Core 2 Duo E8600 vs Athlon 200GE

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 200GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.60
+199%
Core 2 Duo E8600
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.87

Athlon 200GE outperforms Core 2 Duo E8600 by a whopping 199% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 200GE and Core 2 Duo E8600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17212552
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.27no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency7.001.26
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date6 September 2018 (6 years ago)August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$55no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 200GE and Core 2 Duo E8600 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.33 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.33 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache192 KB64 KB
L2 cache1 MB6 MB (shared)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size209.78 mm2107 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 200GE and Core 2 Duo E8600 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 200GE and Core 2 Duo E8600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Athlon 200GE and Core 2 Duo E8600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 200GE and Core 2 Duo E8600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 200GE and Core 2 Duo E8600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 200GE and Core 2 Duo E8600.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 200GE 2.60
+199%
Core 2 Duo E8600 0.87

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 200GE 4114
+198%
Core 2 Duo E8600 1380

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon 200GE 918
+127%
Core 2 Duo E8600 404

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon 200GE 1906
+187%
Core 2 Duo E8600 663

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.60 0.87
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon 200GE has a 198.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 200GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E8600 in performance tests.


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