Turion II N550 vs Core 2 Duo P8400

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P8400
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.53
Turion II N550
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.55
+3.8%

Turion II N550 outperforms Core 2 Duo P8400 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8400 and Turion II N550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28602847
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Turion II
Power efficiency2.011.49
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)4 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8400 and Turion II N550 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 speed2.26 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.26 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KB265 KB
L2 cache3 MB2 MB
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8400 and Turion II N550 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.

SocketBGA479,PBGA479,PGA478S1
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8400 and Turion II N550. 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
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8400 and Turion II N550 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 P8400 and Turion II N550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8400 and Turion II N550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

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 P8400 0.53
Turion II N550 0.55
+3.8%

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 P8400 849
Turion II N550 877
+3.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 0.55
Recency 15 July 2008 4 October 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo P8400 has 40% lower power consumption.

Turion II N550, on the other hand, has a 3.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo P8400 and Turion II N550.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P8400 and Turion II N550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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