Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD Athlon LE-1640

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
3,906

Rank #1,959

4,369
3,906

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 10.6% (Rank #1444 vs #1959)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
3,684

Rank #1,951

4,382
3,684

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 15.9% (Rank #1410 vs #1951)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,238

Rank #1,942

4,350
4,238

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 2.6% (Rank #1583 vs #1942)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
--

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 LE-1640 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
1,200 MHz
+64%
Clock Multiplier
10x
--
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
13 GB/s
+24.7%
PCIe Lanes
12
16
-25%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
18 W
72.3% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
32 nm
28.9% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon LE-1640
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 i3-330UM
Core Name Wolfdale --
Socket LGA775 BGA1288
Package FC-LGA6 --
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3 800
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) 1x16
Market Segment Desktop --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Athlon LE-1640
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Athlon LE-1640
i3-330UM

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Athlon LE-1640
--

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Athlon LE-1640
BGA1288

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Athlon LE-1640
--

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Athlon LE-1640
DDR3 800

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Athlon LE-1640
No

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Athlon LE-1640
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Athlon LE-1640
1x16

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Athlon LE-1640
--

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Athlon LE-1640
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon LE-1640
Process 45 nm 32 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 LE-1640
32 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Athlon LE-1640
--

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Athlon LE-1640
--

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Athlon LE-1640
--

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Athlon LE-1640
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon LE-1640
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 500 MHz

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Athlon LE-1640
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Athlon LE-1640
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Athlon LE-1640
500 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Athlon LE-1640
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SEV
SHA
SIPP
SME
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TSME
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64