Intel Pentium E5300 vs E2160

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Intel Pentium E5300

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Intel Pentium E5300

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Much more l2 cache

2 MB

1 MB

2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later

Much higher clock speed

2.6 GHz

1.8 GHz

Around 45% higher clock speed

Much better PassMark score

1,549

999

More than 55% better PassMark score

Much better PassMark (Single core) score

1,052

655

More than 60% better PassMark (Single core) score

Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score

2,271

1,600

More than 40% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score

Much newer manufacturing process

45 nm

65 nm

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor

Much better performance per watt

1.66 pt/W

1.12 pt/W

Around 50% better performance per watt

Much better overclocked clock speed (Air)

3.87 GHz

3.11 GHz

Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air)

Has virtualization support

Yes

Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines

Much more l2 cache per core

1 MB/core

0.5 MB/core

2x more l2 cache per core

Much better overclocked clock speed (Water)

4.33 GHz

3.72 GHz

More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Higher Maximum operating temperature

74.1 °C

73.3 °C

Almost the same

Newer

Jan, 2008

Jul, 2006

Release date over 1 years later

1,052

Pentium E2160

655

summary	Pentium E5300	E2160
Clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Cores	Dual core	Dual core
Socket type
LGA 775
features
Has a NX bit	Yes	Yes
Supports trusted computing	No	No
Has virtualization support	Yes	No
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE3
SSE
Supplemental SSE3
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes	Yes
power consumption
TDP	65W	65W
Annual home energy cost	15.66 $/year	15.66 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	56.94 $/year	56.94 $/year
Performance per watt	1.66 pt/W	1.12 pt/W
Typical power consumption	52.81W	52.81W
bus
Architecture	FSB	FSB
Number of links	1	1
Clock speed	800 MHz	800 MHz

details	Pentium E5300	E2160
Architecture	x86-64	x86-64
Threads	2	2
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L2 cache per core	1 MB/core	0.5 MB/core
Manufacture process	45 nm	65 nm
Transistor count	228,000,000	105,000,000
Max CPUs	1	1
Clock multiplier	13	9
Voltage range	0.85 - 1.36V	0.85 - 1.5V
Operating temperature	Unknown - 74.1°C	Unknown - 73.3°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	3.87 GHz	3.11 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	4.33 GHz	3.72 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	3.87 GHz	3.11 GHz
integrated graphics
GPU	None	None
Label	N/A	N/A
Latest DirectX	N/A	N/A
Number of displays supported	N/A	N/A
GPU clock speed	N/A	N/A
Turbo clock speed	N/A	N/A
3DMark06	N/A	N/A

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	Much better PassMark score 1,549		Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,052

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