Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD A4-9120

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
4,101

Rank #1,798

4,369
4,101

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 6.1% (Rank #1444 vs #1798)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
3,992

Rank #1,772

4,382
3,992

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 8.9% (Rank #1410 vs #1772)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,265

Rank #1,861

4,350
4,265

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 2% (Rank #1583 vs #1861)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,491

Rank #1,600

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,453

Rank #1,639

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 A4-9120 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
2
0%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,500 MHz
+24.9%
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
35 W
46.2% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-9120
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 T9300
Core Name Wolfdale --
Socket LGA775 BGA479, PGA478
Package FC-LGA6 --
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3L 1333/1600 LPDDR3 1333/1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) 4x1 2x4
Market Segment Desktop --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A4-9120
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
A4-9120
T9300

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
A4-9120
--

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
A4-9120
BGA479, PGA478

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
A4-9120
--

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
A4-9120
DDR3L 1333/1600 LPDDR3 1333/1600

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
A4-9120
No

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
A4-9120
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
A4-9120
4x1 2x4

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
A4-9120
--

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
A4-9120
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-9120
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 107 mm² --
Transistor Count 0.00 billion --
Manufacturer Intel --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
A4-9120
45 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
A4-9120
--

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
A4-9120
--

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A4-9120
--

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
A4-9120
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-9120
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 800 MHz

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
A4-9120
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A4-9120
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
A4-9120
800 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 A4-9120
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