Intel Core2 Duo E8400 vs AMD Athlon II X2 270 |
Released January, 2008
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.22 GHz | | Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.23 GHz |
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Released May, 2011
AMD Athlon II X2 270
- 3.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X2 270
| | Significantly higher clock speed 3.4 GHz | | Newer May, 2011 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 4.02 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | vs | 4.09 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Newer | May, 2011 | vs | Jan, 2008 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E8400 vs Athlon II X2 270
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Athlon II X2 270 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
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 | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,333 MHz | 3,400 MHz | |
details | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Athlon II X2 270 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 125 | 1 | |
| Overclock review score | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.22 GHz | 4.02 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | 4.09 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | 4.02 GHz | |
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 | 2.03 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W | |
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