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| Intel Core2 Duo E8400 vs AMD Sempron 145 |
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 better PassMark score 2,160 |
![]() | Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 2,826 | ![]() | More cores 2 |
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Released May, 2010
AMD Sempron 145
- 2.8 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Sempron 145
![]() | Significantly lower typical power consumption 36.56W | ![]() | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 10.84 $/year |
![]() | Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 39.42 $/year | ![]() | Newer May, 2010 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much more l2 cache | 6 MB | vs | 1 MB | 6x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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Much better PassMark score | 2,160 | vs | 800 | Around 2.8x better PassMark score | |||
Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 2,826 | vs | 1,332 | More than 2x better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
More threads | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many threads | |||
Higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 72.4 °C | vs | 63 °C | Around 15% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 4.05 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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Significantly lower typical power consumption | 36.56W | vs | 52.81W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | More than 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Newer | May, 2010 | vs | Jan, 2008 | Release date over 2 years later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E8400 vs Sempron 145
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
2,982
Sempron 145
1,405
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
1,625
Sempron 145
1,409
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
128,000 MB/s
Sempron 145
111,900 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
2,826
Sempron 145
1,332
GeekBench
Core2 Duo E8400
4,794
Sempron 145
1,332
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core2 Duo E8400
2,160
Sempron 145
800
PassMark (Single Core)
Core2 Duo E8400
1,251
Sempron 145
882
Reviews Word on the street
Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Sempron 145 | ||
![]() | 9.1 | 7.6 |
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Sempron 145 |
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Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 775 | |||
AM3 | |||
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 | 45W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 10.84 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.83 pt/W | 2.06 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 36.56W | |
bus | |||
Clock speed | 1,333 MHz | 2,000 MHz |
details | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Sempron 145 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 1 | |
L2 cache | 6 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.36V | 0.82 - 1.35V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.4°C | Unknown - 63°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 125 | 9 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 4.22 GHz | 4.05 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | 4.28 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | 4.05 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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