Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD C-70

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
3,829

Rank #2,005

4,369
3,829

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 12.4% (Rank #1444 vs #2005)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
3,568

Rank #1,995

4,382
3,568

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 18.6% (Rank #1410 vs #1995)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,220

Rank #1,985

4,350
4,220

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 3% (Rank #1583 vs #1985)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,458

Rank #1,747

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,425

Rank #1,748

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,436

Rank #1,751

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 C-70 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
2
0%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
1,000 MHz
+70%
Clock Multiplier
10x
5x
+50%
L1 Cache
62 KB
62 KB
0%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+91.5%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
12
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
9 W
86.2% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
40 nm
11.1% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 C-70
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Ontario
Socket LGA775 Socket FT1
Package FC-LGA6
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2.0 --
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
C-70
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
C-70
--

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
C-70
Ontario

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
C-70
Socket FT1

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
C-70

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
C-70
DDR3

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
C-70
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
C-70
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
C-70
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
C-70
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
C-70
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 C-70
Process 45 nm 40 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 75 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion --
Manufacturer Intel --
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
C-70
40 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
C-70
75 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
C-70
--

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
C-70
--

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
C-70
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 C-70
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
C-70
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
C-70
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
C-70
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 C-70
AES
AMD-V
AVX2
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64