Intel Celeron N4000 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N4000 and Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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, 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), 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 N4000

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4000

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 72.4°C
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 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1428 vs 1210

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 December 2017 vs January 2008
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 72.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1428 vs 1210

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1234 vs 1037
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 422 vs 388
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 738 vs 680

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1234 vs 1037
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	422 vs 388
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	738 vs 680

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N4000
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

1234

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1428

1210

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

388

422

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

680

738

Name	Intel Celeron N4000	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037	1234
PassMark - CPU mark	1428	1210
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	388	422
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	680	738
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	583
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1853
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	583
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1853
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 N4000	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake	Wolfdale
Launch date	11 December 2017	January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$107
Place in performance rating	2250	2981
Processor Number	N4000	E8400
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Price now		$129.95
Value for money (0-100)		4.87
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	3.00 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	72.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Die size		107 mm2
L1 cache		128 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		410 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x3185
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	650 MHz
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 24mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	105 deg C
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	Intel® Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes	6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
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)