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Intel Core2 Duo E8400

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Front view of Intel Core2 Duo E8400

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core2 Duo E8400

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Much more l2 cache 6 MB vs 1 MB 6x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Higher clock speed 3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz More than 10% higher clock speed
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.22 GHz vs 3.5 GHz More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Much more l2 cache per core 3 MB/core vs 0.5 MB/core 6x more l2 cache per core
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.23 GHz vs 2.7 GHz More than 55% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Higher Maximum operating temperature 72.4 °C vs 71.5 °C Almost the same
Front view of AMD A4 3400

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Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm vs 45 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Newer Sep, 2011 vs Jan, 2008 Release date over 3 years later

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E8400 vs A4 3400

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core2 Duo E8400
2,982
A4 3400
2,511

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core2 Duo E8400
1,625
A4 3400
1,367

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core2 Duo E8400
128,000 MB/s
A4 3400
112,400 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core2 Duo E8400
2,826
A4 3400
2,446

GeekBench

Core2 Duo E8400
4,794
A4 3400
3,423

3D Mark 11 (Physics)

Core2 Duo E8400
2,310
A4 3400
3,120

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core2 Duo E8400
2,160
A4 3400
1,595

PassMark (Single Core)

Core2 Duo E8400
1,251
A4 3400
903

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core2 Duo E8400  vs
A4 3400 
Clock speed 3 GHz 2.7 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Socket type
LGA 775
FM1

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
SSE2
MMX
SSE3
SSE
AMD64
SSE4.1
AMD-V
3DNow!
Supplemental SSE3
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 65W 65W
Annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year 15.66 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year 56.94 $/year
Performance per watt 1.83 pt/W 1.57 pt/W
Typical power consumption 52.81W 52.81W

details

 Core2 Duo E8400  vs
A4 3400 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 2 2
L2 cache 6 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 3 MB/core 0.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 45 nm 32 nm
Transistor count 410,000,000 1,178,000,000
Max CPUs 1 1
Voltage range 0.85 - 1.36V 0.91 - 1.41V
Operating temperature Unknown - 72.4°C Unknown - 71.5°C

overclocking
Overclock popularity 125 10
Overclocked clock speed 4.22 GHz 3.5 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.23 GHz 2.7 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.22 GHz 3.5 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU None GPU
Label N/A Radeon™ HD 6410D
Latest DirectX N/A 11.0
GPU clock speed N/A 600 MHz
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