Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

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
5,927

Rank #274

4,369
5,927

Ryzen 9 5980HX wins by 26.3% (Rank #1444 vs #274)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
6,077

Rank #244

4,382
6,077

Ryzen 9 5980HX wins by 27.9% (Rank #1410 vs #244)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
5,702

Rank #317

4,350
5,702

Ryzen 9 5980HX wins by 23.7% (Rank #1583 vs #317)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
5,206

Rank #270

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
5,383

Rank #239

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
5,157

Rank #309

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen 9 5980HX Diff
Cores
2
8
-75%
Threads
2
16
-87.5%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
3,300 MHz
+0.9%
Clock Multiplier
10x
33x
-69.7%
L1 Cache
62 KB
62 KB
0%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+91.5%
L3 Cache --
15 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
45 W
30.8% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
7 nm
84.4% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen 9 5980HX
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Cezanne
Socket LGA775 Socket FP6
Package FC-LGA6 FP6
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR4
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2.0 --
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Ryzen 9 5980HX
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Ryzen 9 5980HX
--

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Ryzen 9 5980HX
Cezanne

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Ryzen 9 5980HX
Socket FP6

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Ryzen 9 5980HX
FP6

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Ryzen 9 5980HX
DDR4

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Ryzen 9 5980HX
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Ryzen 9 5980HX
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Ryzen 9 5980HX
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Ryzen 9 5980HX
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Ryzen 9 5980HX
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen 9 5980HX
Process 45 nm 7 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 180 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 10,700
Manufacturer Intel TSMC
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
Ryzen 9 5980HX
7 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Ryzen 9 5980HX
180 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Ryzen 9 5980HX
10,700

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Ryzen 9 5980HX
TSMC

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Ryzen 9 5980HX
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen 9 5980HX
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Ryzen 9 5980HX
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Ryzen 9 5980HX
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Ryzen 9 5980HX
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen 9 5980HX
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
vPro
x86-64