Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD A4-5000

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
3,924

Rank #1,946

4,369
3,924

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 10.2% (Rank #1444 vs #1946)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
3,684

Rank #1,951

4,382
3,684

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 15.9% (Rank #1410 vs #1951)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,285

Rank #1,807

4,350
4,285

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 1.5% (Rank #1583 vs #1807)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,495

Rank #1,570

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,461

Rank #1,593

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,469

Rank #1,606

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-5000 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
1,300 MHz
+61%
Clock Multiplier
10x
15x
-33.3%
L1 Cache
62 KB
125 KB
-50%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+91.5%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+50%
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
21 GB/s
-20.2%
PCIe Lanes
12
16
-25%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
17 W
73.8% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
32 nm
28.9% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-5000
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 i3-2357M
Core Name Wolfdale Kabini
Socket LGA775 FCBGA1170
Package FC-LGA6 BGA2
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A4-5000
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
A4-5000
i3-2357M

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
A4-5000
Kabini

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
A4-5000
FCBGA1170

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
A4-5000
BGA2

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
A4-5000
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
A4-5000
No

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
A4-5000
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
A4-5000
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
A4-5000
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
A4-5000
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-5000
Process 45 nm 32 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 246 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion --
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
A4-5000
32 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
A4-5000
246 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
A4-5000
--

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A4-5000
GlobalFoundries

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
A4-5000
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-5000
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics 3000
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 950 MHz

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
A4-5000
HD Graphics 3000

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A4-5000
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
A4-5000
950 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-5000
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
EIST
EPT
F16C
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