MediaTek Kompanio 520 vs Pentium E5300
Aggregate performance score
MediaTek Kompanio 520 outperforms Pentium E5300 by a whopping 249% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium E5300 and MediaTek Kompanio 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2819 | 1924 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.04 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | MediaTek Kompanio 500 |
| Power efficiency | 0.83 | 0.09 |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | 2x Cortex-A76 / 6x A55 |
| Release date | November 2008 (16 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $64 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium E5300 and MediaTek Kompanio 520 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 82 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 228 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium E5300 and MediaTek Kompanio 520 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 | no data |
| Socket | LGA775 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 2000 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5300 and MediaTek Kompanio 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium E5300 and MediaTek Kompanio 520 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 Pentium E5300 and MediaTek Kompanio 520 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5300 and MediaTek Kompanio 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.57 | 1.99 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 2000 Watt |
Pentium E5300 has 2976.9% lower power consumption.
MediaTek Kompanio 520, on the other hand, has a 249.1% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
The MediaTek Kompanio 520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5300 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium E5300 is a desktop processor while MediaTek Kompanio 520 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium E5300 and MediaTek Kompanio 520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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