Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo E4300 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 1.8 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 2048 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 4300 @ 1.80GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4300 @ 1.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 15.08

Overall Rank:
5003rd fastest in multithreading out of 5819 CPUs
4475th fastest in single threading out of 5819 CPUs
1386th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $39.00 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

588

Single Thread Rating

661

^%
Samples: 408*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,058
Thread: 699

^%Single 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 Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz

Integer Math	2,031 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,400 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	3 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	1,851 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	174.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	13,478 KBytes/Sec
Physics	71 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	217 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	661 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of March 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,416
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,255
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,935
Apple M4 10 Core		23,685
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,596
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz		588

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		192.75
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		159.01
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		144.67
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.56
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.88
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.54
Intel Core i5-12400F		42.90
Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz		15.08
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,599
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz		661

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3180611 - Jan 01 2026		545
BL2364367 - Jan 24 2025		498
BL1894221 - Aug 31 2023		770
BL1893625 - Aug 30 2023		713
BL1888154 - Aug 22 2023		763

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz		588
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4450B vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		723 (+22.9%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5800+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		653 (+11.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		1,184 (+101.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6320 @ 1.86GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		716 (+21.8%)
AMD Sempron 145 vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		540 (-8.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250u vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		615 (+4.5%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		1,201 (+104.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		1,130 (+92.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		1,007 (+71.3%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		945 (+60.7%)
Intel Pentium E5200 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		941 (+60.1%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4850e vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		799 (+35.8%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,426
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,266
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,522
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,389
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,374
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,176
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,444
Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz		114

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