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.
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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: 15.61

Overall Rank:
3529th fastest in multithreading out of 4830 CPUs
2678th fastest in single threading out of 4830 CPUs
1085th fastest in out of 1380 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $76.99 USD (2023-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1202

Single Thread Rating

1237

²
Samples: 7212*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,078
Thread: 1,231

²Single 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 Math	5,182 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,056 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,376 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	303.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	25,152 KBytes/Sec
Physics	150 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	423 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,237 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of September 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of September 2024.
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 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,134
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,491
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,128
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,611
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,866
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,275
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,750
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,539
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,170
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		1,202

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		157.54
Intel Core i9-12900K		149.88
Intel Core i9-13900K		133.84
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.62
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		57.11
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		15.61
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,624
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,164
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,910
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,806
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,693
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		1,237

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2184436 - Sep 01 2024		1357
BL2183773 - Sep 01 2024		910
BL2180773 - Aug 28 2024		1032
BL2178915 - Aug 26 2024		1398
BL2178020 - Aug 25 2024		1407

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 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		1,202
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,058 (-11.9%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		987 (-17.8%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		977 (-18.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,376 (+14.5%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,108 (-7.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		934 (-22.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,041 (-13.3%)
AMD A6-6400K APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,501 (+24.9%)
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,172 (-2.5%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,136 (-5.4%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,081 (-10.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,033 (-14.0%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,269
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,235
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,034
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,498
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,093
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,972
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,842
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,780
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,529
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		7,522
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		232

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