Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD E1-1500

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
4,016

Rank #1,874

4,369
4,016

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 8.1% (Rank #1444 vs #1874)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
3,861

Rank #1,857

4,382
3,861

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 11.9% (Rank #1410 vs #1857)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,249

Rank #1,907

4,350
4,249

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 2.3% (Rank #1583 vs #1907)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,460

Rank #1,735

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,428

Rank #1,739

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,437

Rank #1,747

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 E1-1500 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
2
0%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
1,480 MHz
+55.6%
Clock Multiplier
10x
8x
+25%
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
18 W
72.3% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
40 nm
11.1% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 E1-1500
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Zacate
Socket LGA775 Socket FT1
Package FC-LGA6 BGA2
Memory Type DDR3 1066 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
E1-1500
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
E1-1500
--

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
E1-1500
Zacate

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
E1-1500
Socket FT1

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
E1-1500
BGA2

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
E1-1500
DDR3

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
E1-1500
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
E1-1500
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
E1-1500
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
E1-1500
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
E1-1500
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 E1-1500
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
E1-1500
40 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
E1-1500
75 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
E1-1500
--

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
E1-1500
--

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
E1-1500
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 E1-1500
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
E1-1500
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
E1-1500
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
E1-1500
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 E1-1500
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
AVX2
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
PowerNow!
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64