Core 2 Duo E8400 vs Athlon PRO 200GE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon PRO 200GE and Core 2 Duo E8400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1649	2553
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.10	1.86
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Athlon	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	1 June 2018 (6 years ago)	1 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Current price	$70	$67

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon PRO 200GE has 443% better value for money than Core 2 Duo E8400.

Detailed specifications

Athlon PRO 200GE and Core 2 Duo E8400 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	6 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	104 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon PRO 200GE and Core 2 Duo E8400 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Core 2 Duo E8400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Athlon PRO 200GE and Core 2 Duo E8400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Core 2 Duo E8400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Core 2 Duo E8400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Core 2 Duo E8400.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon PRO 200GE outperforms Core 2 Duo E8400 by 239% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.54	0.75
Recency	1 June 2018	1 January 2008
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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