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IntelBX8071514500

2 Cores, 2 Threads @3.0GHz, Core.
Release date: Q1 2008.

14 Cores, 20 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q4 2023.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 68,791 user samples
68,540 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 47% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 24% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 24% Great: 47%
SPEED RANK: 1085th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
251 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 118% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 107% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 107% Great: 118%
SPEED RANK: 46th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 115%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 124%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
40.3 % 114 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+182%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
67.9 Pts 83.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+22%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
41.2 Pts 202 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+390%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
73.8 Pts 399 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+441%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
76.9 Pts 771 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+903%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
78.1 Pts 1346 Pts Insanely faster octa-core speed.
+1,623%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
78.9 Pts 91.4 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+16%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
48.1 Pts 210 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+337%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
95.5 Pts 419 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+339%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
95.4 Pts 805 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+744%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
95.4 Pts 1391 Pts Insanely faster OC octa-core speed.
+1,358%
Market Share
Based on 68,929,286 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.07 % Hugely higher market share.
+600%
Value
Value For Money
63.3 % 118 % Hugely better value.
+87%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 59 % More popular.
+13%
Price
Price (score)
$54 Much cheaper.
+78%
$240
Age
Newest
202 Months 10+ Months Hugely more recent.
+95%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
95.4 Pts 2344 Pts Insanely faster OC 64-core speed.
+2,357%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
78 Pts 2251 Pts Insanely faster 64-core speed.
+2,786%

The Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 is amongst the fastest of the Core 2 Duo range of now nearly ten year old CPUs. The E8400 is included in our group tests simply as a reference point due to its huge success back in its day. Running at a clock speed of 3.0 GHz the E8400 has an effective speed of 52 which is 85% slower than its modern day counterparts. The relative lack of performance is especially noticeable in the area of multi-core processing as a consequence of the E8400's relatively few two cores. Anyone considering an upgrade needn't hesitate as modern CPUs are not only orders of magnitude faster but also considerably more energy efficient and feature packed. [Oct '14 CPUPro]

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