Phenom II X3 N870 vs Core 2 Duo E8400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8400 and Phenom II X3 N870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2562	2315
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.86	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	3x AMD Phenom II
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	1 January 2008 (16 years ago)	16 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Current price	$61	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8400 and Phenom II X3 N870 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)	3 (Tri-Core)
Threads	2	3
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus support	no data	3600 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	104 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
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	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8400 and Phenom II X3 N870 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	S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Phenom II X3 N870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V, DDR3-1333 memory controller
AES-NI	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8400 and Phenom II X3 N870 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 Phenom II X3 N870 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
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 Phenom II X3 N870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Phenom II X3 N870.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.75	1.09
Recency	1 January 2008	16 December 2010
Physical cores	2	3
Threads	2	3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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