E-450 vs Core 2 Duo P8700

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P8700
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.60
+25%

Core 2 Duo P8700 outperforms E-450 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8700 and E-450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28052909
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD E-Series
Power efficiency2.272.52
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Zacate (2011−2013)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)22 August 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8700 and E-450 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 speed2.53 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz1.65 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm40 nm
Die size107 mm275 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V - 1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8700 and E-450 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA479,PGA478FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and E-450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8700 and E-450 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 P8700 and E-450 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and E-450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3 Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 6320

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.

Core 2 Duo P8700 0.60
+25%
E-450 0.48

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 P8700 960
+25.5%
E-450 765

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo P8700 304
+179%
E-450 109

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo P8700 490
+175%
E-450 178

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo P8700 2805
+164%
E-450 1063

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo P8700 5169
+156%
E-450 2021

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo P8700 2254
+118%
E-450 1035

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo P8700 31.6
+104%
E-450 64.5

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.60 0.48
Recency 1 January 2009 22 August 2011
Chip lithography 45 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 18 Watt

Core 2 Duo P8700 has a 25% higher aggregate performance score.

E-450, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 38.9% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo P8700 is our recommended choice as it beats the E-450 in performance tests.


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