Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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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 Size: L1: 128 KB, L2: 2.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

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: 24.67

Overall Rank: 3328

Last Price Change: $36.97 USD (2023-05-29)

Average CPU Mark

912

Single Thread Rating: 1028²
Samples: 1485*
*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	4,034 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,573 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	4 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,757 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	244.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	20,373 KBytes/Sec
Physics	86 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	331 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,028 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of May 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$59.49 USD	Buy Now!
	$36.97 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	Beelink 8th Generation Intel i5-8279U Processor（up to 4.1GHz）, SEi8 Mini PC with 16G DDR4 RAM/500GB M.2 NVME SSD,Supports 6MB Smart Cache,4K Dual HDMI,WIFI5,BT5.0	$389.00 (www.amazon.com)
	N40 Mini PC Fanless Celeron N4020 (up to 2.8GHz) with Windows 10 4GB DDR4/64GB eMMC Mini Computers HDMI 2.0 and VGA Port 2.4/5.8G WiFi BT4.2 3xUSB3.0 Support Linux,NGFF 2242 SSD Auto Power On Tiny PC	$109.65 (www.amazon.com)
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,608
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,811
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,665
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,097
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,959
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,885
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,505
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz		912

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		195.04
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.65
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		133.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.11
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		61.69
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		46.85
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz		24.67
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,845
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,718
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz		1,028

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1817895 - May 13 2023		1032
BL1807991 - May 01 2023		1112
BL1806785 - Apr 29 2023		1091
BL1791837 - Apr 11 2023		1057
BL1791794 - Apr 11 2023		827

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz		912
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium E5300		1,117 (+22.5%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Pentium E5300		940 (+3.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Pentium E5300		1,063 (+16.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs Intel Pentium E5300		958 (+5.0%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4850e vs Intel Pentium E5300		783 (-14.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6400 @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Pentium E5300		756 (-17.1%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5800+ vs Intel Pentium E5300		797 (-12.7%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4450B vs Intel Pentium E5300		719 (-21.2%)
Intel Pentium E6300 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium E5300		1,024 (+12.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Pentium E5300		1,002 (+9.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6420 @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Pentium E5300		741 (-18.8%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6320 @ 1.86GHz vs Intel Pentium E5300		717 (-21.4%)

Is the Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,102
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,457
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,439
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,808
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,602
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,193
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,888
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,797
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,793
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,773
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,735
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz		156

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