Intel Core2 Duo E8400 vs AMD Athlon II PCs M360 |
Released January, 2008
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 | Much more l2 cache 6 MB | | Higher clock speed 3 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 3 MB/core | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.22 GHz |
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Released May, 2010
AMD Athlon II PCs M360
- 2.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II PCs M360
| | Significantly lower typical power consumption 28.44W | | Newer May, 2010 |
| | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 8.43 $/year | | Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 30.66 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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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 | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | More than 30% higher clock speed | |||
| 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 (Air) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 85% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 85% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 28.44W | vs | 52.81W | More than 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Newer | May, 2010 | vs | Jan, 2008 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | More than 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | More than 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Features Key features of the Core2 Duo E8400 vs Athlon II PCs M360
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Athlon II PCs M360 |
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| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| S1 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 30.66 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 28.44W | |
details | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Athlon II PCs M360 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.22 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,333 MHz | 400 MHz | |
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