Intel Core2 Duo E8400 vs AMD Athlon XP 3000+ |
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 | | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm |
| | Much higher clock speed 3 GHz | | Much better PassMark score 2,160 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 6 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 12x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 130 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | Around 45% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better PassMark score | 2,160 | vs | 365 | Around 6x better PassMark score | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,251 | vs | 561 | Around 2.2x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 2.47 GHz | More than 70% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Prevents a common class of security exploits | |||
| 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 (Water) | 4.23 GHz | vs | 2.74 GHz | Around 55% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the AMD Athlon XP 3000+ vs the Intel Core2 Duo E8400. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E8400 vs Athlon XP 3000+
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Athlon XP 3000+ |
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| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| 462 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | No | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,333 MHz | 400 MHz | |
details | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Athlon XP 3000+ |
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| Threads | 2 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 130 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 125 | 1 | |
| Overclock review score | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.22 GHz | 2.47 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | 2.74 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | 2.47 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | N/A | |
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