Core 2 Quad Q8400 vs Athlon 64 X2 4400+

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ and Core 2 Quad Q8400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2260
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)no data
Power efficiencyno data1.30
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)19 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz0.67 GHz
Bus rate1000 MHz1333 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data2x 82 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistorsno data456 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA775,LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ and Core 2 Quad Q8400. 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+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ and Core 2 Quad Q8400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ and Core 2 Quad Q8400 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ and Core 2 Quad Q8400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ and Core 2 Quad Q8400.

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.



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.

Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 675
Core 2 Quad Q8400 2064
+206%

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 4400+ has 46.2% lower power consumption.

Core 2 Quad Q8400, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 4400+ and Core 2 Quad Q8400. We've got no test results to judge.


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