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: 52.36

Overall Rank:
3603rd fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
2742nd fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
1106th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1206

Single Thread Rating

1237

²
Samples: 7239*
*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	5,200 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,056 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,373 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	304.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	25,175 KBytes/Sec
Physics	150 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	426 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,237 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of December 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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		1,206

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		52.36
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
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
BL2265811 - Dec 05 2024		1297
BL2260849 - Nov 30 2024		634
BL2260313 - Nov 30 2024		1363
BL2254690 - Nov 24 2024		1372
BL2238708 - Nov 06 2024		1265

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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		1,206
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,281 (+6.2%)
AMD Phenom 8650 Triple-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,218 (+1.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,044 (-13.4%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		996 (-17.4%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4700 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		908 (-24.7%)
AMD Phenom II X2 560 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,374 (+14.0%)
AMD Phenom X3 8550 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,151 (-4.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B24 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,120 (-7.1%)
AMD A4-5300 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,363 (+13.1%)
AMD A4-5300B APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,247 (+3.4%)
AMD A4-4000 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,146 (-5.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B22 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,053 (-12.7%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		233

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