Pentium E2180 vs Core 2 Duo E8400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium E2180 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2553	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)	no data
Release date	1 January 2008 (16 years ago)	1 July 2007 (16 years ago)
Current price	$67	$44

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium E2180 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)	no data
Threads	2	no data
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	104 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium E2180 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	no data
Socket	LGA775	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium E2180. 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	-	-
FSB parity	-	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium E2180 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 E2180 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 E2180. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium E2180.

PCIe version

2.0

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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	1 July 2007
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm

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