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Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo E8400 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 6144 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 52.56

Overall Rank:
3795th fastest in multithreading out of 5122 CPUs
2921st fastest in single threading out of 5122 CPUs
1153rd fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $23.03 USD (2024-11-06)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1210
Single Thread Rating
1234
%
Samples: 7315*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,078
Thread: 1,231
%Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math5,240 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,039 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,351 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption305.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression25,070 KBytes/Sec
Physics150 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions430 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,234 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of May 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,701
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,314
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,138
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,862
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,476
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,655
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,147
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
 1,210
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F
 178.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 166.89
Intel Core i9-13900K
 149.37
Intel Core i9-12900K
 136.21
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
 52.56
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 51.93
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
 1,234
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2623859 - May 14 2025
1241
BL2620766 - May 13 2025
805
BL2596061 - May 02 2025
1406
BL2595889 - May 02 2025
1396
BL2580507 - Apr 25 2025
1381
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
 1,210
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 942 (-22.1%)
AMD Phenom 8650 Triple-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,218 (+0.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,050 (-13.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,019 (-15.8%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4700 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 987 (-18.4%)
AMD Phenom II X2 560 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,381 (+14.1%)
AMD Phenom X3 8550 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,151 (-4.9%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B24 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,111 (-8.2%)
AMD A4-5300 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,366 (+12.9%)
AMD A4-5300B APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,254 (+3.6%)
AMD A4-4000 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,157 (-4.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B22 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,064 (-12.1%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,504
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,325
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,847
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,511
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,284
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,810
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,682
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,527
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,523
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,417
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
 232