Intel Pentium E5500 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5500 and Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 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).

Intel Pentium E5500

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5500

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 72.4°C

Launch date	April 2010 vs January 2008
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 72.4°C

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1234 vs 1141
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1210 vs 1055
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 422 vs 328
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 738 vs 567

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1234 vs 1141
PassMark - CPU mark	1210 vs 1055
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	422 vs 328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	738 vs 567

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5500
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1141

1234

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1055

1210

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

328

422

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

567

738

Name	Intel Pentium E5500	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1141	1234
PassMark - CPU mark	1055	1210
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	328	422
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	567	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 Pentium E5500	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Wolfdale
Launch date	April 2010	January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$109
Place in performance rating	2634	2981
Price now	$19.99	$129.95
Processor Number	E5500	E8400
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	24.15	4.87
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	107 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	72.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	410 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	0.8500V-1.3625V
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)