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| Intel Core2 Duo E8400 vs AMD Athlon II X2 265 |
Released January, 2008
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E8400
![]() | Much better performance per watt 1.83 pt/W | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W |
![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.22 GHz | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year |
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Released September, 2010
AMD Athlon II X2 265
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X2 265
![]() | Higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | ![]() | Higher Maximum operating temperature 74 °C |
![]() | Newer Sep, 2010 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much better performance per watt | 1.83 pt/W | vs | 1.11 pt/W | More than 65% better performance per watt | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 102.72W | Around 50% lower typical power consumption | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 3.86 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 36.79 $/year | 2.3x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 101.7 $/year | Around 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | vs | 3.3 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
Higher Maximum operating temperature | 74 °C | vs | 72.4 °C | Almost the same | |||
Newer | Sep, 2010 | vs | Jan, 2008 | Release date over 2 years later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E8400 vs Athlon II X2 265
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
2,982
Athlon II X2 265
3,122
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
1,625
Athlon II X2 265
1,703
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
128,000 MB/s
Athlon II X2 265
133,500 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
2,826
Athlon II X2 265
3,034
GeekBench
Core2 Duo E8400
4,794
Athlon II X2 265
4,028
Cinebench R10 32-Bit
Core2 Duo E8400
7,187
Athlon II X2 265
7,028
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core2 Duo E8400
2,160
Athlon II X2 265
1,876
PassMark (Single Core)
Core2 Duo E8400
1,251
Athlon II X2 265
1,110
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Athlon II X2 265 |
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Clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.3 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 | 36.79 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 101.7 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.83 pt/W | 1.11 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 102.72W |
details | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Athlon II X2 265 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 6 MB | 2 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.36V | 0.82 - 1.4V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.4°C | Unknown - 74°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.22 GHz | 3.86 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | 3.86 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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