Pentium E5300 vs Phenom II X3 N870
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X3 N870 outperforms Pentium E5300 by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X3 N870 and Pentium E5300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2417 | 2815 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.04 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.87 | 0.83 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Wolfdale (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) | November 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $64 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 N870 and Pentium E5300 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 82 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 228 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 N870 and Pentium E5300 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 (S1g4) | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Pentium E5300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V | no data |
| 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
Phenom II X3 N870 and Pentium E5300 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 Phenom II X3 N870 and Pentium E5300 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Pentium E5300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.08 | 0.58 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 2 |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Phenom II X3 N870 has a 86.2% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
The Phenom II X3 N870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5300 in performance tests.
Be aware that Phenom II X3 N870 is a notebook processor while Pentium E5300 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N870 and Pentium E5300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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