Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD FX-8800P

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
4,424

Rank #1,365

4,369
4,424

FX-8800P wins by 1.2% (Rank #1444 vs #1365)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
4,420

Rank #1,372

4,382
4,420

FX-8800P wins by 0.9% (Rank #1410 vs #1372)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,431

Rank #1,379

4,350
4,431

FX-8800P wins by 1.8% (Rank #1583 vs #1379)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,554

Rank #1,148

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,518

Rank #1,219

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,522

Rank #1,248

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 FX-8800P Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,100 MHz
+36.9%
Clock Multiplier
10x
21x
-52.4%
L1 Cache
62 KB
--
L2 Cache
6 MiB
1 MiB
+83.3%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
12
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
15 W
76.9% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
28 nm
37.8% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 FX-8800P
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Carrizo
Socket LGA775 Socket FP4
Package FC-LGA6 FC-BGA
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
FX-8800P
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
FX-8800P
--

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
FX-8800P
Carrizo

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
FX-8800P
Socket FP4

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
FX-8800P
FC-BGA

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
FX-8800P
DDR3

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
FX-8800P
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
FX-8800P
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
FX-8800P
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
FX-8800P
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
FX-8800P
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 FX-8800P
Process 45 nm 28 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 250 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 3,100
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
FX-8800P
28 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
FX-8800P
250 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
FX-8800P
3,100

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
FX-8800P
GlobalFoundries

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
FX-8800P
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 FX-8800P
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
FX-8800P
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
FX-8800P
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
FX-8800P
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 FX-8800P
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FMA4
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
Secure Key
TBM
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XOP
vPro
x86-64