6%
Pentium E5300 906

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 0.57
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon X5260 has a 36.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium E5300, on the other hand, has 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5260 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5260 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium E5300 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5260 and Pentium E5300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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