PRO A8-9600B vs Core 2 Duo E8600

Place in the ranking	2570	2190
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	1.27	9.09
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	August 2008 (16 years ago)	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8600 and PRO A8-9600B 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.33 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.33 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	no data
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	2048 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	107 mm²	250 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8600 and PRO A8-9600B 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	LGA775	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and PRO A8-9600B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	AVX
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
RAID	-	+
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 E8600 and PRO A8-9600B 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 E8600 and PRO A8-9600B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and PRO A8-9600B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3, DDR4
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E8600 and PRO A8-9600B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and PRO A8-9600B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and PRO A8-9600B.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

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 E8600 0.87

PRO A8-9600B 1.44
+65.5%

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 1378

PRO A8-9600B 2292
+66.3%

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

PRO A8-9600B 419
+3.7%

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

PRO A8-9600B 1038
+56.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.87	1.44
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

PRO A8-9600B has a 65.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The PRO A8-9600B is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E8600 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E8600 is a desktop processor while PRO A8-9600B is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E8600 and PRO A8-9600B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.