Iris Graphics 48 vs Core 2 Duo E8400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8400 and Iris Graphics 48 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2685	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Iris Graphics
Power efficiency	1.06	no data
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Gen9
Release date	1 January 2008 (16 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8400 and Iris Graphics 48 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)	no data
Threads	2	no data
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	0.3 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Die size	104 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8400 and Iris Graphics 48 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	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Iris Graphics 48. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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 E8400 and Iris Graphics 48 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 E8400 and Iris Graphics 48 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Iris Graphics 48. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	no data	65,536 MB 67,108,864 KB 68,719,476,736 B 0.0625 TiB 64 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Iris Graphics 48.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography

45 nm

14 nm

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