Intel Celeron G440 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G440 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).

Intel Celeron G440

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G440

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1397 vs 422
Around 74% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1281 vs 738

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs January 2008
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1397 vs 422
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1281 vs 738

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 88% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 72.4°C vs 65.5°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
24x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1234 vs 747
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1210 vs 420

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.4°C vs 65.5°C
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1234 vs 747
PassMark - CPU mark	1210 vs 420

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G440
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

747

1234

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

420

1210

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1397

422

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1281

738

Name	Intel Celeron G440	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
PassMark - Single thread mark	747	1234
PassMark - CPU mark	420	1210
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1397	422
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1281	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)

	Intel Celeron G440	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Wolfdale
Launch date	September 2011	January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$45
Place in performance rating	2211	2981
Price now	$49.99	$129.95
Processor Number	G440	E8400
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	4.06	4.87
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	6144 KB
L3 cache	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.5°C	72.4°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1
Transistor count	504 million	410 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)