Pentium Dual-Core E2140 vs Core 2 Duo T5300

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5300
2 cores / 2 threads, 34 Watt
0.33
Pentium Dual-Core E2140
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.34
+3%

Pentium Dual-Core E2140 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5300 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5300 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30853074
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duono data
Power efficiency0.920.50
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release dateno dataJune 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5300 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 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 speed1.73 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.73 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (shared)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data77 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5300 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 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
SocketPPGA478775
Power consumption (TDP)34 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5300 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5300 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 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 Core 2 Duo T5300 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5300 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140. 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.

Core 2 Duo T5300 0.33
Pentium Dual-Core E2140 0.34
+3%

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 T5300 530
Pentium Dual-Core E2140 539
+1.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.33 0.34
Power consumption (TDP) 34 Watt 65 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5300 has 91.2% lower power consumption.

Pentium Dual-Core E2140, on the other hand, has a 3% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo T5300 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T5300 is a notebook processor while Pentium Dual-Core E2140 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T5300 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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