A8-3520M vs Core 2 Duo P8600

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P8600
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.53
A8-3520M
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.91
+71.7%

A8-3520M outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8600 and A8-3520M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28582543
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD A-Series
Power efficiency2.012.46
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)20 December 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8600 and A8-3520M 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size81 mm2228 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors274 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8600 and A8-3520M 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA479,PBGA479,PGA478FS1
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and A8-3520M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8600 and A8-3520M 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 P8600 and A8-3520M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and A8-3520M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 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 P8600 0.53
A8-3520M 0.91
+71.7%

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 P8600 849
A8-3520M 1441
+69.7%

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 P8600 280
+9.8%
A8-3520M 255

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 P8600 468
A8-3520M 687
+46.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo P8600 2618
+49%
A8-3520M 1757

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo P8600 4910
A8-3520M 5676
+15.6%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo P8600 2155
A8-3520M 2483
+15.2%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo P8600 34.63
A8-3520M 22.43
+54.4%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Core 2 Duo P8600 1
A8-3520M 2
+46.7%

Geekbench 2

Core 2 Duo P8600 3466
A8-3520M 3501
+1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 0.91
Recency 15 July 2008 20 December 2011
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo P8600 has 40% lower power consumption.

A8-3520M, on the other hand, has a 71.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The A8-3520M is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P8600 in performance tests.


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