Sempron 2600+ vs Core 2 Quad Q8400

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Sempron 2600+ 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 processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.30no data
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Palermo (2001−2005)
Release date19 April 2009 (15 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$60

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Sempron 2600+ 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed0.67 GHz1.83 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache4 MB (shared)256K
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size2x 82 mm2144 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors456 million69 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Sempron 2600+ 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,LGA775754
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt62 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Sempron 2600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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 Sempron 2600+ 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 Sempron 2600+ are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Sempron 2600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

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 Sempron 2600+.

PCIe version2.0no 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.



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 2064
+716%
Sempron 2600+ 253

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 62 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q8400 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 188.9% more advanced lithography process.

Sempron 2600+, on the other hand, has 53.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Sempron 2600+. We've got no test results to judge.


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