Intel Core2 Duo E8400 vs AMD Athlon II X3 2.7 GHz |
Released January, 2008
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 | Much higher clock speed 3 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X3 2.7 GHz
- 2.7 GHz
- Tri core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X3 2.7 GHz
| | More cores 3 | | More threads 3 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | More than 10% higher clock speed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| More cores | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more threads | |||
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Features Key features of the Core2 Duo E8400 vs Athlon II X3 2.7 GHz
clock speed
L2 cache
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Athlon II X3 2.7 GHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Tri 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 | |
details | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Athlon II X3 2.7 GHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 2 | 3 | |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 0.67 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,333 MHz | 2,000 MHz | |
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