Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD Sempron 2650

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
3,932

Rank #1,941

4,369
3,932

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 10% (Rank #1444 vs #1941)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
3,714

Rank #1,938

4,382
3,714

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 15.2% (Rank #1410 vs #1938)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,258

Rank #1,881

4,350
4,258

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 2.1% (Rank #1583 vs #1881)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,464

Rank #1,716

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,430

Rank #1,731

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,445

Rank #1,718

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Sempron 2650 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
2
0%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
1,450 MHz
+56.5%
Clock Multiplier
10x
15x
-31%
L1 Cache
62 KB
62 KB
0%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
1 MiB
+83.3%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
12
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
25 W
61.5% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
28 nm
37.8% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Sempron 2650
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Kabini
Socket LGA775 Socket AM1
Package FC-LGA6 µOPGA-721
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
Sempron 2650
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Sempron 2650
--

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Sempron 2650
Kabini

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Sempron 2650
Socket AM1

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Sempron 2650
µOPGA-721

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Sempron 2650
DDR3

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Sempron 2650
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Sempron 2650
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Sempron 2650
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Sempron 2650
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Sempron 2650
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Sempron 2650
Process 45 nm 28 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 107 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion --
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
Sempron 2650
28 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Sempron 2650
107 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Sempron 2650
--

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Sempron 2650
GlobalFoundries

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Sempron 2650
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Sempron 2650
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Sempron 2650
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Sempron 2650
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Sempron 2650
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Sempron 2650
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
PowerNow!
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64