Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD Athlon II X2 B24

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
4,241

Rank #1,611

4,369
4,241

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 2.9% (Rank #1444 vs #1611)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
4,199

Rank #1,575

4,382
4,199

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 4.2% (Rank #1410 vs #1575)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,305

Rank #1,742

4,350
4,305

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 1% (Rank #1583 vs #1742)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,483

Rank #1,648

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,467

Rank #1,550

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,466

Rank #1,629

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon II X2 B24 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
3,060 MHz
+8.1%
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
12
0%
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 II X2 B24
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 E7600
Core Name Wolfdale --
Socket LGA775 LGA775
Package FC-LGA6 --
Memory Type DDR3 1066 LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Market Segment Desktop --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Athlon II X2 B24
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Athlon II X2 B24
E7600

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Athlon II X2 B24
--

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Athlon II X2 B24
LGA775

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Athlon II X2 B24
--

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Athlon II X2 B24
LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Athlon II X2 B24
No

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Athlon II X2 B24
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Athlon II X2 B24
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Athlon II X2 B24
--

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Athlon II X2 B24
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon II X2 B24
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 II X2 B24
45 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Athlon II X2 B24
--

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Athlon II X2 B24
--

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Athlon II X2 B24
--

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Athlon II X2 B24
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon II X2 B24
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics 5300
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 800 MHz

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Athlon II X2 B24
HD Graphics 5300

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Athlon II X2 B24
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Athlon II X2 B24
800 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon II X2 B24
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