Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD A4-3420

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,369

Rank #1,444

vs
4,212

Rank #1,659

4,369
4,212

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 3.6% (Rank #1444 vs #1659)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
4,144

Rank #1,636

4,382
4,144

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 5.4% (Rank #1410 vs #1636)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,313

Rank #1,715

4,350
4,313

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 0.9% (Rank #1583 vs #1715)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,482

Rank #1,653

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,463

Rank #1,580

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,468

Rank #1,617

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-3420 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
2
0%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,800 MHz
+15.9%
Clock Multiplier
10x
28x
-64.3%
L1 Cache
62 KB
125 KB
-50%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+91.5%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
12
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
32 nm
28.9% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-3420
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Llano
Socket LGA775 Socket FM1
Package FC-LGA6 µPGA
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2.0 --
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A4-3420
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
A4-3420
--

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
A4-3420
Llano

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
A4-3420
Socket FM1

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
A4-3420
µPGA

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
A4-3420
DDR3

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
A4-3420
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
A4-3420
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
A4-3420
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
A4-3420
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
A4-3420
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-3420
Process 45 nm 32 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 228 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 1,178
Manufacturer Intel --
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
A4-3420
32 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
A4-3420
228 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
A4-3420
1,178

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A4-3420
--

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
A4-3420
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-3420
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
A4-3420
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A4-3420
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
A4-3420
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-3420
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
AVX2
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64