Intel Core i7-950 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-950 and Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-950

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.83 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1380 vs 1073
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3222 vs 996
  • Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 535 vs 371
  • 3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2092 vs 628
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2009 vs April 2008
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.33 GHz vs 2.83 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1380 vs 1073
PassMark - CPU mark 3222 vs 996
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 535 vs 371
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2092 vs 628

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

  • Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 72.4°C vs 67.9°C
  • 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Maximum core temperature 72.4°C vs 67.9°C
L2 cache 6144 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-950
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1380
1073
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3222
996
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
535
371
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2092
628
Name Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core 2 Duo E8300
PassMark - Single thread mark 1380 1073
PassMark - CPU mark 3222 996
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 535 371
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2092 628
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 61.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.077

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

Essentials

Architecture codename Bloomfield Wolfdale
Launch date June 2009 April 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $290
Place in performance rating 2639 2651
Price now $329.99 $19.99
Processor Number i7-950 E8300
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 4.96 29.35
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.06 GHz 2.83 GHz
Bus Speed 4.8 GT/s QPI 1333 MHz FSB
Die size 263 mm2 107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 1333 MHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 6144 KB
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 67.9°C 72.4°C
Maximum frequency 3.33 GHz 2.83 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of QPI Links 1
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 731 million 410 million
VID voltage range 0.800V-1.375V 0.8500V-1.3625V
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 24 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 42.5mm x 45.0mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1366 LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)