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Intel Core2 Duo E8400
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See full details Intel Pentium E5700 vs Core2 Duo E8400 |
Released July, 2010
Intel Pentium E5700
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
6.7 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium E5700
 | Newer Jul, 2010 | | Better performance per dollar 22.32 pt/$ |
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Released January, 2008
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
6.8 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core2 Duo E8400
| | Significantly more l2 cache 6 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 3 MB/core |
| | Supports trusted computing Yes |
by Anthony-Garreffa (Sep, 2012)Your GPU setup is more than good enough to run Battlefield 3 at medium-to-high settings at 1920x1080, so I would suggest waiting and upgrading to an Ivy Bridge setup.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5700 vs E8400
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Individual core benchmark performance | |
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Overclocking | |
How much speed can you get out of the processor? | |
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Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Newer | Jul, 2010 | vs | Jan, 2008 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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| Better performance per dollar | 22.32 pt/$ | vs | 20.85 pt/$ | More than 5% better performance per dollar | |||
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| Significantly more l2 cache | 6 MB | vs | 2 MB | 3x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 3x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium E5700 vs Core2 Duo E8400
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3D Mark 11 (Physics)
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium E5700 | vs | Core2 Duo E8400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| Is hyperthreaded | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
gpu | |||
| 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 | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 800 MHz | 1,333 MHz | |
details | Pentium E5700 | vs | Core2 Duo E8400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 6 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 3 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nms | 45 nms | |
| Transistor count | 228,000,000 | 410,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 15 | 9 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.36V | 0.85 - 1.36V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 74.1°C | Unknown - 72.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 13 | 125 | |
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 | 4.81 pt/W | 5.77 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W | |
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