C-60 vs Core 2 Quad Q8400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q8400 and C-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2164	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.73	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD C-Series
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	Ontario (2011−2012)
Release date	April 2009 (15 years ago)	22 August 2011 (12 years ago)
Current price	$47	$189

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q8400 and C-60 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.67 GHz	1.33 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB (shared)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	40 nm
Die size	2x 81 mm2	75 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	456 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 Quad Q8400 and C-60 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	FCLGA775,LGA775	FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400 and C-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz)
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 Quad Q8400 and C-60 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 Quad Q8400 and C-60 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400 and C-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR3 Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon HD 6290

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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Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	9 Watt

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