Core 2 Duo P8400 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 215
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 215 outperforms Core 2 Duo P8400 by a whopping 1971% 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 | 891 | 3144 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.02 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023−2025) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | no data | 15 July 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $209 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 215 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.26 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 2.26 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 1066 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | no data | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 410 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.05V-1.15V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 215 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.
| Socket | no data | BGA479,PBGA479,PGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 MB + 16 MB | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 215 and Core 2 Duo P8400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 PRO 215 and Core 2 Duo P8400 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 PRO 215 and Core 2 Duo P8400 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.15 | 0.49 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 25 Watt |
Ryzen 5 PRO 215 has a 1971.4% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and 316.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 in performance tests.
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