Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs Intel Pentium E6300

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
4,254

Rank #1,586

4,369
4,254

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 2.6% (Rank #1444 vs #1586)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
4,224

Rank #1,552

4,382
4,224

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 3.6% (Rank #1410 vs #1552)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,299

Rank #1,755

4,350
4,299

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 1.2% (Rank #1583 vs #1755)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,487

Rank #1,624

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,464

Rank #1,572

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,460

Rank #1,662

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Pentium E6300 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
2
0%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,800 MHz
+15.9%
Clock Multiplier
10x
11x
-4.8%
L1 Cache
62 KB
62 KB
0%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
2 MiB
+66.7%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+75%
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
17 GB/s
-0.6%
PCIe Lanes
12
1
+91.7%
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 Pentium E6300
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number E8600 T9600
Core Name Wolfdale Wolfdale
Socket LGA775 BGA479, PGA478
Package FC-LGA6 FC-LGA8
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) 1x16
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Pentium E6300
Intel

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Pentium E6300
T9600

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Pentium E6300
Wolfdale

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Pentium E6300
BGA479, PGA478

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Pentium E6300
FC-LGA8

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Pentium E6300
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Pentium E6300
No

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Pentium E6300
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Pentium E6300
1x16

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Pentium E6300
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Pentium E6300
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Pentium E6300
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 82 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
Pentium E6300
45 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Pentium E6300
82 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Pentium E6300
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Pentium E6300
Intel

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Pentium E6300
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Pentium E6300
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 667 MHz

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Pentium E6300
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Pentium E6300
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Pentium E6300
667 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Pentium E6300
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