Intel Core 2 Duo E8235: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo E8235 provides poor benchmark performance at 0.64% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
Intel started Core 2 Duo E8235 sales 3 March 2009. This is a Penryn architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2.8 and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Intel Socket P processor with a TDP of 44 Watt. It supports DDR2, DDR3 memory.
Primary details
Core 2 Duo E8235 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 2752 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Power efficiency | 1.38 | of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U) |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | |
| Release date | 3 March 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | of 50 MHz (i486DX-50) |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB (shared) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 410 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo E8235 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | P | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 44 Watt | of 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8235. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-x | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8235's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core 2 Duo E8235.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core 2 Duo E8235. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core 2 Duo E8235 is A6-4400M, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 8 positions in our ranking.
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Similar processors
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core 2 Duo E8235, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Core 2 Duo E8235 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 2 configurations using Core 2 Duo E8235 in our database.
