Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz 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 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: 15.20

Overall Rank: 4068

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

Average CPU Mark

593

Single Thread Rating: 662²
Samples: 407*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,058
Thread: 699

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 E4300 @ 1.80GHz

Integer Math	2,079 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,393 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	3 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	1,854 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	173.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	13,527 KBytes/Sec
Physics	71 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	221 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	662 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of May 2024.
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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	$39.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,322
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,375
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,026
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,466
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz		593

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.36
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		131.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.27
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.16
Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz		15.20
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 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz		662

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1894221 - Aug 31 2023		770
BL1893625 - Aug 30 2023		713
BL1888154 - Aug 22 2023		763
BL1707746 - Dec 30 2022		654
BL1627583 - Sep 10 2022		592

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 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz		593
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4450B vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		711 (+19.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5800+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		653 (+10.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		1,139 (+92.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6320 @ 1.86GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		717 (+21.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4400 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		673 (+13.6%)
AMD Sempron 145 vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		506 (-14.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250u vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		597 (+0.7%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		1,158 (+95.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		1,097 (+85.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		1,002 (+69.1%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		934 (+57.6%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4850e vs Intel Core2 Duo E4300		783 (+32.0%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,734
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,266
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,151
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,999
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
Intel Core2 Duo E4300 @ 1.80GHz		115

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