AMD Athlon 200GE vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 200GE and Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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 Athlon 200GE

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 200GE

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1789 vs 1234
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4098 vs 1210
Around 75% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 740 vs 422
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1735 vs 738

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2018 vs January 2008
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 72.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1789 vs 1234
PassMark - CPU mark	4098 vs 1210
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	740 vs 422
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1735 vs 738

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	6144 KB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 200GE
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1789

1234

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4098

1210

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

740

422

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1735

738

Name	AMD Athlon 200GE	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1789	1234
PassMark - CPU mark	4098	1210
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	740	422
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1735	738
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0	2400
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1303
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2701
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6495
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1303
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2701
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	6495
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 Athlon 200GE	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Wolfdale
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	June 2018	January 2008
OPN Tray	YD200GC6M2OFB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1169	2981
Series	AMD Athlon Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$129.95
Processor Number		E8400
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.87
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.00 GHz
Compute Cores	5
Die size	192 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	6144 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	72.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	4800 million	410 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1000 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)