Core 2 Duo P8400 vs Phenom II X4 N970

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N970
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.04
+96.2%
Core 2 Duo P8400
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.53

Phenom II X4 N970 outperforms Core 2 Duo P8400 by an impressive 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Core 2 Duo P8400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24332840
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency2.812.01
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date16 December 2010 (13 years ago)15 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$209

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N970 and Core 2 Duo P8400 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speedno data2.26 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.26 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz1066 MHz
L1 cache512 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB3 MB
L3 cacheno data3 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.05V-1.15V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and Core 2 Duo P8400 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.

SocketS1BGA479,PBGA479,PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core 2 Duo P8400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N970 and Core 2 Duo P8400 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 X4 N970 and Core 2 Duo P8400 are enumerated here.

VT-xno 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.


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.

Phenom II X4 N970 1.04
+96.2%
Core 2 Duo P8400 0.53

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.

Phenom II X4 N970 1647
+94%
Core 2 Duo P8400 849

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.

Phenom II X4 N970 263
Core 2 Duo P8400 280
+6.5%

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.

Phenom II X4 N970 934
+99.6%
Core 2 Duo P8400 468

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.

Phenom II X4 N970 1861
Core 2 Duo P8400 2497
+34.2%

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.

Phenom II X4 N970 6811
+47.1%
Core 2 Duo P8400 4630

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.

Phenom II X4 N970 3043
+49.4%
Core 2 Duo P8400 2036

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.

Phenom II X4 N970 17.8
+92.1%
Core 2 Duo P8400 34.2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 0.53
Recency 16 December 2010 15 July 2008
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Phenom II X4 N970 has a 96.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Core 2 Duo P8400, on the other hand, has 40% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X4 N970 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P8400 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N970 and Core 2 Duo P8400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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