Core 2 Quad Q8400 vs Ryzen 5 7430U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 7430U outperforms Core 2 Quad Q8400 by a whopping 669% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 973 | 2557 |
| Place by popularity | 60 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.33 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Barcelo-U (Zen 3) (2022−2023) | Yorkfield (2007−2009) |
| Release date | 1 September 2023 (2 years ago) | 19 April 2009 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 7430U 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 0.67 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 1333 MHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 82 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 456 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 7430U 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP6 | FCLGA775,LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 MB + 16 MB | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7430U and Core 2 Quad Q8400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 7430U and Core 2 Quad Q8400 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 Ryzen 5 7430U and Core 2 Quad Q8400 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 7430U and Core 2 Quad Q8400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7430U and Core 2 Quad Q8400.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.07 | 1.18 |
| Recency | 1 September 2023 | 19 April 2009 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 95 Watt |
Ryzen 5 7430U has a 668.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 3066.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 7430U is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 7430U is a notebook processor while Core 2 Quad Q8400 is a desktop one.
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