Pentium D 940 vs Core 2 Duo E8400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium D 940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2539	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.86	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Presler (2006−2007)
Release date	1 January 2008 (16 years ago)	5 January 2006 (18 years ago)
Current price	$67	$69

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium D 940 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 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	2 MB (per die)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	104 mm2	2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	B1=69 °C, C1=63 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	69 °C
Number of transistors	410 million	376 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium D 940 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	LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium D 940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	-
PAE	no data	32 Bit
FSB parity	-	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium D 940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium D 940 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium D 940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium D 940.

PCIe version

2.0

no 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2008	5 January 2006
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

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