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Intel Core2 Duo E8400
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See full details Intel Core2 Duo E8400 vs AMD Athlon X2 6400+ |
Released January, 2008
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
3.8 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | | Much better performance per watt 1.83 pt/W |
| | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W | | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 72.4 °C |
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AMD Athlon X2 6400+
- 3.2 GHz
- Dual core
3.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon X2 6400+
| | Higher clock speed 3.2 GHz |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E8400 vs 6400+ among desktop CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 3.8 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Much better performance per watt | 1.83 pt/W | vs | 0.56 pt/W | More than 3.2x better performance per watt | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 101.56W | Around 50% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 72.4 °C | vs | 55 °C | More than 30% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 3.42 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 30.11 $/year | Around 50% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 109.5 $/year | Around 50% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | vs | 3.53 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E8400 vs Athlon X2 6400+
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
3D Mark 11 (Physics)
Cinebench R10 32-Bit
sysmark 2007 (overall)
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Athlon X2 6400+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| AM2 | |||
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 | 125W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 30.11 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 109.5 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.83 pt/W | 0.56 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 101.56W | |
details | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Athlon X2 6400+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.36V | 1.35 - 1.4V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.4°C | Unknown - 55°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.22 GHz | 3.42 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | 3.53 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | 3.42 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 | |
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