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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: 52.39

Overall Rank:
3590th fastest in multithreading out of 4898 CPUs
2732nd fastest in single threading out of 4898 CPUs
1105th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1207
Single Thread Rating
1237
2
Samples: 7234*
*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 Math5,206 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,058 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,376 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption304.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression25,192 KBytes/Sec
Physics151 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions426 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,237 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of November 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of November 2024.
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 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,112
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,083
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,258
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,570
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,153
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
 1,207
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 223.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 208.45
Intel Core i9-13900K
 155.22
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 151.02
Intel Core i9-12900K
 148.11
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.86
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
 52.39
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 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
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
 2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,567
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
BL2254690 - Nov 24 2024
1372
BL2238708 - Nov 06 2024
1265
BL2236423 - Nov 03 2024
1433
BL2230759 - Oct 27 2024
1367
BL2226924 - Oct 23 2024
1114
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 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
 1,207
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,278 (+5.9%)
AMD Phenom 8650 Triple-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,218 (+1.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,042 (-13.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 997 (-17.4%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4700 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 908 (-24.8%)
AMD Phenom II X2 560 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,372 (+13.7%)
AMD Phenom X3 8550 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,151 (-4.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B24 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,120 (-7.2%)
AMD A4-5300 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400
 1,360 (+12.7%)
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 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,264
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 11,223
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,711
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,329
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,872
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,556
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,470
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,939
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
 233