Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo E4300 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 Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 1.8 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) Core(TM)2 CPU 4300 @ 1.80GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4300 @ 1.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 15.08

Overall Rank:
4409th fastest in multithreading out of 5038 CPUs
3995th fastest in single threading out of 5038 CPUs
1285th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $39.00 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

588

Single Thread Rating

661

²
Samples: 408*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,058
Thread: 699

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 Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz

Integer Math	2,031 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,400 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	3 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	1,851 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	174.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	13,478 KBytes/Sec
Physics	71 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	217 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	661 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,751
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,495
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz		588

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		224.28
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.61
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.34
Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz		15.08
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz		661

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2364367 - Jan 24 2025		498
BL1894221 - Aug 31 2023		770
BL1893625 - Aug 30 2023		713
BL1888154 - Aug 22 2023		763
BL1707746 - Dec 30 2022		654

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz		588
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4450B vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		711 (+20.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5800+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		653 (+11.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		1,169 (+98.8%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6320 @ 1.86GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		717 (+22.0%)
Intel Pentium E2140 @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		538 (-8.5%)
AMD Sempron 145 vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		518 (-12.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250u vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		598 (+1.7%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		1,155 (+96.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		1,125 (+91.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		1,007 (+71.3%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		936 (+59.2%)
Intel Pentium E5200 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		934 (+58.8%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,188
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,362
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,824
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,695
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,533
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,433
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,328
Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz		114

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