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| Intel Core2 Duo E8400 vs AMD Athlon II X2 215 |
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 September, 2009
AMD Athlon II X2 215
- 2.7 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X2 215
![]() | Higher Maximum operating temperature 74 °C | ![]() | Newer Sep, 2009 |
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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 | 2.7 GHz | More than 10% 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 | 3.56 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | vs | 3.79 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Higher Maximum operating temperature | 74 °C | vs | 72.4 °C | Almost the same | |||
Newer | Sep, 2009 | vs | Jan, 2008 | Release date over 1 years later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E8400 vs Athlon II X2 215
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
2,982
Athlon II X2 215
2,535
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
1,625
Athlon II X2 215
1,380
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
128,000 MB/s
Athlon II X2 215
109,100 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
2,826
Athlon II X2 215
2,410
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
3,092
Athlon II X2 215
2,564
GeekBench
Core2 Duo E8400
4,794
Athlon II X2 215
3,229
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core2 Duo E8400
2,160
Athlon II X2 215
1,580
PassMark (Single Core)
Core2 Duo E8400
1,251
Athlon II X2 215
907
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Athlon II X2 215 |
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Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 775 | |||
AM3 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
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 | 1.62 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W |
details | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Athlon II X2 215 |
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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 | |
Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.36V | 0.85 - 1.43V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.4°C | Unknown - 74°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.22 GHz | 3.56 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | 3.79 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | 3.56 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 | 2,000 MHz |
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