Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs Intel Pentium T4400

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
4,115

Rank #1,786

4,369
4,115

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 5.8% (Rank #1444 vs #1786)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
4,014

Rank #1,758

4,382
4,014

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 8.4% (Rank #1410 vs #1758)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,267

Rank #1,855

4,350
4,267

Core 2 Duo E8600 wins by 1.9% (Rank #1583 vs #1855)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,477

Rank #1,678

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,450

Rank #1,654

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,452

Rank #1,697

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Pentium T4400 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
4
-50%
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
+50%
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
17 GB/s
-0.6%
PCIe Lanes
12
16
-25%
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 T4400
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number E8600 T6600
Core Name Wolfdale --
Socket LGA775 PGA478
Package FC-LGA6 --
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Pentium T4400
Intel

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Pentium T4400
T6600

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Pentium T4400
--

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Pentium T4400
PGA478

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Pentium T4400
--

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Pentium T4400
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Pentium T4400
No

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Pentium T4400
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Pentium T4400
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Pentium T4400
--

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Pentium T4400
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Pentium T4400
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
Pentium T4400
45 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Pentium T4400
--

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Pentium T4400
--

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Pentium T4400
--

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Pentium T4400
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Pentium T4400
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics 3000
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 1000 MHz

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Pentium T4400
HD Graphics 3000

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Pentium T4400
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Pentium T4400
1000 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Pentium T4400
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