Xeon E-2434 vs Core 2 Duo P8400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8400 and Xeon E-2434 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2841	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Power efficiency	2.04	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$209	$293

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8400 and Xeon E-2434 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.26 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	16 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	107 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.15V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8400 and Xeon E-2434 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	no data	1
Socket	BGA479,PBGA479,PGA478	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8400 and Xeon E-2434. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8400 and Xeon E-2434 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P8400 and Xeon E-2434 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8400 and Xeon E-2434. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P8400 and Xeon E-2434.

PCIe version	no data	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 July 2008	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	55 Watt

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