AMD 3020e vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Comparative analysis of AMD 3020e and Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD 3020e

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD 3020e

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
10.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1394 vs 1234
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2415 vs 1210

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs January 2008
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1394 vs 1234
PassMark - CPU mark	2415 vs 1210

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD 3020e
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1394

1234

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2415

1210

Name	AMD 3020e	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1394	1234
PassMark - CPU mark	2415	1210
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		422
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		738
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2400
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.33
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		26.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.408

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD 3020e	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Wolfdale
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	January 2008
OPN Tray	YM3020C7T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1819	2981
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Price now		$129.95
Processor Number		E8400
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.87
Performance
Base frequency	1.2 GHz	3.00 GHz
Compute Cores	5
L2 cache	1 MB	6144 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Die size		107 mm2
L1 cache		128 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.4°C
Transistor count		410 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1000 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT5	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)