Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD A8-6500B

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
4,343

Rank #1,476

4,369
4,343

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 0.6% (Rank #1444 vs #1476)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
4,311

Rank #1,477

4,382
4,311

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 1.6% (Rank #1410 vs #1477)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,391

Rank #1,477

4,350
4,391

A8-6500B wins by 0.9% (Rank #1583 vs #1477)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,555

Rank #1,141

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,503

Rank #1,311

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,503

Rank #1,385

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A8-6500B Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
3,500 MHz
-4.9%
Clock Multiplier
10x
35x
-71.4%
L1 Cache
62 KB
--
L2 Cache
6 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
12
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
32 nm
28.9% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A8-6500B
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Richland
Socket LGA775 Socket FM2
Package FC-LGA6 µPGA
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2.0 --
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A8-6500B
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
A8-6500B
--

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
A8-6500B
Richland

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
A8-6500B
Socket FM2

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
A8-6500B
µPGA

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
A8-6500B
DDR3

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
A8-6500B
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
A8-6500B
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
A8-6500B
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
A8-6500B
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
A8-6500B
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A8-6500B
Process 45 nm 32 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 246 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 1,303
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
A8-6500B
32 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
A8-6500B
246 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
A8-6500B
1,303

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A8-6500B
GlobalFoundries

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
A8-6500B
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A8-6500B
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
A8-6500B
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A8-6500B
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
A8-6500B
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 A8-6500B
3DNow!
ABM
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
CLMUL
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FMA4
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
PowerNow!
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBM
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XOP
vPro
x86-64