Intel Pentium E5300 vs Intel Core i3-4030Y

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Intel Pentium E5300 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-4030Y
Intel Pentium E5300 Intel Core i3-4030Y

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium E5300 or Intel Core i3-4030Y - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Pentium E5300 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E5300 was released in Q4/2008.

The Intel Core i3-4030Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4030Y was released in Q3/2014.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13) CPU group Intel Core i 4000Y (11)
2 Generation 4
Wolfdale (Penryn) Architecture Haswell Y
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium E5300 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium E5300 is 2.60 GHz while the Intel Core i3-4030Y has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-4030Y is at 1.60 GHz.
Intel Pentium E5300 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4030Y
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Intel Pentium E5300 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4030Y
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Pentium E5300 or Intel Core i3-4030Y has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4200
GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 20
-- Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4200
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium E5300 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-4030Y supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
Intel Pentium E5300 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4030Y
DDR3-1333, DDR2-800 Memory LPDDR3-1600, DDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium E5300 is 65 W, while the Intel Core i3-4030Y has a TDP of 11.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Pentium E5300 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4030Y
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 11.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 6 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium E5300 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-4030Y is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
Intel Pentium E5300 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4030Y
45 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 775 Socket BGA 1168
VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2008 Release date Q3/2014
-- Release price 281 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E5300 (97%)
Intel Core i3-4030Y (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E5300 (63%)
Intel Core i3-4030Y (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium E5300 Intel Pentium E5300
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
359 (97%)
Intel Core i3-4030Y Intel Core i3-4030Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
372 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium E5300 Intel Pentium E5300
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
642 (70%)
Intel Core i3-4030Y Intel Core i3-4030Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
914 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Pentium E5300 Intel Pentium E5300
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
904 (55%)
Intel Core i3-4030Y Intel Core i3-4030Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
1649 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Pentium E5300 Intel Pentium E5300
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4030Y Intel Core i3-4030Y
Intel HD Graphics 4200 @ 0.85 GHz
272 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium E5300 Intel Pentium E5300
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
413 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4030Y Intel Core i3-4030Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Pentium E5300 Intel Core i3-4030Y
Unknown DELL Venue 11 Pro 7130

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