Core Duo T2700 vs Core 2 Quad Q8400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Core Duo T2700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2263	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core Duo
Power efficiency	1.30	no data
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	Yonah (2005−2006)
Release date	19 April 2009 (15 years ago)	28 July 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$663

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Core Duo T2700 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.67 GHz	2.33 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	667 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	0 KB
L2 cache	4 MB (shared)	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	2x 82 mm2	90 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	456 million	151 Million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	1.1625V - 1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Core Duo T2700 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	1
Socket	FCLGA775,LGA775	PPGA478, PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Core Duo T2700. 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	-	-
PAE	no data	32 Bit
FSB parity	-	-

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Core Duo T2700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Core Duo T2700 are enumerated here.

VT-x

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Core Duo T2700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Core Duo T2700.

PCIe version

2.0

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 April 2009	28 July 2006
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	31 Watt

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