Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD A8-3520M

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
3,993

Rank #1,894

4,369
3,993

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 8.6% (Rank #1444 vs #1894)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
3,756

Rank #1,917

4,382
3,756

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 14.3% (Rank #1410 vs #1917)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,348

Rank #1,591

4,350
4,348

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 0% (Rank #1583 vs #1591)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,500

Rank #1,529

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 A8-3520M Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
2
0%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,800 MHz
+15.9%
Clock Multiplier
10x
16x
-37.5%
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
+75%
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
17 GB/s
-0.6%
PCIe Lanes
12
1
+91.7%
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 A8-3520M
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 T9600
Core Name Wolfdale Llano
Socket LGA775 BGA479, PGA478
Package FC-LGA6 µPGA
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) 1x16
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A8-3520M
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
A8-3520M
T9600

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
A8-3520M
Llano

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
A8-3520M
BGA479, PGA478

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
A8-3520M
µPGA

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
A8-3520M
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
A8-3520M
No

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
A8-3520M
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
A8-3520M
1x16

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
A8-3520M
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
A8-3520M
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A8-3520M
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
A8-3520M
45 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
A8-3520M
228 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
A8-3520M
1,178

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A8-3520M
--

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
A8-3520M
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A8-3520M
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 667 MHz

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
A8-3520M
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A8-3520M
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
A8-3520M
667 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 A8-3520M
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