Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD A8-3500M

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
4,019

Rank #1,872

4,369
4,019

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 8% (Rank #1444 vs #1872)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
3,802

Rank #1,888

4,382
3,802

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 13.2% (Rank #1410 vs #1888)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,345

Rank #1,595

4,350
4,345

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 0.1% (Rank #1583 vs #1595)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,497

Rank #1,545

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,482

Rank #1,434

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,487

Rank #1,489

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A8-3500M Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
2
0%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,530 MHz
+24%
Clock Multiplier
10x
15x
-33.3%
L1 Cache
62 KB
125 KB
-50%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
1 MiB
+83.3%
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
35 W
46.2% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A8-3500M
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 T9400
Core Name Wolfdale Llano
Socket LGA775 BGA479, PGA478
Package FC-LGA6 µPGA
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
A8-3500M
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
A8-3500M
T9400

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
A8-3500M
Llano

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
A8-3500M
BGA479, PGA478

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
A8-3500M
µPGA

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
A8-3500M
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
A8-3500M
No

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
A8-3500M
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
A8-3500M
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
A8-3500M
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
A8-3500M
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A8-3500M
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 228 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 1,178
Manufacturer Intel --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
A8-3500M
45 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
A8-3500M
228 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
A8-3500M
1,178

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A8-3500M
--

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
A8-3500M
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A8-3500M
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 1050 MHz

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
A8-3500M
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A8-3500M
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
A8-3500M
1050 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 A8-3500M
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