Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Dell OptiPlex Essentielle Intel® Pentium® E5300 vs Dell OptiPlex Productivité Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400

115specifications compared
26differ
89identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell OptiPlex Productivité Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the Dell OptiPlex Essentielle Intel® Pentium® E5300 (3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz). The Dell OptiPlex Productivité Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 has 4 MB more processor cache than the Dell OptiPlex Essentielle Intel® Pentium® E5300 (6 MB vs 2 MB). The Dell OptiPlex Productivité Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 has 533 MHz more processor front side bus than the Dell OptiPlex Essentielle Intel® Pentium® E5300 (1333 MHz vs 800 MHz). Only the Dell OptiPlex Productivité Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 has Intel Trusted Execution Technology. Only the Dell OptiPlex Productivité Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 has Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d).

Processor family
- OptiPlex Essentielle Intel® Pentium® E5300:Intel® Pentium®
- OptiPlex Productivité Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400:Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor model
- OptiPlex Essentielle Intel® Pentium® E5300:E5300
- OptiPlex Productivité Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400:E8400
Processor frequency
- OptiPlex Essentielle Intel® Pentium® E5300:2.6 GHz
- OptiPlex Productivité Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400:3 GHz
Processor cache
- OptiPlex Essentielle Intel® Pentium® E5300:2 MB
- OptiPlex Productivité Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400:6 MB
Processor front side bus
- OptiPlex Essentielle Intel® Pentium® E5300:800 MHz
- OptiPlex Productivité Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400:1333 MHz
Tcase
- OptiPlex Essentielle Intel® Pentium® E5300:74.1 °C
- OptiPlex Productivité Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400:72.4 °C
Number of Processing Die Transistors
- OptiPlex Essentielle Intel® Pentium® E5300:228 M
- OptiPlex Productivité Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400:410 M
Processing Die size
- OptiPlex Essentielle Intel® Pentium® E5300:82 mm²
- OptiPlex Productivité Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400:107 mm²

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of Essentielle, Productivité
121 specifications	A Dell OptiPlex Essentielle Intel® Pentium® E5300 Model Essentielle View product	B Dell OptiPlex Productivité Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 Model Productivité View product
Processor11 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor modelDiffers	E5300	E8400
Processor cores	2	2
Processor threads	2	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	2 MB	6 MB
Processor cache type	L2	L2
Processor front side busDiffers	800 MHz	1333 MHz
Bus type	FSB	FSB
FSB Parity	No	No
Processor lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Pentium E5000 Series for Desktop	Intel Core 2 Duo E8000 Series
Processor codename	Wolfdale	Wolfdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	74.1 °C	72.4 °C
Number of processors installed	1	1
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	228 M	410 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	82 mm²	107 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	13	9
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Platform	PC	PC
SteppingDiffers	R0	E0
ECC supported by processor	No	No
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 2 GB	2 x 2 GB
Memory slots	4x DIMM	4x DIMM
Memory clock speed	1333 MHz	1333 MHz
Storageidentical
Total storage capacity	500 GB	500 GB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installed	1	1
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD interface	SATA II	SATA II
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Card reader integrated	No	No
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card	No	No
On-board graphics card model	Not available	Not available
Performanceidentical
Product type	PC	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel® Q45	Intel® Q45
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
DVI port	No	No
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
Serial ports quantity	2	2
Parallel ports quantity	0	0
Headphone connectivity	3.5 mm	3.5 mm
Microphone connectivity	3.5 mm	3.5 mm
Expansion slots2 differ
Number of 3.5" baysDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	300 W	280 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Desktop	SFF
Number of 5.25" bays	1	1
Product colour	Black	Black
Softwareidentical
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 7 Professional
Operating system architecture	32-bit	32-bit
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Displayidentical
Display included	No	No
Processor special features5 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options available	Yes	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Clear Video Technology	No	No
Intel Demand Based Switching	No	No
Intel Dual Display Capable Technology	No	No
Intel Enhanced Halt State	Yes	Yes
Intel FDI Technology	No	No
Intel Fast Memory Access	No	No
Intel Flex Memory Access	No	No
Intel Rapid Storage Technology	No	No
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	No	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	2	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)	No	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)	No	No
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)	No	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology	No	No
Intel® Insider™	No	No
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)	No	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	35300	33910
Processor codeDiffers	SLB9U	SLB9J
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	No	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)	No	No
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology	No	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)	No	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)	No	No
Conflict-Free processor	No	No
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 nm
Processor package sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	350 mm	290 mm
DepthDiffers	400 mm	320 mm
HeightDiffers	110 mm	90 mm
WeightDiffers	9.38 kg	6.48 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Numeric keypad	Yes	Yes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Certification	CECP, TCO 05, DEEE, CES, FEMP	CECP, TCO 05, DEEE, CES, FEMP
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	EPEAT Gold, ENERGY STAR	EPEAT Gold, ENERGY STAR
Keyboardidentical
Windows keys	Yes	Yes

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More pcs/workstations comparisons

All pcs/workstations comparisons