Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

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
6,255

Rank #165

4,369
6,255

Ryzen 7 5700X wins by 30.2% (Rank #1444 vs #165)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
6,398

Rank #136

4,382
6,398

Ryzen 7 5700X wins by 31.5% (Rank #1410 vs #136)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
6,040

Rank #227

4,350
6,040

Ryzen 7 5700X wins by 28% (Rank #1583 vs #227)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
5,388

Rank #211

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
5,445

Rank #213

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
5,313

Rank #235

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen 7 5700X Diff
Cores
2
8
-75%
Threads
2
16
-87.5%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
3,400 MHz
-2.1%
Clock Multiplier
10x
34x
-70.6%
L1 Cache
62 KB
62 KB
0%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+91.5%
L3 Cache --
31 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
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
7 nm
84.4% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen 7 5700X
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Vermeer
Socket LGA775 Socket AM4
Package FC-LGA6 µOPGA-1331
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel
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
Ryzen 7 5700X
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Ryzen 7 5700X
--

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Ryzen 7 5700X
Vermeer

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Ryzen 7 5700X
Socket AM4

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Ryzen 7 5700X
µOPGA-1331

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Ryzen 7 5700X
DDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Ryzen 7 5700X
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Ryzen 7 5700X
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Ryzen 7 5700X
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Ryzen 7 5700X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen 7 5700X
Process 45 nm 7 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 81 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 4,150
Manufacturer Intel TSMC
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
Ryzen 7 5700X
7 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Ryzen 7 5700X
81 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Ryzen 7 5700X
4,150

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Ryzen 7 5700X
TSMC

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Ryzen 7 5700X
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen 7 5700X
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Ryzen 7 5700X
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Ryzen 7 5700X
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Ryzen 7 5700X
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen 7 5700X
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-64