Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium E5300 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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.6 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) Pentium(R) CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz, Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 11.76

Overall Rank:
4542nd fastest in multithreading out of 5791 CPUs
3724th fastest in single threading out of 5791 CPUs
1304th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $79.40 USD (2026-02-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

934

Single Thread Rating

1029

^%
Samples: 1568*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,508
Thread: 1,046

^%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 Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	4,153 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,519 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	4 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,690 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	249.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	20,271 KBytes/Sec
Physics	84 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	352 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,029 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 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 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,444
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,279
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,939
Apple M4 10 Core		23,700
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,584
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,082
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz		934

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.62
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.41
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.59
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz		11.76
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz		1,029

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3284077 - Feb 13 2026		899
BL3254402 - Jan 31 2026		938
BL3253813 - Jan 31 2026		741
BL3219836 - Jan 17 2026		1149
BL3219826 - Jan 17 2026		1149

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz		934
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium E5300		1,058 (+13.3%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium E5300		997 (+6.7%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ vs Intel Pentium E5300		854 (-8.6%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 5050e vs Intel Pentium E5300		846 (-9.4%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 5000B vs Intel Pentium E5300		856 (-8.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Pentium E5300		1,144 (+22.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Pentium E5300		1,079 (+15.5%)
Intel Celeron E3300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Pentium E5300		853 (-8.7%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Pentium E5300		730 (-21.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Pentium E5300		1,058 (+13.2%)
Intel Celeron E1400 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Pentium E5300		735 (-21.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Pentium E5300		1,128 (+20.8%)

Is the Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,377
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,195
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,783
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,780
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz		154

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