Intel Core2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66GHz can be found below. 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 E7300 @ 2.66GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 128 KB, L2: 3.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7300 @ 2.66GHz, Intel Core2 Duo CPU E7300 @ 2.66GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 19.50

Overall Rank: 3412

Last Price Change: $49.96 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

974

Single Thread Rating: 1074²
Samples: 786*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,689
Thread: 1,109

²Single 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 E7300 @ 2.66GHz

Integer Math	4,208 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,723 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,963 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	258.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	20,951 KBytes/Sec
Physics	105 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	343 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,074 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of October 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of September 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,729
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,461
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,742
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,628
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,061
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,933
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,420
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,479
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,250
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66GHz		974

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of October 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.02
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.96
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.23
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.46
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.79
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.94
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.60
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66GHz		19.50
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,665
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,194
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,053
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,959
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,843
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,942
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66GHz		1,074

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1904901 - Sep 16 2023		1227
BL5040928 - Jun 30 2023		1232
BL1840678 - Jun 16 2023		1214
BL1703029 - Dec 24 2022		478
BL1659148 - Oct 29 2022		1416

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66GHz
As of 1st of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66GHz		974
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E7300		940 (-3.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Core2 Duo E7300		1,123 (+15.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E7300		1,011 (+3.8%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E7300		927 (-4.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5400+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E7300		907 (-6.9%)
Intel Pentium E5200 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E7300		892 (-8.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E7300		841 (-13.6%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 5050e vs Intel Core2 Duo E7300		809 (-17.0%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4850e vs Intel Core2 Duo E7300		783 (-19.7%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Core2 Duo E7300		1,158 (+18.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E7300		1,118 (+14.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Core2 Duo E7300		1,080 (+10.9%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,183
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,101
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,974
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,547
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,432
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,815
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,532
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,239
Intel Core i9-13900		6,917
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,898
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,857
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66GHz		178

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