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AMD Athlon X2 Dual BE-2300 vs Intel Pentium E5300

The Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz is newer than AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core BE-2300 and is significantly faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. It is also significantly faster in single-thread testing. Also, Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz uses around 36% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 1603 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core BE-2300×Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz+ ADD
Price $89.95 - BUY $86.24 - BUY
Socket TypeAM2LGA775
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed1.9 GHz2.6 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L1: 128KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 0MB
TDP45W65W
Yearly Running Cost$8.21$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2009Q2 2009
# of Samples381565
CPU Rank49094474
CPU Value6.310.8
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)6443(-37.5%)10303(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)570(-39.0%)935(0.0%)
3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 25th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core BE-2300
570
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz
935
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 25th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core BE-2300
6.3
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz
10.8
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 25th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core BE-2300
644
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz
1,030
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core BE-2300 Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz
Max TDP45W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.