Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs Intel Atom D2550

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
3,871

Rank #1,980

4,369
3,871

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 11.4% (Rank #1444 vs #1980)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
3,613

Rank #1,975

4,382
3,613

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 17.5% (Rank #1410 vs #1975)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,259

Rank #1,876

4,350
4,259

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 2.1% (Rank #1583 vs #1876)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,460

Rank #1,735

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,436

Rank #1,712

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 Atom D2550 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
1,867 MHz
+43.9%
Clock Multiplier
10x
15x
-33.3%
L1 Cache
62 KB
62 KB
0%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+91.5%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
12
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
10 W
84.6% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
32 nm
28.9% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Atom D2550
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Cedarview
Socket LGA775 BGA 437
Package FC-LGA6 FC-BGA12F
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2.0 --
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Atom D2550
Intel

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Atom D2550
--

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Atom D2550
Cedarview

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Atom D2550
BGA 437

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Atom D2550
FC-BGA12F

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Atom D2550
DDR3

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Atom D2550
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Atom D2550
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Atom D2550
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Atom D2550
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Atom D2550
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Atom D2550
Process 45 nm 32 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 66 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
Atom D2550
32 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Atom D2550
66 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Atom D2550
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Atom D2550
Intel

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Atom D2550
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Atom D2550
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Atom D2550
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Atom D2550
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Atom D2550
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Atom D2550
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512_VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64