Core 2 Quad Q8400s vs FX-4100

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Primary details

Comparing FX-4100 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2069not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.64no data
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date12 October 2011 (13 years ago)19 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-4100 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz0.67 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cache192 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB4 MB (shared)
L3 cache8192 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size315 mm22x 82 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data76 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million456 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.1 V - Max: 1.4125 Vno data
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on FX-4100 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s 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
SocketAM3+FCLGA775,LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4100 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

FX-4100 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4100 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4100 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4100 and Core 2 Quad Q8400s.

PCIe versionn/a2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 October 2011 19 April 2009
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

FX-4100 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Quad Q8400s, on the other hand, has 46.2% lower power consumption.

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