Core i5-9400F vs Core 2 Duo E4600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4600 and Core i5-9400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2748	997
Place by popularity	not in top-100	26
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	17.26
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Allendale (2006−2009)	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date	October 2007 (16 years ago)	8 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$182
Current price	$63	$138 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4600 and Core i5-9400F 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	6
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Die size	111 mm2	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	167 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4600 and Core i5-9400F 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	1
Socket	LGA775	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4600 and Core i5-9400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4600 and Core i5-9400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E4600 and Core i5-9400F are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4600 and Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E4600 and Core i5-9400F.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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.

Core i5-9400F outperforms Core 2 Duo E4600 by 1100% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.51	6.12
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	6
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm

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