Pentium E6300 vs Pentium G630

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G630
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.84
+29.2%
Pentium E6300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.65

Pentium G630 outperforms Pentium E6300 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G630 and Pentium E6300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25812764
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.083.59
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.220.95
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date4 September 2011 (13 years ago)9 May 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$100$40

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium E6300 has 4388% better value for money than Pentium G630.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G630 and Pentium E6300 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size131 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °C74 °C
Number of transistors504 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G630 and Pentium E6300 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G630 and Pentium E6300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium G630 and Pentium E6300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G630 and Pentium E6300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G630 and Pentium E6300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G630 and Pentium E6300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G630 and Pentium E6300.

PCIe version2.02.0

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 G630 0.84
+29.2%
Pentium E6300 0.65

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.

Pentium G630 1341
+29.9%
Pentium E6300 1032

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.

Pentium G630 398
+34.9%
Pentium E6300 295

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.

Pentium G630 685
+47.3%
Pentium E6300 465

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 0.65
Recency 4 September 2011 9 May 2009
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm

Pentium G630 has a 29.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium G630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E6300 in performance tests.


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