Core 2 Duo SP9400 vs Core 2 Duo E8300

Place in the ranking	2764	2829
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	0.91	2.04
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	April 2008 (16 years ago)	20 August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$284

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8300 and Core 2 Duo SP9400 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.83 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.83 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	1066 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	6 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	107 mm²	107 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8300 and Core 2 Duo SP9400 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	no data
Socket	LGA775	BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8300 and Core 2 Duo SP9400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FSB parity	-	-

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8300 and Core 2 Duo SP9400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8300 and Core 2 Duo SP9400 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8300 and Core 2 Duo SP9400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

no data

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 E8300 0.65
+16.1%

Core 2 Duo SP9400 0.56

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 E8300 997
+15.5%

Core 2 Duo SP9400 863