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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: 52.54

Overall Rank:
3765th fastest in multithreading out of 5090 CPUs
2895th fastest in single threading out of 5090 CPUs
1140th fastest in out of 1434 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1210
Single Thread Rating
1234
%
Samples: 7309*
*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 Math5,237 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,040 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,353 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption305.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression25,076 KBytes/Sec
Physics150 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions430 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,234 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$23.03 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,723
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,321
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,488
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,130
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,867
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,183
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,649
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,143
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
 1,210
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
 147.03
Intel Core i9-12900K
 131.18
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.32
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
 52.54
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
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,922
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
BL5092310 - Apr 19 2025
1392
BL2556357 - Apr 15 2025
877
BL2551446 - Apr 13 2025
1382
BL2551429 - Apr 13 2025
1013
BL2549066 - Apr 12 2025
712
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 26th of April 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 (+0.7%)
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%)
AMD Phenom II X2 560 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,381 (+14.2%)
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
 1,365 (+12.8%)
AMD A4-5300B APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,254 (+3.6%)
AMD A4-4000 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,152 (-4.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B22 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,053 (-13.0%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 936 (-22.6%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,410
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,170
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,310
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,845
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,606
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,508
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,292
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,815
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,686
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,524
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,412
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,295
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
 232