Celeron 2957U vs Core 2 Quad Q8400

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q8400
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.33
+142%
Celeron 2957U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.55

Core 2 Quad Q8400 outperforms Celeron 2957U by a whopping 142% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Core 2 Quad Q8400 Core 2 Quad Q8400
Celeron 2957U Celeron 2957U

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Celeron 2957U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22652836
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.303.41
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date19 April 2009 (15 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Celeron 2957U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.66 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed0.67 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache4 MB (shared)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size2x 82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors456 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Celeron 2957U 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA775,LGA775FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Celeron 2957U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
FSB parity-no data
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Celeron 2957U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Celeron 2957U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Celeron 2957U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Celeron 2957U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Celeron 2957U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data10
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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 Quad Q8400 1.33
+142%
Celeron 2957U 0.55

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 Quad Q8400 2067
+142%
Celeron 2957U 855

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.33 0.55
Recency 19 April 2009 1 January 2014
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q8400 has a 141.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron 2957U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Quad Q8400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2957U in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q8400 is a desktop processor while Celeron 2957U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Celeron 2957U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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