C-70 vs Core 2 Duo E8500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E8500
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.81
+305%

Core 2 Duo E8500 outperforms C-70 by a whopping 305% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8500 and C-70 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26103236
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD C-Series
Power efficiency1.182.10
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Ontario (2011−2012)
Release dateJanuary 2008 (16 years ago)1 September 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8500 and C-70 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.16 GHz1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.17 GHz1.33 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (shared)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm40 nm
Die size107 mm275 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8500 and C-70 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and C-70. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz)
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8500 and C-70 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and C-70 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and C-70. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3 Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 6290 (280 - 400 MHz)

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.

Core 2 Duo E8500 0.81
+305%
C-70 0.20

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.

Core 2 Duo E8500 1281
+307%
C-70 315

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.

Core 2 Duo E8500 389
+293%
C-70 99

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.

Core 2 Duo E8500 638
+273%
C-70 171

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.81 0.20
Chip lithography 45 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 9 Watt

Core 2 Duo E8500 has a 305% higher aggregate performance score.

C-70, on the other hand, has a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 622.2% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo E8500 is our recommended choice as it beats the C-70 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E8500 is a desktop processor while C-70 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E8500 and C-70, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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