Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 vs AMD Athlon XP 3100+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 and AMD Athlon XP 3100+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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).

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400

AMD Athlon XP 3100+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E7400

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 68 Watt
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1108 vs 431
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1027 vs 282

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2008 vs December 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	3072 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 68 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1108 vs 431
PassMark - CPU mark	1027 vs 282

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 3100+

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E7400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 3100+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1108

431

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1027

282

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E7400	AMD Athlon XP 3100+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1108	431
PassMark - CPU mark	1027	282
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	377
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	19.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.081
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.262

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E7400	AMD Athlon XP 3100+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Thorton
Launch date	October 2008	December 2003
Place in performance rating	3116	3103
Price now	$28.99
Processor Number	E7400
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	18.04
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	3072 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	228 million	63 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	68 Watt
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)