Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs Intel Core i7-875K

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
4,439

Rank #1,345

4,369
4,439

Core i7-875K wins by 1.6% (Rank #1444 vs #1345)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
4,404

Rank #1,385

4,382
4,404

Core i7-875K wins by 0.5% (Rank #1410 vs #1385)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,491

Rank #1,243

4,350
4,491

Core i7-875K wins by 3.1% (Rank #1583 vs #1243)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,608

Rank #945

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,579

Rank #961

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,584

Rank #1,003

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Core i7-875K Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
2
8
-75%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,933 MHz
+11.9%
Clock Multiplier
10x
22x
-54.5%
L1 Cache
62 KB
62 KB
0%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+95.7%
L3 Cache --
8 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
95 W
31.6% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Core i7-875K
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Lynnfield
Socket LGA775 Socket 1156
Package FC-LGA6 FC-LGA8
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2.0 --
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Core i7-875K
Intel

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Core i7-875K
--

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Core i7-875K
Lynnfield

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Core i7-875K
Socket 1156

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Core i7-875K
FC-LGA8

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Core i7-875K
DDR3

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Core i7-875K
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Core i7-875K
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Core i7-875K
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Core i7-875K
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Core i7-875K
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Core i7-875K
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 296 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
Core i7-875K
45 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Core i7-875K
296 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Core i7-875K
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Core i7-875K
Intel

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Core i7-875K
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Core i7-875K
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Core i7-875K
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Core i7-875K
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Core i7-875K
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Core i7-875K
AES
AVX2
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64