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Intel Core i5-2430M vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-2430M
Rank 2 - 81 %
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-2430M
Rank 2 - 64 %
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

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

Intel Core i5-2430M
2C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
581
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
2C / 2T · 3.00 GHz
473
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

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

Intel Core i5-2430M
2C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
1,259
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
2C / 2T · 3.00 GHz
841
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-2430M
2C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
655
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
2C / 2T · 3.00 GHz
465

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At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i5-2430MIntel Core2 Duo E8400
FamilyIntel Core i5 (336)Intel Core2 Duo (29)
CPU groupIntel Core i 2000M (46)Intel Core 2 Duo E7000/E8000 (14)
ArchitectureSandy Bridge HWolfdale (Penryn)
Technology32 nm45 nm
SegmentNotebookDesktop
SocketPPGA 988LGA 775
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i5-2430MIntel Core2 Duo E8400
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 2
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 2x
Frequency: 2.40 GHz 3.00 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.00 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache6.00 MB
L3-Cache3.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i5-2430MIntel Core2 Duo E8400
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 3000no iGPU
GPU frequency0.65 - 1.20 GHz
CUs / Shader12 / 96 /
Raytracing
Max. displays2
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology32 nm
Release dateQ1/2011

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i5-2430MIntel Core2 Duo E8400
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i5-2430MIntel Core2 Duo E8400
MemoryDDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR2-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
Max. Memory16 GB16 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoNo
PCIe2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i5-2430MIntel Core2 Duo E8400
TDP35 W65 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

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Intel Core i5-2430MIntel Core2 Duo E8400
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVXMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1
Release dateQ4/2011Q1/2008
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i5-2430M
Intel Core i5-2430M
2C / 4T · 2.40 - 3.00 GHz
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
2C / 2T · 3.00 GHz

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