Pentium E5200 vs Core 2 Duo SP9300
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo SP9300 outperforms Pentium E5200 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3124 | 3141 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | 1.13 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.93 | 0.35 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Wolfdale (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 20 August 2008 (17 years ago) | August 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $284 | $99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium E5200 has 11200% better value for money than Core 2 Duo SP9300.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Pentium E5200 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 | 2.26 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.26 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 82 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 228 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.05V - 1.15V | 0.85V-1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Pentium E5200 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 | BGA956 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Pentium E5200. 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
Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Pentium E5200 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 SP9300 and Pentium E5200 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Pentium E5200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.55 | 0.54 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
Core 2 Duo SP9300 has a 1.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 160% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Intel Pentium E5200.
Be aware that Core 2 Duo SP9300 is a notebook processor while Pentium E5200 is a desktop one.
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