Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD A4-4300M

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
4,000

Rank #1,887

4,369
4,000

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 8.4% (Rank #1444 vs #1887)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
3,943

Rank #1,805

4,382
3,943

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 10% (Rank #1410 vs #1805)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,086

Rank #2,050

4,350
4,086

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 6.1% (Rank #1583 vs #2050)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,488

Rank #1,616

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,446

Rank #1,672

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,463

Rank #1,650

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-4300M Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,160 MHz
+35.1%
Clock Multiplier
10x
25x
-60%
L1 Cache
62 KB
--
L2 Cache
6 MiB
1 MiB
+83.3%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+75%
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
21 GB/s
-20.2%
PCIe Lanes
12
4
+66.7%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
8 W
88.5% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
22 nm
51.1% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-4300M
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 N3530
Core Name Wolfdale Trinity
Socket LGA775 FCBGA1170
Package FC-LGA6 µPGA
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3L 1333
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) 1x4
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A4-4300M
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
A4-4300M
N3530

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
A4-4300M
Trinity

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
A4-4300M
FCBGA1170

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
A4-4300M
µPGA

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
A4-4300M
DDR3L 1333

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
A4-4300M
No

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
A4-4300M
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
A4-4300M
1x4

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
A4-4300M
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
A4-4300M
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-4300M
Process 45 nm 22 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 246 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 1,303
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
A4-4300M
22 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
A4-4300M
246 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
A4-4300M
1,303

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A4-4300M
GlobalFoundries

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
A4-4300M
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-4300M
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 896 MHz

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
A4-4300M
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A4-4300M
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
A4-4300M
896 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-4300M
ABM
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
CLMUL
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FMA4
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBM
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XOP
vPro
x86-64