Core 2 Duo E8500 vs Ryzen 5 1400

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1400
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
4.88
+502%
Core 2 Duo E8500
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.81

Ryzen 5 1400 outperforms Core 2 Duo E8500 by a whopping 502% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1400 and Core 2 Duo E8500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12462610
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.66no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency7.101.18
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date11 April 2017 (7 years ago)January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1400 and Core 2 Duo E8500 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.16 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.17 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s1333 MHz
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)6 MB (shared)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size192 mm2107 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1400 and Core 2 Duo E8500 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Core 2 Duo E8500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1400 and Core 2 Duo E8500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Core 2 Duo E8500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Core 2 Duo E8500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Core 2 Duo E8500.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no 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.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 1400 4.88
+502%
Core 2 Duo E8500 0.81

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.

Ryzen 5 1400 7751
+505%
Core 2 Duo E8500 1281

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 1400 961
+147%
Core 2 Duo E8500 389

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 1400 3127
+390%
Core 2 Duo E8500 638

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.88 0.81
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm

Ryzen 5 1400 has a 502.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 1400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E8500 in performance tests.


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