Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

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
4,082

Rank #1,815

4,369
4,082

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 6.6% (Rank #1444 vs #1815)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
3,960

Rank #1,788

4,382
3,960

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 9.6% (Rank #1410 vs #1788)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,264

Rank #1,864

4,350
4,264

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 2% (Rank #1583 vs #1864)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

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vs
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Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

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vs
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Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

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Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
2
0%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
3,000 MHz
+9.9%
Clock Multiplier
10x
16x
-35.5%
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
89 W
27% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
65 nm
30.8% less

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Brisbane
Socket LGA775 Socket AM2
Package FC-LGA6 µPGA
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR2
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
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
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Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Brisbane

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Socket AM2

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
µPGA

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
DDR2

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Process 45 nm 65 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 126 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel --
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
65 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
126 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
--

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon 64 X2 6000+
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon 64 X2 6000+
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
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