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Core2 Duo E8400

▲ Core2 Duo E8400
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Effective Speed -157%Effective Speed -157%Average Score -564%Memory -21%, 1-Core -343%, 2-Core -382%, 4-Core -772%, 8-Core -1,305%Overclocked Score -484%1-Core -298%, 2-Core -297%, 4-Core -669%, 8-Core -1,140%, Memory -16%Value & Sentiment -990%User Rating -78%, Market Share -4,011%, Price 222%, Value -91%Nice To Haves -624%TDP -56%, Cores -344%, Threads -633%, Lithography -382%, Base Clock -10%, Turbo Clock -56%, 64-Core -1,679%, 64-Core -1,945%, Age -512%

Average Bench: 40.3% (1085^th of 1468)

Based on 68,540 user benchmarks. Devices: BFEBFBFF00010676, , BFEBFBFF000006FD, AFEBFBFF00010676, AFEBFBFF0001067A, 00050400000607D0, 1FABFBFF0001067A, 0000000000000000, BFEBFBFF00010677, 0000000FFF800800, BFEFFBFF00010676, BFEBFBFF000006FB, 014D9203BFEBFBFF, 1FEBFBFF0001067A, BFEBFBFF0001067A Model: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz

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]}

Poor: 24%Average: 40.3% Great: 47%

Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 27%

Raft

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Below average average bench

The Intel Core2 Duo E8400 averaged 59.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 67.9Pts

Avg. Single Core Speed 41.2Pts

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core2 Duo E8400 is 22.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core2 Duo E8400 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 78Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 78.1Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 68,540 samples)

Rank 108540.3%

Min	Avg	Max
39.1	Memory 67.9	78.9
23.1	1-Core 41.2	48.1
31.5	2-Core 73.8	95.5
40.3% 61 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
39.7	4-Core 76.9	95.4
41.3	8-Core 78.1	95.4
10.3% 77.5 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
37.4	64-Core 78	95.4
4.8% 78 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 3 days ago.Core2 Duo E8400,

CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

46.4% Average

Memory 77.8

1-Core 43.8

2-Core 88.2

46% 69.9 Pts

4-Core 90.2

8-Core 92.5

12% 91.3 Pts

64-Core 92.3

6% 92.3 Pts

CAN-User, 2 days ago.Core2 Duo E8400,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)

44.1% Average

Memory 73.2

1-Core 46.6

2-Core 90.3

45% 70 Pts

4-Core 90

8-Core 90.3

12% 90.2 Pts

64-Core 89.8

6% 89.8 Pts

CAN-User, 7 hrs ago.Core2 Duo E8400,

XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

41.4% Average

Memory 69.5

1-Core 39.4

2-Core 80.6

41% 63.2 Pts

4-Core 79.8

8-Core 81

11% 80.4 Pts

64-Core 80

5% 80 Pts

GBR-User, 2 days ago.Core2 Duo E8400,

XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

40.7% Average

Memory 67

1-Core 43.8

2-Core 73.1

40% 61.3 Pts

4-Core 87.3

8-Core 81.8

11% 84.6 Pts

64-Core 94.3

6% 94.3 Pts

POL-User, 2 days ago.Core2 Duo E8400,

LGA775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)

39.8% Below average

Memory 70.5

1-Core 30

2-Core 57.6

37% 52.7 Pts

4-Core 56.6

8-Core 55.8

8% 56.2 Pts

64-Core 56

4% 56 Pts

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Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 40%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

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System: HP Compaq 8000 Elite SFF PC

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $46Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	228x

GPU
Q45/Q43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 16,152 samples	231x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	63x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	32x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	23x
Burst 120GBPatriotBench 66%, 15,567 samples	10x
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x

RAM
ID:80 CE M378B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M378B5673FH0-CH9 40GBUnknownBench 25%, 680 samples	9x
ID:80 CE M378B5773CH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M378B5773CH0-CH9 40GBUnknownBench 25%, 619 samples	8x
ID:80 2C 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 ID:80 2C 16JTF25664AZ-1G4F ID:80 2C 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 ID:80 2C 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 44GBUnknownBench 21%, 16 samples	6x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $76

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E8400 (6M Cache, 3.00 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB)
Code Name	Wolfdale
Launch Date	Q1'08
Processor Number	E8400
# of Cores	2
Cache	6 MB L2
Instruction Set	64-bit
Embedded Options Available	Yes
Lithography	45 nm
VID Voltage Range	0.8500V-1.3625V
Recommended Price	$149.00 - $179.00
Clock Speed	3 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB
Max TDP	65 W
FSB Parity	No

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	No

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes
Turbo Boost Tech	No
Hyper-Threading Tech	No
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes
Demand Based Switching	No

Package

Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets Supported	LGA775
Processing Die Size	107 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors	410 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	Yes

Comments

CPUPro

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2,119

Legacy Intel® Core™2 Processor...

Added 10 years ago.

USA-User

level
10,046

Disliked (edit your comment) Add link

3 months ago.

DEU-User

level
5,867

Average

12 months ago.

Old model but high Ghz i have 4ghz overclocked from 3.80 ghz

Info www.pcgameshardware.de/...

PCGH-Test: Core 2 Duo E8400 - der Wolfdale-Spartipp

ROU-User

level
4,753

Terrible

12 months ago.

having spotify and ms teams running at the same time made my pc sound like an airplane due to this piece of garbage

IRN-User

level
4,092

Poor

4 months ago.

i play gta v 1080p 60-50 fps with this

JPN-User

level
3,464

Average

3 months ago.

5$ cpu runs windows 10 on integrated graphics and is cheaper than a potato cant complain

MYS-User

level
3,345

Good

5 months ago.

Amazing.. good performance and more powerful

ISR-User

level
2,404

Excellent

12 months ago.

run gaming ok 60fps rtx 2060 !

CHN-User

level
2,138

Poor

3 months ago.

Best cheap intel for overclock low end pc

CPUPro

level
2,119

Terrible

10 years ago.

BGD-User

level
1,904

Poor

2 months ago.

i've been using this processor nearly 5 years.It has not given me any problems till this day.Greatly works with gt 1030 .though it was a beast of once,but today more alternatives have been found such a g4560.From my opinion,it is okay for light gaming.Not made for high-end titles.

EST-User

level
1,664

Good

14 months ago.

Still pretty good and works fine!

KEN-User

level
658

Good

17 months ago.

It handled all my everyday use comfortably.

TheWildShadow55

level
116

Average

6 years ago.

Not bad for basic use. Don't pair a good GPU with it though, it's just a dual-core after all.

lumiaveled

level
42

Excellent

4 years ago.

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400(olso all e8...) is amazing CPU. It has 6MB L2 cash which makes it amazing. Also it's overclocking abilities are also crazy. It can work on 4Ghz easily. 65W TDP is also not much(2008?) it can handle +5GHZ sometimes(I think the best was 5.3 Ghz(which i9 9900K can't(joke)).

Bitbat

level
22

Poor

5 years ago.

This CPU is very outdated for today's standards. It is found in most educational computers because it is very cheap. However, most people choose to put integrated graphics cards because they simply cannot afford a real graphics card. This cpu is very underperforming with only two cores, and even paired with a graphics card will struggle to run on the best titles. You'd be better off with a quad core cpu instead.

joseyes319

level
10

Good

4 years ago.

me encanta su velocidad de mononucleo

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Core2 Duo E8400

Average Bench: 40.3% (1085th of 1468)

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