Core 2 Quad Q8400 vs Pentium D 820

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 820 and Core 2 Quad Q8400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2153
Place by popularity	6	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.73
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Pentium D	no data
Architecture codename	Smithfield (2005)	Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date	May 2005 (19 years ago)	April 2009 (15 years ago)
Current price	$183	$47

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 820 and Core 2 Quad Q8400 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.67 GHz
Bus support	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	28 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	45 nm
Die size	206 mm2	2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	169 million	456 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1.2V-1.4V	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 820 and Core 2 Quad Q8400 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	2	1
Socket	PLGA775	FCLGA775,LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 820 and Core 2 Quad Q8400. 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	-	-
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium D 820 and Core 2 Quad Q8400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 820 and Core 2 Quad Q8400 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 820 and Core 2 Quad Q8400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
ECC memory support	-	no data

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	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	90 nm	45 nm

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