Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD A8 PRO-7600B

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
4,391

Rank #1,413

4,369
4,391

A8 PRO-7600B wins by 0.5% (Rank #1444 vs #1413)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
4,376

Rank #1,414

4,382
4,376

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 0.1% (Rank #1410 vs #1414)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,414

Rank #1,423

4,350
4,414

A8 PRO-7600B wins by 1.4% (Rank #1583 vs #1423)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,569

Rank #1,078

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,532

Rank #1,143

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,525

Rank #1,240

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A8 PRO-7600B Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
3,100 MHz
+6.9%
Clock Multiplier
10x
31x
-67.7%
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
28 nm
37.8% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A8 PRO-7600B
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Kaveri
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 No

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A8 PRO-7600B
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
A8 PRO-7600B
--

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
A8 PRO-7600B
Kaveri

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
A8 PRO-7600B
Socket FM2+

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
A8 PRO-7600B
µPGA

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
A8 PRO-7600B
DDR3

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
A8 PRO-7600B
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
A8 PRO-7600B
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
A8 PRO-7600B
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
A8 PRO-7600B
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
A8 PRO-7600B
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A8 PRO-7600B
Process 45 nm 28 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 245 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 2,411
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
A8 PRO-7600B
28 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
A8 PRO-7600B
245 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
A8 PRO-7600B
2,411

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A8 PRO-7600B
GlobalFoundries

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
A8 PRO-7600B
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 A8 PRO-7600B
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
A8 PRO-7600B
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
A8 PRO-7600B
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
A8 PRO-7600B
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 A8 PRO-7600B
3DNow!
ABM
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
CLMUL
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FMA4
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBM
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XOP
vPro
x86-64