Pentium E5300 vs Core 2 Extreme X9100
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Extreme X9100 outperforms Pentium E5300 by a whopping 123% 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 | 2597 | 3148 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | 2.04 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Extreme | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.13 | 0.34 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Penryn XE (2008) | Wolfdale (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 1 July 2008 (17 years ago) | November 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $851 | $64 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium E5300 has 10100% better value for money than Core 2 Extreme X9100.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Extreme X9100 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 | 3.06 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.07 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 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 | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.05-1.2625V | 0.85V-1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Extreme X9100 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | PGA478 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 44 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme X9100 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 | - | - |
| AMT | + | no data |
| FSB parity | - | - |
Security technologies
Core 2 Extreme X9100 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 Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Pentium E5300 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Pentium E5300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.18 | 0.53 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 44 Watt | 65 Watt |
Core 2 Extreme X9100 has a 123% higher aggregate performance score, and 48% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium E5300 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core 2 Extreme X9100 is a notebook processor while Pentium E5300 is a desktop one.
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