Intel Core 2 Duo E8400: specs and benchmarks

Summary
Intel started Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 sales on January 2008. This is Wolfdale architecture desktop 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 3 GHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Intel Socket 775 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at 4.54 percent of a leader's which is AMD EPYC 7742.
General info
Of Core 2 Duo E8400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture and sales start time and price.
Value for money (0-100)
4.94
Type
Desktop
Achitecture codename
Wolfdale
Release date
on January 2008
Technical specs
Core 2 Duo E8400's quantitative parameters such as cores and threads number, clocks, manufacturing process, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of Core 2 Duo E8400's performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Number of cores
2
Number of threads
2
Die size
104 mm2
64 bit support
+
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo E8400 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one.
Socket
775
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8400.
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmarks performance of Core 2 Duo E8400. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall benchmark performance
4.54
Passmark
2151
3DMark Fire Strike Physics
2370
Game benchmarks
Let's see how good Core 2 Duo E8400 is for gaming compared with game system requirements. Remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect real performance inaccurately.
Relative perfomance
Overall Core 2 Duo E8400 performance compared to nearest competitors. All CPU types participate.
AMD equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core 2 Duo E8400 from AMD is Athlon II X2 280, which is slower by 1% and lower by 6 positions in our rating.