Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD Athlon II X2 280

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
4,330

Rank #1,485

4,369
4,330

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 0.9% (Rank #1444 vs #1485)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
4,337

Rank #1,455

4,382
4,337

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 1% (Rank #1410 vs #1455)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,320

Rank #1,685

4,350
4,320

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 0.7% (Rank #1583 vs #1685)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,495

Rank #1,570

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,484

Rank #1,426

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,473

Rank #1,577

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon II X2 280 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
2
0%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
3,600 MHz
-7.5%
Clock Multiplier
10x
18x
-44.4%
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
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon II X2 280
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Regor
Socket LGA775 Socket AM3
Package FC-LGA6 µPGA
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR2, 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
Athlon II X2 280
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Athlon II X2 280
--

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Athlon II X2 280
Regor

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Athlon II X2 280
Socket AM3

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Athlon II X2 280
µPGA

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Athlon II X2 280
DDR2, DDR3

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Athlon II X2 280
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Athlon II X2 280
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Athlon II X2 280
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Athlon II X2 280
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Athlon II X2 280
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon II X2 280
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 117 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel --
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
Athlon II X2 280
45 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Athlon II X2 280
117 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Athlon II X2 280
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Athlon II X2 280
--

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Athlon II X2 280
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon II X2 280
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Athlon II X2 280
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Athlon II X2 280
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Athlon II X2 280
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon II X2 280
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