Motherboard and CPU question

[Serfbored]

Hi, I am currently using a Dell Inspiron 530 with an Intel(R) Pentium (R) Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.80GHz

The Motherboard is a G33MO2

A friend wants to give me a processor, which is a Intel "Wolfdale" Core 2 Duo E8400 3 GHz Dual-Core (EU80570PJ0806M) Processor.

My first question is, will this processor work in the motherboard that I have as a replacement for the processor that I currently have?

If yes, my second question would be, if it would indeed work, would it be a significant enough upgrade in overall performance to do the upgrade?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

 

[Puppies04]

Yes it will fit, yes the motherboard supports it and yes it should be a nice upgrade.

 

[thelastjuju]

It would not just be a NICE upgrade, it would be a PHENOMENAL upgrade.. mostly thanks to the very strong cache more than anything else.

You're talking literally like 20-30 FPS jumps in CPU intensive games like GTA IV