AMD E-300 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Segment
  Mobile Desktop
• Family
  AMD E Intel Core2 Duo
• Generation
  1 2
• CPU group
  AMD E/E1/E2-1000 Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000
• Predecessor
  -- No
• Successor
  -- No

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Frequency
  1.30 GHz 2.33 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo No
• CPU Threads
  2 4
• Turbo (2 Cores)
  No turbo No turbo
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 and AMD E-300. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1066 DDR2-800 / DDR3-1066
• Max. Memory
  16 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 2

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD E-300 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  18 W 95 W
• TDP up
  -- No
• TDP (PL2)
  -- No
• TDP down
  -- No
• Tjunction max.
  -- 80 °C

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD E-300 and AMD E-300, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1
• L2-Cache
  -- 4.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  1.00 MB No
• Architecture
  Zacate (Bobcat) Yorkfield
• Technology
  32 nm 45 nm
• Socket
  BGA 413 LGA 775
• Release date
  Q3/2011 Q3/2008