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Intel logo Core2 Duo E8400
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General information Core2 Duo E8400 Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Launched Q4 2008 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA775 AM2
Clock 3 GHz 0 % 2.2 GHz 26.7 %
Cores 2 0 % 2 0 %
Threads 2 0 % 2 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 27 % 89 W 0 %
Performance Core2 Duo E8400 Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Overall Score 29685 0 % 26084 12.1 %
Future Proof 10 % 0 % 10 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 776 0 % 463 40.3 %
Single Thread Score 1240.7 0 % 793 36.1 %
Encrypting Data 1785.5 MB/s 0 % 1054.9 MB/s 40.9 %
Compressing Data 24.7 MB/s 0 % 16.9 MB/s 31.4 %
String objects sorting 3391.1 thousand/s 0 % 2300.3 thousand/s 32.2 %
Prime numbers generation 9.1 millions/s 0 % 3 millions/s 67.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 5180.8 millions/s 0 % 2695.6 millions/s 48 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 3045.7 millions/s 0 % 1635.6 millions/s 46.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core2 Duo E8400, Athlon 64 X2 4200+.

Average frames per second Core2 Duo E8400 Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 43.0 FPS 34.8 FPS
High settings 68.8 FPS 55.7 FPS
Medium settings 86.0 FPS 69.6 FPS
Low settings 107.5 FPS 87.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 19 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core2 Duo E8400 Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.9 FPS 96.6 FPS
High settings 164.7 FPS 154.6 FPS
Medium settings 205.9 FPS 193.2 FPS
Low settings 257.3 FPS 241.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.1 %
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