Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs Intel Atom D525

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
3,850

Rank #1,992

4,369
3,850

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 11.9% (Rank #1444 vs #1992)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
3,585

Rank #1,980

4,382
3,585

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 18.2% (Rank #1410 vs #1980)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,248

Rank #1,911

4,350
4,248

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 2.3% (Rank #1583 vs #1911)

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
4,432

Rank #1,722

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,443

Rank #1,726

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Atom D525 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
1,800 MHz
+45.9%
Clock Multiplier
10x
14x
-28.6%
L1 Cache
62 KB
62 KB
0%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+91.5%
Memory Channels
2
1
+50%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+87.5%
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
6 GB/s
+62.4%
PCIe Lanes
12
4
+66.7%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
13 W
80% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Atom D525
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number E8600 D525
Core Name Wolfdale Pineview
Socket LGA775 FCBGA559
Package FC-LGA6 FC-BGA12F
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3 800 (SODIMM only); DDR2 667/800
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 Mobile
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Atom D525
Intel

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Atom D525
D525

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Atom D525
Pineview

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Atom D525
FCBGA559

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Atom D525
FC-BGA12F

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Atom D525
DDR3 800 (SODIMM only); DDR2 667/800

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Atom D525
No

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Atom D525
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Atom D525
1x4/2x2/1x2 + 2x1/4x1

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Atom D525
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Atom D525
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Atom D525
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 66 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
Atom D525
45 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Atom D525
66 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Atom D525
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Atom D525
Intel

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Atom D525
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Atom D525
GPU HD Graphics Integrated
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 756 MHz

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Atom D525
Integrated

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Atom D525
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Atom D525
756 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Atom D525
AES
ATT
AVX
AVX2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
FMA
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MWT
NX
Protected
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64