Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

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
7,927

Rank #28

4,369
7,927

Ryzen 9 9900X wins by 44.9% (Rank #1444 vs #28)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
8,106

Rank #12

4,382
8,106

Ryzen 9 9900X wins by 45.9% (Rank #1410 vs #12)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
7,658

Rank #50

4,350
7,658

Ryzen 9 9900X wins by 43.2% (Rank #1583 vs #50)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
6,876

Rank #47

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
6,433

Rank #75

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
6,668

Rank #56

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen 9 9900X Diff
Cores
2
12
-83.3%
Threads
2
24
-91.7%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
4,400 MHz
-24.3%
Clock Multiplier
10x
44x
-77.3%
L1 Cache
62 KB
78 KB
-19.7%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
1 MiB
+83.3%
L3 Cache --
61 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
120 W
45.8% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
4 nm
91.1% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen 9 9900X
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Granite Ridge
Socket LGA775 Socket AM5
Package FC-LGA6 FC-LGA1718
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR5
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 9 9900X
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Ryzen 9 9900X
--

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Ryzen 9 9900X
Granite Ridge

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Ryzen 9 9900X
Socket AM5

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Ryzen 9 9900X
FC-LGA1718

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Ryzen 9 9900X
DDR5

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Ryzen 9 9900X
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Ryzen 9 9900X
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Ryzen 9 9900X
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Ryzen 9 9900X
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Ryzen 9 9900X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen 9 9900X
Process 45 nm 4 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 70.6 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 16,630
Manufacturer Intel TSMC
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
Ryzen 9 9900X
4 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Ryzen 9 9900X
70.6 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Ryzen 9 9900X
16,630

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Ryzen 9 9900X
TSMC

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Ryzen 9 9900X
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen 9 9900X
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Ryzen 9 9900X
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Ryzen 9 9900X
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Ryzen 9 9900X
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen 9 9900X
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX-512
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