Phenom II X4 P960 vs Core 2 Duo E7400

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E7400
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.65
Phenom II X4 P960
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
0.98
+50.8%

Phenom II X4 P960 outperforms Core 2 Duo E7400 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E7400 and Phenom II X4 P960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27492478
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data4x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency0.943.69
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release dateOctober 2008 (16 years ago)19 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7400 and Phenom II X4 P960 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 speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache64 KB512 KB
L2 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7400 and Phenom II X4 P960 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7400 and Phenom II X4 P960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7400 and Phenom II X4 P960 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 Core 2 Duo E7400 and Phenom II X4 P960 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E7400 and Phenom II X4 P960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3

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 E7400 0.65
Phenom II X4 P960 0.98
+50.8%

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 E7400 318
+37.1%
Phenom II X4 P960 232

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 E7400 512
Phenom II X4 P960 796
+55.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 0.98
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

Phenom II X4 P960 has a 50.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 160% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X4 P960 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E7400 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E7400 is a desktop processor while Phenom II X4 P960 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E7400 and Phenom II X4 P960, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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