Core 2 Duo E4400 vs Pentium G860

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G860 and Core 2 Duo E4400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2454	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.12	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date	15 September 2011 (12 years ago)	July 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G860 and Core 2 Duo E4400 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	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	131 mm2	111 mm2
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	L2=61 °C, M0=73 °C
Number of transistors	504 Million	167 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G860 and Core 2 Duo E4400 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	FCLGA1155	775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G860 and Core 2 Duo E4400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G860 and Core 2 Duo E4400 are enumerated here.

VT-x

+

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G860 and Core 2 Duo E4400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G860 and Core 2 Duo E4400.

PCIe version

3.0

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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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Chip lithography

32 nm

65 nm

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