Intel Core2 Duo E8400 vs Celeron E3200 |
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 higher clock speed 3 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 3 MB/core | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.22 GHz |
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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 higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | More than 25% higher clock speed | |||
| 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 (Air) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 3.82 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Celeron E3200 vs the Core2 Duo E8400. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E8400 vs Celeron E3200
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
3D Mark 11 (Physics)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Celeron E3200 |
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| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,333 MHz | 800 MHz | |
details | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Celeron E3200 |
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| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.22 GHz | 3.82 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | 4.2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | 3.82 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.83 pt/W | 1.8 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W | |
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