Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

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
4,480

Rank #1,307

4,369
4,480

Phenom II X6 1065T wins by 2.5% (Rank #1444 vs #1307)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
4,400

Rank #1,390

4,382
4,400

Phenom II X6 1065T wins by 0.4% (Rank #1410 vs #1390)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,601

Rank #1,087

4,350
4,601

Phenom II X6 1065T wins by 5.5% (Rank #1583 vs #1087)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,569

Rank #1,078

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,598

Rank #905

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,544

Rank #1,131

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Phenom II X6 1065T Diff
Cores
2
6
-66.7%
Threads
2
6
-66.7%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,900 MHz
+12.9%
Clock Multiplier
10x
15x
-31%
L1 Cache
62 KB
125 KB
-50%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+91.5%
L3 Cache --
6 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
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Phenom II X6 1065T
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Thuban
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 Yes

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Phenom II X6 1065T
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Phenom II X6 1065T
Thuban

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Phenom II X6 1065T
Socket AM3

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Phenom II X6 1065T
µPGA

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Phenom II X6 1065T
DDR3

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Phenom II X6 1065T
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Phenom II X6 1065T
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Phenom II X6 1065T
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 346 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
Phenom II X6 1065T
45 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Phenom II X6 1065T
346 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Phenom II X6 1065T
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Phenom II X6 1065T
GlobalFoundries

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Phenom II X6 1065T
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Phenom II X6 1065T
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
AVX2
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64