Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz

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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 Size: L1: 128 KB, L2: 6.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

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: 8.40

Overall Rank: 2868

Last Price Change: $140.00 USD (2022-10-06)

Average CPU Mark

1176

Single Thread Rating: 1235²
Samples: 7073*
*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	5,083 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,055 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	297.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	24.5 MBytes/Sec
Physics	150 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	407 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,235 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of February 2023.
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

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	Intel NUC 11 NUC11PAHi5 Home & Business Desktop Mini PC，Intel Core i5-1135G7 4-Core, 2.4–4.2 GHz Turbo，8 Thread, 8MB Cache, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD, 28W Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Win 10 Pro	$485.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC10 NUC10i5FNHN Home & Business Desktop Mini PC,10th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-10210U, Upto 4.2 GHz, 4 core, 8 Thread, 25W Intel® UHD Graphics, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Win 10 Pro	$635.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 11 Pro NUC11PAHi5 Panther Canyon Desktop Mini PC, Intel® Core i5-1135G7 4-Cores, 2.4–4.2 GHz Turbo, 28W Intel® Iris™ Xe Graphics, 0GB DDR4 RAM, 0GB PCIe SSD, Barebone	$541.90 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 10 Performance Kit – Intel Core i7 Processor (Tall Chassis)	$582.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 11 Pro Kit NUC11TNHi5 Mini Desktop PC - 11th Gen Core i5-1135G7 up to 4.20 GHz CPU, 8GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD + 2TB HDD, Iris Xe Graphics, Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5, Windows 11 Pro	$735.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,589
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,758
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,689
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,158
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,954
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,931
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,562
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,556
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,265
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		1,176

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		167.58
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.11
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.65
Intel Core i9-12900K		100.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.98
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		33.08
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		8.40
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,825
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		1,235

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1739464 - Feb 07 2023		1291
BL1737217 - Feb 04 2023		1336
BL5031557 - Feb 04 2023		1378
BL1736426 - Feb 03 2023		1357
BL1735075 - Feb 02 2023		1251

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 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		1,176
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,239 (+5.3%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		916 (-22.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,134 (-3.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,115 (-5.2%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,080 (-8.1%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,058 (-10.0%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		960 (-18.4%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		946 (-19.6%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		937 (-20.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		932 (-20.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		679 (-42.2%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		679 (-42.3%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,435
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,804
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,566
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,100
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,706
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,696
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,664
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,605
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,444
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,440
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		232

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