Intel Core2 Duo E8400 vs AMD Phenom X3 8600 |
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 PassMark (Single core) score 1,251 |
| | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.22 GHz |
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Released March, 2008
AMD Phenom X3 8600
- 2.3 GHz
- Tri core
Reasons to buy the AMD Phenom X3 8600
| | 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 | 2.3 GHz | More than 30% higher clock speed | |||
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| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,251 | vs | 769 | Around 65% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 2.71 GHz | More than 55% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 1.83 pt/W | vs | 0.82 pt/W | Around 2.2x better performance per watt | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 77.19W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 85% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 72.4 °C | vs | 70 °C | Around 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | More than 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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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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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E8400 vs Phenom X3 8600
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Phenom X3 8600 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Tri core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| AM2+ | |||
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 | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.83 pt/W | 0.82 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 77.19W | |
details | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Phenom X3 8600 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 3 | |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 0.67 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 65 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.4°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.22 GHz | 2.71 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | 2.71 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 | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,333 MHz | 1,800 MHz | |
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