Pentium E2220 vs Pentium E5300
Aggregate performance score
Pentium E5300 outperforms Pentium E2220 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium E5300 and Pentium E2220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2703 | 2731 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.04 | 0.96 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | no data |
| Release date | November 2008 (15 years ago) | 1 January 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $64 | no data |
| Current price | $36 (0.6x MSRP) | $22 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium E5300 has 113% better value for money than Pentium E2220.
Detailed specifications
Pentium E5300 and Pentium E2220 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) | no data |
| Threads | 2 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 82 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | 73 °C |
| Number of transistors | 228 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | 0.85V-1.5V |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium E5300 and Pentium E2220 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 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5300 and Pentium E2220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | - |
| 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 E2220 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 E2220 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5300 and Pentium E2220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | no data |
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.
Pentium E5300 outperforms Pentium E2220 by 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Pentium E5300 outperforms Pentium E2220 by 7% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Pentium E5300 outperforms Pentium E2220 by 43% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Pentium E5300 outperforms Pentium E2220 by 28% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.58 | 0.55 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium E5300 and Pentium E2220.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium E5300 and Pentium E2220, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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