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| Intel Core2 Duo E8400 vs AMD Phenom X4 9550 |
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 X4 9550
- 2.2 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD Phenom X4 9550
![]() | More cores 4 | ![]() | More threads 4 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 35% higher clock speed | |||
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Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,251 | vs | 758 | More than 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 | 2.77 GHz | More than 50% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better performance per watt | 1.83 pt/W | vs | 1.11 pt/W | More than 65% better performance per watt | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 6x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 77.19W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
Higher Maximum operating temperature | 72.4 °C | vs | 70 °C | Around 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | vs | 3.05 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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 | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E8400 vs Phenom X4 9550
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
2,982
Phenom X4 9550
3,844
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
1,625
Phenom X4 9550
1,070
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
128,000 MB/s
Phenom X4 9550
85,400 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
2,826
Phenom X4 9550
3,742
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
3,092
Phenom X4 9550
4,727
GeekBench
Core2 Duo E8400
4,794
Phenom X4 9550
4,727
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core2 Duo E8400
2,160
Phenom X4 9550
2,549
PassMark (Single Core)
Core2 Duo E8400
1,251
Phenom X4 9550
758
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Phenom X4 9550 |
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Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Quad 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 | 1.11 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 77.19W |
details | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Phenom X4 9550 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 6 MB | 2 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 0.5 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 | 2.77 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | 3.05 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | 2.77 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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