Pentium 4 660 vs Pentium E5300
Primary details
Comparing Pentium E5300 and Pentium 4 660 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2786 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.04 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Pentium 4 |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | Prescott 2M |
| Release date | November 2008 (15 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $64 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium E5300 and Pentium 4 660 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 82 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 228 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | 1.2V-1.4V |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium E5300 and Pentium 4 660 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 | PLGA775,PPGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5300 and Pentium 4 660. 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 | - | - |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Pentium E5300 and Pentium 4 660 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E5300 and Pentium 4 660 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5300 and Pentium 4 660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 115 Watt |
Pentium E5300 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 76.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium E5300 and Pentium 4 660. We've got no test results to judge.
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