Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz can be found below. 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 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: 15.40

Overall Rank: 3063

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

Average CPU Mark

1186

Single Thread Rating: 1237²
Samples: 7108*
*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	5,124 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,062 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,390 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	299.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	25,139 KBytes/Sec
Physics	151 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	412 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,237 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 31st of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of May 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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,608
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,811
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,665
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,097
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,959
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,885
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,505
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		1,186

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		195.04
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.65
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		133.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.11
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		61.69
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		46.85
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		15.40
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 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,845
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,718
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
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
BL1826227 - May 25 2023		1411
BL1825340 - May 24 2023		1423
BL1818301 - May 14 2023		1411
BL1815963 - May 11 2023		1286
BL1815694 - May 10 2023		1426

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 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		1,186
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		968 (-18.4%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		950 (-19.8%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,373 (+15.8%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,081 (-8.9%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		940 (-20.7%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,028 (-13.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,242 (+4.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,117 (-5.8%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,116 (-5.9%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,080 (-8.9%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,058 (-10.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		997 (-15.9%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,102
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,457
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,439
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,808
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,602
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,193
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,888
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,797
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,793
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,773
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,735
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		232

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