Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD FX-4170

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
4,717

Rank #1,089

4,369
4,717

FX-4170 wins by 7.4% (Rank #1444 vs #1089)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
4,895

Rank #1,009

4,382
4,895

FX-4170 wins by 10.5% (Rank #1410 vs #1009)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,449

Rank #1,325

4,350
4,449

FX-4170 wins by 2.2% (Rank #1583 vs #1325)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

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vs
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Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

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vs
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Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

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Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 FX-4170 Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
4,200 MHz
-20.7%
Clock Multiplier
10x
21x
-52.4%
L1 Cache
62 KB
--
L2 Cache
6 MiB
--
L3 Cache --
8 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
125 W
48% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
32 nm
28.9% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 FX-4170
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Zambezi
Socket LGA775 Socket AM3+
Package FC-LGA6 µPGA
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 No

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
FX-4170
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
FX-4170
--

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
FX-4170
Zambezi

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
FX-4170
Socket AM3+

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
FX-4170
µPGA

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
FX-4170
DDR3

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
FX-4170
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
FX-4170
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
FX-4170
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
FX-4170
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
FX-4170
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 FX-4170
Process 45 nm 32 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 315 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 1,200
Manufacturer Intel --
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
FX-4170
32 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
FX-4170
315 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
FX-4170
1,200

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
FX-4170
--

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
FX-4170
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 FX-4170
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
FX-4170
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
FX-4170
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
FX-4170
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 FX-4170
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
CLMUL
EIST
EPT
FMA
FMA4
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XOP
vPro
x86-64