Core 2 Duo E8400 vs 3015Ce

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Aggregate performance score

3015Ce
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.32
+80.8%
Core 2 Duo E8400
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.73

3015Ce outperforms Core 2 Duo E8400 by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing 3015Ce and Core 2 Duo E8400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22652685
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)no data
Power efficiency20.821.06
Architecture codenamePollock (Zen) (2020)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date4 August 2020 (4 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

3015Ce and Core 2 Duo E8400 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.2 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cache192 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB6 MB (shared)
L3 cache4 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data104 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on 3015Ce and Core 2 Duo E8400 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
SocketFT5LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by 3015Ce and Core 2 Duo E8400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
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

3015Ce and Core 2 Duo E8400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by 3015Ce and Core 2 Duo E8400 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by 3015Ce and Core 2 Duo E8400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 600 MHz)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by 3015Ce and Core 2 Duo E8400.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

3015Ce 1.32
+80.8%
Core 2 Duo E8400 0.73

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.

3015Ce 2099
+80.2%
Core 2 Duo E8400 1165

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.32 0.73
Recency 4 August 2020 1 January 2008
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt

3015Ce has a 80.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The 3015Ce is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E8400 in performance tests.

Be aware that 3015Ce is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E8400 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between 3015Ce and Core 2 Duo E8400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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