Intel Pentium II 300PE vs Core2 Duo E8400 |
Released January, 1999
Intel Pentium II 300PE
- 0.3 GHz
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium II 300PE
 | Much lower typical power consumption 0.81W | | Much lower annual home energy cost 0.24 $/year |
| | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 0.88 $/year |
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Released January, 2008
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core2 Duo E8400
| | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | | Much more l2 cache 6 MB |
| | Much higher clock speed 3 GHz | | Has a NX bit Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 0.81W | vs | 52.81W | 65x lower typical power consumption | |||
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| Much lower annual home energy cost | 0.24 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | 65x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 0.88 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | 65x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 250 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much more l2 cache | 6 MB | vs | 0.25 MB | 24x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 0.3 GHz | More than 10x higher clock speed | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Prevents a common class of security exploits | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2008 | vs | Jan, 1999 | Release date over 9 years later | |||
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Features Key features of the Pentium II 300PE vs Core2 Duo E8400
clock speed
L2 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium II 300PE | vs | Core2 Duo E8400 |
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| Clock speed | 0.3 GHz | 3 GHz | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | No | Yes | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 66 MHz | 1,333 MHz | |
details | Pentium II 300PE | vs | Core2 Duo E8400 |
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| L2 cache | 0.25 MB | 6 MB | |
| Manufacture process | 250 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 1W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 0.24 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 0.88 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 0.81W | 52.81W | |
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