Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs Intel Xeon E3-1225

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
4,544

Rank #1,241

4,369
4,544

Xeon E3-1225 wins by 3.9% (Rank #1444 vs #1241)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,382

Rank #1,410

vs
4,556

Rank #1,244

4,382
4,556

Xeon E3-1225 wins by 3.8% (Rank #1410 vs #1244)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,350

Rank #1,583

vs
4,526

Rank #1,182

4,350
4,526

Xeon E3-1225 wins by 3.9% (Rank #1583 vs #1182)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,594

Rank #975

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,573

Rank #983

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,596

Rank #971

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Xeon E3-1225 Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
3,100 MHz
+6.9%
Clock Multiplier
10x
31x
-67.7%
L1 Cache
62 KB
62 KB
0%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+95.7%
L3 Cache --
6 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
32 nm
28.9% more

General Information

Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Xeon E3-1225
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Wolfdale Sandy Bridge
Socket LGA775 Socket 1155
Package FC-LGA6 FC-LGA10
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2.0 --
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) --
Market Segment Desktop Server
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Xeon E3-1225
Intel

Model Number

Core 2 Duo E8600
E8600
Xeon E3-1225
--

Core Name

Core 2 Duo E8600
Wolfdale
Xeon E3-1225
Sandy Bridge

Socket

Core 2 Duo E8600
LGA775
Xeon E3-1225
Socket 1155

Package

Core 2 Duo E8600
FC-LGA6
Xeon E3-1225
FC-LGA10

Memory Type

Core 2 Duo E8600
DDR3 1066
Xeon E3-1225
DDR3

ECC Support

Core 2 Duo E8600
No
Xeon E3-1225
--

PCIe Revision

Core 2 Duo E8600
2.0
Xeon E3-1225
--

PCIe Configuration

Core 2 Duo E8600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Xeon E3-1225
--

Market Segment

Core 2 Duo E8600
Desktop
Xeon E3-1225
Server

Locked Multiplier

Core 2 Duo E8600
Yes
Xeon E3-1225
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Xeon E3-1225
Process 45 nm 32 nm
Die Area 107 mm² 216 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 1,160
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core 2 Duo E8600
45 nm
Xeon E3-1225
32 nm

Die Area

Core 2 Duo E8600
107 mm²
Xeon E3-1225
216 mm²

Transistor Count

Core 2 Duo E8600
0.00 billion
Xeon E3-1225
1,160

Manufacturer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Xeon E3-1225
Intel

Word Size

Core 2 Duo E8600
64-bit
Xeon E3-1225
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core 2 Duo E8600 Xeon E3-1225
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Core 2 Duo E8600
HD Graphics
Xeon E3-1225
--

GPU Designer

Core 2 Duo E8600
Intel
Xeon E3-1225
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core 2 Duo E8600
1000 MHz
Xeon E3-1225
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core 2 Duo E8600 Xeon E3-1225
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64