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: 15.48

Overall Rank: 3195

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

Average CPU Mark

1192

Single Thread Rating: 1236²
Samples: 7145*
*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	5,153 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,067 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,382 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	301.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	25,145 KBytes/Sec
Physics	150 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	417 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,236 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of October 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of September 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 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,730
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,459
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,743
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,628
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,061
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,934
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,420
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,471
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,250
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		1,192

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.01
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.96
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.23
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.45
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.79
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.60
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		15.48
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 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,665
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,194
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,053
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,956
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,843
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,942
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		1,236

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5046855 - Sep 25 2023		1454
BL5046589 - Sep 22 2023		1604
BL1908838 - Sep 21 2023		1420
BL1907516 - Sep 19 2023		1337
BL1906341 - Sep 18 2023		1204

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 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		1,192
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		968 (-18.8%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		960 (-19.5%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		927 (-22.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,373 (+15.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,107 (-7.1%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		940 (-21.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,032 (-13.4%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,249 (+4.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,126 (-5.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,123 (-5.8%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,078 (-9.5%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400		1,058 (-11.2%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,182
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,101
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,974
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,540
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,436
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,816
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,533
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,238
Intel Core i9-13900		6,917
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,898
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,856
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz		232

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