Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium E5300 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 2048 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz, Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 10.48

Overall Rank:
3910th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
3219th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
1192nd fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $86.24 USD (2024-12-19)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

904

Single Thread Rating

1016

²
Samples: 1524*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,508
Thread: 1,046

²Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	3,982 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,484 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	4 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,667 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	242.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	19,949 KBytes/Sec
Physics	83 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	336 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,016 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$86.24 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

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Compaq Business Desktop BS375US Desktop Computer - 1 x Pentium E5300 2.6GHz - Small Form Factor - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM - 160GB HDD - DVD-Reader - Gigabit Ethernet - Windows Vista / Windows XP Professional Downgradable

$984.00

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz		904

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz		10.48
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz		1,016

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2284882 - Dec 18 2024		1172
BL2283285 - Dec 17 2024		688
BL2281695 - Dec 16 2024		1027
BL2220391 - Oct 15 2024		1059
BL2203606 - Sep 25 2024		993

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz		904
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium E5300		1,058 (+17.1%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium E5300		978 (+8.2%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Pentium E5300		903 (-0.1%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 5000B vs Intel Pentium E5300		856 (-5.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Pentium E5300		1,124 (+24.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Pentium E5300		1,079 (+19.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Pentium E5300		731 (-19.1%)
AMD Athlon 5000 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium E5300		872 (-3.5%)
Intel Celeron E1400 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Pentium E5300		735 (-18.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Pentium E5300		1,148 (+27.0%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Pentium E5300		1,086 (+20.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium E5300		1,041 (+15.1%)

Is the Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz		153

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