Pentium 967 vs Core 2 Duo E4400

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E4400
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.45
+12.5%
Pentium 967
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.40

Core 2 Duo E4400 outperforms Pentium 967 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4400 and Pentium 967 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29443000
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency0.662.23
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateJuly 2007 (17 years ago)3 October 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4400 and Pentium 967 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed2 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate800 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data13
L1 cache64 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size111 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureL2=61 °C, M0=73 °C100 °C
Number of transistors167 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4400 and Pentium 967 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA775FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4400 and Pentium 967. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching--
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4400 and Pentium 967 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E4400 and Pentium 967 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4400 and Pentium 967. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E4400 and Pentium 967 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E4400 and Pentium 967.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Core 2 Duo E4400 0.45
+12.5%
Pentium 967 0.40

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.

Core 2 Duo E4400 718
+11.7%
Pentium 967 643

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.

Core 2 Duo E4400 240
+6.7%
Pentium 967 225

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.

Core 2 Duo E4400 428
+0.2%
Pentium 967 427

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.45 0.40
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 17 Watt

Core 2 Duo E4400 has a 12.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium 967, on the other hand, has a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 282.4% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo E4400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 967 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E4400 is a desktop processor while Pentium 967 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E4400 and Pentium 967, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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