Intel Core2 Duo E8400 vs AMD G-Series GX-217GA |
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 | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.22 GHz |
| | Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score 1,251 | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.23 GHz |
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Released June, 2013
AMD G-Series GX-217GA
- 1.65 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD G-Series GX-217GA
| | Much newer manufacturing process 28 nm | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
| | Much lower typical power consumption 12.19W | | Newer Jun, 2013 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 1.65 GHz | More than 80% higher clock speed | |||
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| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 1.65 GHz | More than 2.5x better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,251 | vs | 627 | Around 2x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | vs | 1.65 GHz | More than 2.5x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Slightly better PassMark score | 2,160 | vs | 1,106 | More than 95% better PassMark score | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 28 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 12.19W | vs | 52.81W | 4.3x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Newer | Jun, 2013 | vs | Jan, 2008 | Release date over 5 years later | |||
| Better performance per watt | 3.09 pt/W | vs | 1.83 pt/W | Around 70% better performance per watt | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 3.61 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | 4.3x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 13.14 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | 4.3x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E8400 vs G-Series GX-217GA
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
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | G-Series GX-217GA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.65 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| BMI1 | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | G-Series GX-217GA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 28 nm | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.22 GHz | 1.65 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | 1.65 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | 1.65 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | AMD Radeon HD 8280E | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 450 MHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 15W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 3.61 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 13.14 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.83 pt/W | 3.09 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 12.19W | |
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