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Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 vs Intel Atom C2538
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
100 %
4C / 4T · 2.66 GHz
Intel Atom C2538
64 %
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
100 %
4C / 4T · 2.66 GHz
Intel Atom C2538
72 %
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 | Intel Atom C2538 |
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| Family | Intel Core2 Quad (19) | Intel Atom (108) |
| CPU group | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 (16) | Intel Atom C2000 (7) |
| Architecture | Yorkfield (Penryn) | Avoton |
| Technology | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 775 | BGA 1283 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 | Intel Atom C2538 |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 4 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x | 4x |
| Frequency: | 2.66 GHz | 2.40 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | ||
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | 4.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | ||
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 | Intel Atom C2538 |
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| GPU name | no iGPU | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | ||
| CUs / Shader | / | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | ||
| Max. GPU Memory | ||
| Technology | ||
| Release date |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 | Intel Atom C2538 |
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| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 | Intel Atom C2538 |
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| Memory | DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s) DDR2-800 (12.8 GB/s) | DDR3L-1600 (25.6 GB/s) DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 | Intel Atom C2538 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 95 W | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 | Intel Atom C2538 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date | Q2/2009 | Q3/2013 |
| Release price | 104 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
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