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Intel Atom C2538 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 64 %
Intel Atom C2538
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 59 %
Intel Atom C2538
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Atom C2538
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
236
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
4C / 4T · 2.66 GHz
369
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Atom C2538
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
827
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
4C / 4T · 2.66 GHz
1,155

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At a glance

Wischen
Intel Atom C2538Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
FamilyIntel Atom (108)Intel Core2 Quad (19)
CPU groupIntel Atom C2000 (7)Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 (16)
ArchitectureAvotonYorkfield (Penryn)
Technology22 nm45 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketBGA 1283LGA 775
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Atom C2538Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x 4x
Frequency: 2.40 GHz 2.66 GHz
Turbo (1 Core):
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache2.00 MB4.00 MB
L3-Cache
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Atom C2538Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
GPU nameno iGPUno iGPU
GPU frequency
CUs / Shader / /
Raytracing
Max. displays
Max. GPU Memory
Technology
Release date

NPU AI performance

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Intel Atom C2538Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Atom C2538Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
MemoryDDR3L-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
DDR2-800 (12.8 GB/s)
Max. Memory64 GB16 GB
Memory channels22
ECCYesNo
PCIe2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Atom C2538Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
TDP15 W95 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Atom C2538Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1
Release dateQ3/2013Q2/2009
Release price104 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

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Intel Atom C2538
Intel Atom C2538
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
4C / 4T · 2.66 GHz

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