Pentium E5300 vs Athlon 64 FX-62
Aggregated performance score
Athlon 64 FX-62 outperforms Pentium E5300 by 7% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
Comparing Athlon 64 FX-62 and Pentium E5300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2624 | 2652 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 2.24 | 2.04 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Athlon 64 (Desktop) | no data |
| Architecture codename | Windsor (2006−2009) | Wolfdale (2008−2010) |
| Release date | no data | November 2008 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $64 |
| Current price | $28 | $33 (0.5x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Athlon 64 FX-62 has 10% better value for money than Pentium E5300.
Technical specs
Athlon 64 FX-62 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus support | 1000 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 82 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 228 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 FX-62 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 FX-62 and Pentium E5300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Athlon 64 FX-62 and Pentium E5300 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 Athlon 64 FX-62 and Pentium E5300 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-62 and Pentium E5300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, 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.
Athlon 64 FX-62 outperforms Pentium E5300 by 7% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Athlon 64 FX-62 outperforms Pentium E5300 by 7% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 0.64 | 0.60 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 65 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 FX-62 and Pentium E5300. The differences in performance seem too small.
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