Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250

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
4,240

Rank #1,613

4,369
4,240

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 3% (Rank #1444 vs #1613)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
4,300

Rank #1,487

4,382
4,300

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 1.9% (Rank #1410 vs #1487)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,149

Rank #2,034

4,350
4,149

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 4.6% (Rank #1583 vs #2034)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,487

Rank #1,624

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,469

Rank #1,535

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,467

Rank #1,623

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon II X2 250 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,000 MHz
+39.9%
Clock Multiplier
10x
15x
-33.3%
L1 Cache
62 KB
--
L2 Cache
6 MiB
--
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
16
-25%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
25 W
61.5% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
32 nm
28.9% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon II X2 250
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 i7-620LM
Core Name Wolfdale Regor
Socket LGA775 BGA1288
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 Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Athlon II X2 250
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Athlon II X2 250
i7-620LM

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Athlon II X2 250
Regor

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Athlon II X2 250
BGA1288

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Athlon II X2 250
µPGA

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Athlon II X2 250
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Athlon II X2 250
No

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Athlon II X2 250
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Athlon II X2 250
1x16

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Athlon II X2 250
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Athlon II X2 250
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon II X2 250
Process 45 nm 32 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 117 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
Athlon II X2 250
32 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Athlon II X2 250
117 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Athlon II X2 250
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Athlon II X2 250
--

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Athlon II X2 250
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon II X2 250
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 566 MHz

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Athlon II X2 250
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Athlon II X2 250
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Athlon II X2 250
566 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon II X2 250
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