Core 2 Quad Q8400s vs Xeon E3-1230 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1453	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.72	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	5.35	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	19 April 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$360	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	0.67 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	1333 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4 MB (shared)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	160 mm2	2x 82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	76 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	456 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s 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	FCLGA775,LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	-
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s.

PCIe version

3.0

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 May 2012	19 April 2009
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	65 Watt

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