Core 2 Duo E6305 vs Core i5-9400F

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9400F and Core 2 Duo E6305 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1109	not rated
Place by popularity	24	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.47	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Power efficiency	8.63	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)	no data
Release date	8 January 2019 (5 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$182	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-9400F and Core 2 Duo E6305 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	6	2
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	no data
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	1066 MHz
Multiplier	29	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	9 MB (shared)	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	149 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9400F and Core 2 Duo E6305 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA1151	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400F and Core 2 Duo E6305. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i5-9400F and Core 2 Duo E6305 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400F and Core 2 Duo E6305 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9400F and Core 2 Duo E6305. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400F and Core 2 Duo E6305.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	6	2
Threads	6	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm

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