AMD Phenom II X2 560 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,387

Rank #1,418

vs
4,312

Rank #1,508

4,387
4,312

Phenom II X2 560 wins by 1.7% (Rank #1418 vs #1508)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,384

Rank #1,408

vs
4,326

Rank #1,467

4,384
4,326

Phenom II X2 560 wins by 1.3% (Rank #1408 vs #1467)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,391

Rank #1,477

vs
4,290

Rank #1,783

4,391
4,290

Phenom II X2 560 wins by 2.3% (Rank #1477 vs #1783)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,502

Rank #1,518

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,478

Rank #1,465

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,483

Rank #1,512

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Phenom II X2 560 Core 2 Duo E8500 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
3,160 MHz
+5.1%
Clock Multiplier --
10x
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache --
6 MiB
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+50%
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
26 GB/s
-33.6%
PCIe Lanes
12
12
0%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Phenom II X2 560 Core 2 Duo E8500
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number E8600 E8500
Core Name -- Wolfdale
Socket LGA775 LGA775
Package -- FC-LGA6
Memory Type DDR3 1066 LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Market Segment -- Desktop
Locked Multiplier -- Yes

Designer

Phenom II X2 560
AMD
Core 2 Duo E8500
Intel

Model Number

Phenom II X2 560
E8600
Core 2 Duo E8500
E8500

Core Name

Phenom II X2 560
--
Core 2 Duo E8500
Wolfdale

Socket

Phenom II X2 560
LGA775
Core 2 Duo E8500
LGA775

Package

Phenom II X2 560
--
Core 2 Duo E8500
FC-LGA6

Memory Type

Phenom II X2 560
DDR3 1066
Core 2 Duo E8500
LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600

ECC Support

Phenom II X2 560
No
Core 2 Duo E8500
No

PCIe Revision

Phenom II X2 560
2.0
Core 2 Duo E8500
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Phenom II X2 560
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Core 2 Duo E8500
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)

Market Segment

Phenom II X2 560
--
Core 2 Duo E8500
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Phenom II X2 560
--
Core 2 Duo E8500
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Phenom II X2 560 Core 2 Duo E8500
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area -- 107 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Manufacturer -- Intel
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Phenom II X2 560
45 nm
Core 2 Duo E8500
45 nm

Die Area

Phenom II X2 560
--
Core 2 Duo E8500
107 mm²

Transistor Count

Phenom II X2 560
--
Core 2 Duo E8500
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Phenom II X2 560
--
Core 2 Duo E8500
Intel

Word Size

Phenom II X2 560
64-bit
Core 2 Duo E8500
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Phenom II X2 560 Core 2 Duo E8500
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics 5300
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 900 MHz

GPU

Phenom II X2 560
HD Graphics
Core 2 Duo E8500
HD Graphics 5300

GPU Designer

Phenom II X2 560
Intel
Core 2 Duo E8500
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Phenom II X2 560
1000 MHz
Core 2 Duo E8500
900 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Phenom II X2 560 Core 2 Duo E8500
AES
AVX2
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64