Intel Pentium E5300 2.6GHz 2M L2 Cache 800MHz LGA775 Desktop Processor
Dec 15, 2009 in
Computers & Software
- 2MB L2 Cache
- 2.6GHz Clock Speed
- 800MHz FSB
- 64-bit Processing
Product Description
Intel’s newest addition to the Intel Pentium processor family with dual-core processor technology that delivers great desktop and mobile performance, low power enhancements, and multitasking for everyday computing…. More >>
Intel Pentium E5300 2.6GHz 2M L2 Cache 800MHz LGA775 Desktop Processor
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3 comments
Rodolfo Felipe on December 15, 2009 at 4:09 pm
This is a great processor for the price. Very nice for a basic computer. Price is right, and you get all the performance you need for a basic home computer.
Peter D. Mar on December 15, 2009 at 5:21 pm
I’ve upgraded one of my home built computer from a Prescott Pentium 4 at 3.4 GHz to this 45 nm Pentium dual core 2.6 GHz, Wolfdale E5300. To do this upgrade, also entails replacing the motherboard to the ASrock 775i65G rev 2.0. I’ve went this route with this motherboard, because I want the reuse the 2 GB PC 3200 DDR RAM as well as the AGP Gforce 7600GT graphics card. Except for the problem with the motherboard, the speed improvement was close to three times if not more than that of the Pentium 4 after some mild overclocking to 3 GHz.
The way I had this computer setup,the performance is approaching that of my other computer which has the Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 at 3.16 GHz. The CPU temperature on this processor is quite cool at 55°C at hundred percent CPU loading using the skimpy stock Intel heatsink and fan at 3 GHz speed. The 55°C is actually measure on the CPU very core, and not the CPU package which may be 5°C cooler. The temperature was measured using this free software, Realtemp.
Because this CPU has 2 MB on-chip cache memory and being a dual core, it works extremely well for multitasking as compared to the Pentium 4. One nice feature I really like about this processor is the Enhanced Intel Speed Step which saves electricity by under clocking the processor when heavy processing power is not needed. The processor selects multipliers varying between 6 to 13, depending on CPU load. Also,the CPU core voltage varies based on CPU load from a high of 1.25 V to a low of about 0.8V. The maximum power dissipation on this processor is 65 W but 54 W at 3 GHz according to Sandra benchmarking software.
Considering how much this processor cost, I am extremely happy with the performance as well as the overclocking ability of this processor. I highly recommend this processor for anyone who uses their computer for normal web browsing and some video editing as well as photo editing chores. I am not a gamer, but I feel that this processor will do fairly well that purpose with a adequate graphics card installed.
B. Wilson on December 15, 2009 at 8:00 pm
I just upgraded my computer from an AMD Sempron 3000+ (1800 MHz single core CPU) to the new Intel E5300 (2600 Mhz dual core CPU). It was a big speed improvement. SiSoftware Snadra’s benchmark indicates that my old AMD 3000 is 72% slower on the CPU arithmetic benchmark.
There is a comprehensive review at a site named Anandtech entitled, “AMD Athlon X2 7850 vs. Intel Pentium E5300: Choosing the Best $70 CPU”. The review found that in about half of the tests (like multimedia) the Intel E5300 was faster than the AMD 7850, but for 3 of the 4 games benchmarked the AMD was about 10% faster. The conclusion is that “the Pentium E5300 Intel delivers, at $74, a CPU that is faster than the original Core 2 Duo E6400. And as such, it’s also faster than every single Pentium 4 ever made.” The E5300 is also faster than the Athlon 64 FX-62.
There is one downside to the E5300’s manufactured prior to August 2009. The older E5300’s do not support hardware virtualization. What does that mean to you? Microsoft has been developing Virtual PC technology which allows you to simultaneously run multiple operating systems and applications on the same computer. The Microsoft Virtual PC can only be run on CPU’s that support hardware virtualization. In Windows 7, the Microsoft Virtual PC software allows you to run earlier versions of Windows within a window of Windows 7. This feature could be used to run legacy applications that have compatibility problems in Windows 7. Some people have also claimed that the Virtual PC mode can be used to circumvent the DRM (digital rights management) technology in Windows 7.
For the budget-minded, the E5300 is a CPU that you should consider.