Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs Intel Celeron 900

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
4,069

Rank #1,836

4,369
4,069

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 6.9% (Rank #1444 vs #1836)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
3,946

Rank #1,800

4,382
3,946

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 9.9% (Rank #1410 vs #1800)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,254

Rank #1,892

4,350
4,254

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 2.2% (Rank #1583 vs #1892)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,462

Rank #1,726

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,428

Rank #1,739

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,441

Rank #1,730

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Celeron 900 Diff
Cores
2
1
+50%
Threads
2
2
0%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,200 MHz
+33.9%
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
35 W
46.2% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Celeron 900
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number E8600 900
Core Name Wolfdale --
Socket LGA775 PGA478
Package FC-LGA6 --
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3L 1066
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) 1x4
Market Segment Desktop --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Celeron 900
Intel

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Celeron 900
900

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Celeron 900
--

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Celeron 900
PGA478

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Celeron 900
--

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Celeron 900
DDR3L 1066

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Celeron 900
No

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Celeron 900
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Celeron 900
1x4

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Celeron 900
--

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Celeron 900
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Celeron 900
Process 45 nm 45 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
Celeron 900
45 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Celeron 900
--

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Celeron 900
--

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Celeron 900
--

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Celeron 900
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Celeron 900
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 756 MHz

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Celeron 900
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Celeron 900
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Celeron 900
756 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Celeron 900
3DNow!
AES
AVX2
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64