AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ BE vs Intel Core 2 Duo T8300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ BE and Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ BE

  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T8300

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 3072 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ BE
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T8300

Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ BE Intel Core 2 Duo T8300
PassMark - Single thread mark 969
PassMark - CPU mark 894
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 321
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 535
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 15.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.875

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ BE Intel Core 2 Duo T8300

Essentials

Architecture codename Brisbane Penryn
Launch date February 2008 10 January 2008
Place in performance rating not rated 3196
Vertical segment Desktop Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $241
Price now $213.99
Processor Number T8300
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 2.03

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 126 mm 107 mm2
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Transistor count 154 million 410 million
Base frequency 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB
Front-side bus (FSB) 800 MHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Number of threads 2
VID voltage range 1.000V-1.250V

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported AM2 PGA478, BGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 35mm x 35mm

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

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