Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs AMD Turion II Neo N40L

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
4,140

Rank #1,758

4,369
4,140

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 5.2% (Rank #1444 vs #1758)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
3,816

Rank #1,876

4,382
3,816

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 12.9% (Rank #1410 vs #1876)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,625

Rank #1,056

4,350
4,625

Turion II Neo N40L wins by 5.9% (Rank #1583 vs #1056)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

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vs
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Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

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vs
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Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

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Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Turion II Neo N40L Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
2
0%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
1,830 MHz
+45%
Clock Multiplier
10x
--
L1 Cache
62 KB
--
L2 Cache
6 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+75%
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
13 GB/s
+24.7%
PCIe Lanes
12
4
+66.7%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
34 W
47.7% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
65 nm
30.8% less

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Turion II Neo N40L
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number E8600 T5600
Core Name Wolfdale --
Socket LGA775 PBGA479, PPGA478
Package FC-LGA6 --
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3L-1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) 1x4/2x2/1x2 + 2x1/4x1
Market Segment Desktop --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Turion II Neo N40L
AMD

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Turion II Neo N40L
T5600

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Turion II Neo N40L
--

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Turion II Neo N40L
PBGA479, PPGA478

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Turion II Neo N40L
--

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Turion II Neo N40L
DDR3L-1600

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Turion II Neo N40L
No

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Turion II Neo N40L
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Turion II Neo N40L
1x4/2x2/1x2 + 2x1/4x1

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Turion II Neo N40L
--

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Turion II Neo N40L
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Turion II Neo N40L
Process 45 nm 65 nm
Die Area 107 mm² --
Transistor Count 0.00 billion --
Manufacturer Intel --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
Turion II Neo N40L
65 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Turion II Neo N40L
--

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Turion II Neo N40L
--

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Turion II Neo N40L
--

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Turion II Neo N40L
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Turion II Neo N40L
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics 400
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 500.00 MHz

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Turion II Neo N40L
HD Graphics 400

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Turion II Neo N40L
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Turion II Neo N40L
500.00 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Turion II Neo N40L
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FMA4
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TSME
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64