Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs Intel Core 5 120U

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
5,870

Rank #293

4,369
5,870

Core 5 120U wins by 25.6% (Rank #1444 vs #293)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
6,170

Rank #209

4,382
6,170

Core 5 120U wins by 29% (Rank #1410 vs #209)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
5,419

Rank #425

4,350
5,419

Core 5 120U wins by 19.7% (Rank #1583 vs #425)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
5,008

Rank #379

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,985

Rank #428

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,944

Rank #428

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Core 5 120U Diff
Cores
2
10
-80%
Threads
2
12
-83.3%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
1,400 MHz
+58%
Clock Multiplier
10x
14x
-28.6%
L1 Cache
62 KB
78 KB
-19.7%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
1 MiB
+79.2%
L3 Cache --
11 MiB
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
12
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
15 W
76.9% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
10 nm
77.8% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Core 5 120U
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Raptor Lake-U
Socket LGA775 BGA 1744
Package FC-LGA6 FC-BGA16F
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR4, DDR5
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
Core 5 120U
Intel

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Core 5 120U
--

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Core 5 120U
Raptor Lake-U

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Core 5 120U
BGA 1744

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Core 5 120U
FC-BGA16F

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Core 5 120U
DDR4, DDR5

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Core 5 120U
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Core 5 120U
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Core 5 120U
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Core 5 120U
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Core 5 120U
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Core 5 120U
Process 45 nm 10 nm
Die Area 107 mm² --
Transistor Count 0.00 billion --
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
Core 5 120U
10 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Core 5 120U
--

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Core 5 120U
--

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Core 5 120U
Intel

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Core 5 120U
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Core 5 120U
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Core 5 120U
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Core 5 120U
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Core 5 120U
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Core 5 120U
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
RdRand
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64