Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs Intel Pentium P6100

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
4,158

Rank #1,735

4,369
4,158

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 4.8% (Rank #1444 vs #1735)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
4,067

Rank #1,709

4,382
4,067

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 7.2% (Rank #1410 vs #1709)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,295

Rank #1,770

4,350
4,295

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 1.3% (Rank #1583 vs #1770)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,486

Rank #1,633

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,446

Rank #1,672

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,467

Rank #1,623

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Pentium P6100 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
2
0%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,000 MHz
+39.9%
Clock Multiplier
10x
15x
-33.3%
L1 Cache
62 KB
62 KB
0%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+95.7%
L3 Cache --
3 MiB
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
32 nm
28.9% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Pentium P6100
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number E8600 P6100
Core Name Wolfdale Arrandale
Socket LGA775 PGA988
Package FC-LGA6 rPGA
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 Mobile
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Pentium P6100
Intel

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Pentium P6100
P6100

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Pentium P6100
Arrandale

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Pentium P6100
PGA988

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Pentium P6100
rPGA

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Pentium P6100
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Pentium P6100
No

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Pentium P6100
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Pentium P6100
1x16

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Pentium P6100
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Pentium P6100
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Pentium P6100
Process 45 nm 32 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 81 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 P6100
32 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Pentium P6100
81 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Pentium P6100
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Pentium P6100
Intel

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Pentium P6100
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Pentium P6100
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 667 MHz

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Pentium P6100
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Pentium P6100
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Pentium P6100
667 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Pentium P6100
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