Athlon XP 2200+ vs Core 2 Quad Q8400s

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q8400s and Athlon XP 2200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated3339
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data0.18
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Thorton (2001−2003)
Release date19 April 2009 (15 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$85

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q8400s and Athlon XP 2200+ 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 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache4 MB (shared)256 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size2x 82 mm280 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)76 °Cno data
Number of transistors456 million63 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q8400s and Athlon XP 2200+ 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,LGA775A
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt68 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400s and Athlon XP 2200+. 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

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q8400s and Athlon XP 2200+ 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 Q8400s and Athlon XP 2200+ are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400s and Athlon XP 2200+. 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 Q8400s and Athlon XP 2200+.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 68 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q8400s has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 4.6% lower power consumption.

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