Pentium E5400 vs Core 2 Duo E4300

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E4300
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.37
Pentium E5400
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.62
+67.6%

Pentium E5400 outperforms Core 2 Duo E4300 by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4300 and Pentium E5400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30372794
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.46
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.540.90
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release dateJuly 2006 (18 years ago)18 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4300 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 speed1.8 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size111 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °C74 °C
Number of transistors167 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5V0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4300 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 Core 2 Duo E4300 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--
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4300 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 Core 2 Duo E4300 and Pentium E5400 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4300 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 cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E4300 and Pentium E5400.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

Core 2 Duo E4300 0.37
Pentium E5400 0.62
+67.6%

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.

Core 2 Duo E4300 593
Pentium E5400 978
+64.9%

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.

Core 2 Duo E4300 208
Pentium E5400 311
+49.5%

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.

Core 2 Duo E4300 351
Pentium E5400 507
+44.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.37 0.62
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm

Pentium E5400 has a 67.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium E5400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E4300 in performance tests.


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