Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• Around 43% higher clock speed: 2.67 GHz vs 1.87 GHz
• Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 71.4°C vs 61.4°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
• 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1141 vs 695
• 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2068 vs 652
• Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 362 vs 251
• 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1139 vs 446

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

• Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1141 695
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2068 652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	362 251
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1139 446

Compare specifications (specs)