Intel Core i3-2348M vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2348M 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 Core i3-2348M

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2348M

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 85 °C (PGA); 100 °C (BGA) vs 72.4°C
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
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1282 vs 1210
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 829 vs 738

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 January 2013 vs January 2008
Maximum core temperature	85 °C (PGA); 100 °C (BGA) vs 72.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1282 vs 1210
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	829 vs 738

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Around 30% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1234 vs 1000
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 422 vs 383

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1234 vs 1000
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	422 vs 383

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2348M
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1000

1234

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1282

1210

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

383

422

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

829

738

Name	Intel Core i3-2348M	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1000	1234
PassMark - CPU mark	1282	1210
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	383	422
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	829	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 Core i3-2348M	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Wolfdale
Launch date	1 January 2013	January 2008
Place in performance rating	2672	2981
Processor Number	i3-2348M	E8400
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	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	2.30 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	149 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	6144 KB
L3 cache	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C (PGA); 100 °C (BGA)	72.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	624 Million	410 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x116
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.15 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 3000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	2
SDVO
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 (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Sockets supported		LGA775
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)