Core 2 Duo E7400 vs Phenom II X2 X640 BE

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X2 X640 BE
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
0.90
+52.5%

Phenom II X2 X640 BE outperforms Core 2 Duo E7400 by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26892974
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series2x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency0.850.38
DesignerAMDIntel
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date12 May 2011 (14 years ago)October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Core 2 Duo E7400 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 speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz1066 MHz
L1 cache256 KB64 KB
L2 cache2 MB3 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Core 2 Duo E7400 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
SocketS1LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Core 2 Duo E7400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE1-3A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualizationno data
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Core 2 Duo E7400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Core 2 Duo E7400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Core 2 Duo E7400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.90 0.59
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Phenom II X2 X640 BE has a 52.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X2 X640 BE is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E7400 is a desktop one.

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