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Intel Core 2 Duo E4400:
Sometimes 4xxx Doesn't Mean Low Performance
Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 processor is a low-end product equipped, like E4300, with an "old" 800 MHz FSB, 2MB shared L2 cache, and it doesn't support virtualization. But! Its clock rate is 200 MHz higher than that of E4300. Because of this... It's also higher than the clock rate of Core 2 Duo E6300, the junior product of E6xxx series! Therefore, E6300 merely offers questionable (from the end-user point) virtualization support and 1066 MHz FSB. And E4400 has "just" 140 MHz higher clock rate. Actually, we can draw conclusions already now, but let's still see what test results are.
Hardware and software
Testbeds
| CPU |
Mainboard |
Memory |
Video |
| Core 2 Duo E4300 |
ASUS P5B Deluxe |
Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 |
GeForce 8800 GTX |
| Core 2 Duo E4400 |
ASUS P5B Deluxe |
Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 |
GeForce 8800 GTX |
| Core 2 Duo E6300 |
ASUS P5B Deluxe |
Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 |
GeForce 8800 GTX |
| Core 2 eXtreme QX 6700 |
ASUS P5B Deluxe |
Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 |
GeForce 8800 GTX |
| Athlon 64 X2 6000+ |
ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe |
Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 |
GeForce 8800 GTX |
- 2 x 1024 MB RAM
- Samsung SP1614C (SATA) HDD
- Boxed coolers
- Chieftec GPS-550AB A PSU
| CPU |
Core 2 Duo E4300 |
Core 2 Duo E4400 |
Core 2 Duo E6300 |
Core 2 eXtreme QX6700 |
Athlon 64 X2 6000+ |
| Process, nm |
65
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65
|
65
|
65
|
90
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| Core clock, GHz |
1.8
|
2.0
|
1.86
|
2.66
|
3.0
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| # of cores |
2
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2
|
2
|
4
|
2
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| L2 cache*, KB |
2048
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2048
|
2048
|
8192
|
2 x 1024
|
| FSB**, MHz |
800 (QP)
|
800 (QP)
|
1066 (QP)
|
1066 (QP)
|
2 x 800 (DDR2)
|
| Multiplier |
9
|
10
|
7
|
10
|
15
|
| Socket |
LGA775
|
LGA775
|
LGA775
|
LGA775
|
AM2
|
| Heat emission***, W |
50-74
|
50-74
|
50-74
|
130
|
125
|
| AMD64/EM64T |
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
| VT |
—
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—
|
+
|
+
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+
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* - "2 x ..." means per core
** - for AMD processors this is memory controller bus clock rate
*** - measured differently for Intel and AMD processors; impossible to compare directly.
Software
- Windows XP Professional x64 edition SP1
- 3ds max 9 x64 edition
- Maya 8.5 x64 edition
- Lightwave 3D 9 x64 edition
- MATLAB R2006a (7.2.0.32) x64 edition
- Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0
- SolidWorks 2005
- Photoshop CS2 (9.0)
- Visual Studio 2005 Professional
- Apache HTTP Server 2.2.4
- CPU RightMark 2005 Lite (1.3) x64 edition
- WinRAR 3.62
- 7-Zip 4.42 x64 edition
- FineReader 8.0 Professional
- LAME 3.97
- Monkey Audio 4.01
- OGG Encoder 2.83
- Windows Media Encoder 9 x64 edition
- Canopus ProCoder 2.01.30
- DivX 6.4
- Windows Media Video VCM 9
- x264 v.604
- XviD 1.1.2
- F.E.A.R. 1.08
- Half-Life 2 1.0
- Quake 4 1.3
- Call of Duty 2 1.2
- Serious Sam 2 2.07
- Supreme Commander 1.0.3220
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