Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD Athlon 7850

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
4,173

Rank #1,712

4,369
4,173

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 4.5% (Rank #1444 vs #1712)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
4,061

Rank #1,716

4,382
4,061

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 7.3% (Rank #1410 vs #1716)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,342

Rank #1,610

4,350
4,342

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 0.2% (Rank #1583 vs #1610)

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

--
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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vs
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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 7850 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,930 MHz
+12%
Clock Multiplier
10x
--
L1 Cache
62 KB
--
L2 Cache
6 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+50%
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
26 GB/s
-33.6%
PCIe Lanes
12
10
+16.7%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon 7850
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 E7500
Core Name Wolfdale --
Socket LGA775 LGA775
Package FC-LGA6 --
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) 4x1, 1x4, 1x2
Market Segment Desktop --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Athlon 7850
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Athlon 7850
E7500

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Athlon 7850
--

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Athlon 7850
LGA775

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Athlon 7850
--

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Athlon 7850
DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Athlon 7850
No

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Athlon 7850
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Athlon 7850
4x1, 1x4, 1x2

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Athlon 7850
--

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Athlon 7850
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon 7850
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 107 mm² --
Transistor Count 0.00 billion --
Manufacturer Intel --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
Athlon 7850
45 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Athlon 7850
--

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Athlon 7850
--

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Athlon 7850
--

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Athlon 7850
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon 7850
GPU HD Graphics HD graphics 4400
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 950 MHz

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Athlon 7850
HD graphics 4400

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Athlon 7850
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Athlon 7850
950 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon 7850
AES
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