Core 2 Duo E8600: specs and benchmarks

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Core 2 Duo E8600
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.87

Core 2 Duo E8600 provides poor benchmark performance at 0.87% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

Intel started Core 2 Duo E8600 sales on August 2008. This is a Wolfdale architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3333 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is LGA775 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 memory.

Primary details

Core 2 Duo E8600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking2554
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.27of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U)
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)
Threads2
Base clock speed3.33 GHzof 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed3.33 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus rate1333 MHz
L1 cache64 KBof 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache6 MB (shared)of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache0 KBof 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography45 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size107 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cof 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ)
Number of transistors410 millionof 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8600 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1of 8 (Opteron 842)
SocketLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattof 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H)

Technologies and extensions

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

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Turbo Boost Technology-
Hyper-Threading Technology-
Idle States+
Thermal Monitoring+
Demand Based Switching-
FSB parity-

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+
EDB+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8600's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core 2 Duo E8600. Overall benchmark performance 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 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.

Core 2 Duo E8600 1376

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 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.

Core 2 Duo E8600 663

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core 2 Duo E8600's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop CPUs.


Core 2 Duo E8600 100
A4-5300 98.85

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core 2 Duo E8600 is Athlon 5150, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 5 positions in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core 2 Duo E8600:

A6-3500 102.3
Core 2 Duo E8600 100
A4-5300 98.85

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