Pentium Gold G5620 vs Core 2 Duo E8400
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Gold G5620 outperforms Core 2 Duo E8400 by a whopping 268% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium Gold G5620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2566 | 1621 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.86 | 7.82 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium Gold |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 1 January 2008 (16 years ago) | 23 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $93 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium Gold G5620 has 320% better value for money than Core 2 Duo E8400.
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium Gold G5620 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 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 104 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium Gold G5620 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 775 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 54 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium Gold G5620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium Gold G5620 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 Pentium Gold G5620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium Gold G5620.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score 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.
Pentium Gold G5620 outperforms Core 2 Duo E8400 by 268% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Pentium Gold G5620 outperforms Core 2 Duo E8400 by 267% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.75 | 2.76 |
| Recency | 1 January 2008 | 23 April 2019 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 54 Watt |
Pentium Gold G5620 has a 268% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 20.4% lower power consumption.
The Pentium Gold G5620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E8400 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E8400 and Pentium Gold G5620, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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