GX-210JA vs Core 2 Duo E8400

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8400 and GX-210JA processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2636not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Temash (2013)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8400 and GX-210JA 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz1 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache6 MB (shared)1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size104 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8400 and GX-210JA 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775FT3 BGA
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and GX-210JA. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8400 and GX-210JA 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 Core 2 Duo E8400 and GX-210JA are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and GX-210JA. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and GX-210JA.

PCIe version2.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Core 2 Duo E8400 1165
+370%
GX-210JA 248

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2008 23 May 2013
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

GX-210JA has an age advantage of 5 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E8400 and GX-210JA. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E8400 is a desktop processor while GX-210JA is a notebook one.


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