Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

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
8,724

Rank #5

4,369
8,724

Ryzen Threadripper 7980X wins by 49.9% (Rank #1444 vs #5)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
7,389

Rank #43

4,382
7,389

Ryzen Threadripper 7980X wins by 40.7% (Rank #1410 vs #43)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
10,726

Rank #4

4,350
10,726

Ryzen Threadripper 7980X wins by 59.4% (Rank #1583 vs #4)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
12,739

Rank #4

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
13,476

Rank #3

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
11,327

Rank #5

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen Threadripper 7980X Diff
Cores
2
64
-96.9%
Threads
2
128
-98.4%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
3,200 MHz
+3.9%
Clock Multiplier
10x
32x
-68.8%
L1 Cache
62 KB
62 KB
0%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
1 MiB
+83.3%
L3 Cache --
244 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
350 W
81.4% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
5 nm
88.9% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Storm Peak
Socket LGA775 Socket sTR5
Package FC-LGA6 FC-LGA4844
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 Threadripper 7980X
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
--

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
Storm Peak

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
Socket sTR5

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
FC-LGA4844

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
DDR5

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
Process 45 nm 5 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 8x mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 52,560
Manufacturer Intel TSMC
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
5 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
8x mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
52,560

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
TSMC

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
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