EPYC Embedded 3201 vs Core 2 Quad Q8400

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q8400 and EPYC Embedded 3201 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2260not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC Embedded
Power efficiency1.30no data
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date19 April 2009 (15 years ago)21 February 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q8400 and EPYC Embedded 3201 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.66 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed0.67 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache64 KB (per core)768 KB
L2 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size2x 82 mm2213 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors456 million4800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q8400 and EPYC Embedded 3201 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA775,LGA775AMD BGA SP4r2
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400 and EPYC Embedded 3201. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
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 Quad Q8400 and EPYC Embedded 3201 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 Quad Q8400 and EPYC Embedded 3201 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400 and EPYC Embedded 3201. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-2133
Maximum memory sizeno data512 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.13 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400 and EPYC Embedded 3201.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data32

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 April 2009 21 February 2018
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 30 Watt

EPYC Embedded 3201 has an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 216.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q8400 and EPYC Embedded 3201. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q8400 is a desktop processor while EPYC Embedded 3201 is a server/workstation one.


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