Core m3-6Y30 vs Core 2 Duo P8600

Place in the ranking	2844	2230
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Core m3
Power efficiency	2.04	28.69
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Skylake-Y (2015)
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$209	$281

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Core m3-6Y30 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	0.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	1066 MHz	4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	9
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	81 mm²	98.57 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	274 Million	1750 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.15V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8600 and Core m3-6Y30 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	no data	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	BGA479,PBGA479,PGA478	FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	4.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Core m3-6Y30. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Core m3-6Y30 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Core m3-6Y30 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Core m3-6Y30. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics 515
Max video memory	no data	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	850 MHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo P8600 and Core m3-6Y30 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Core m3-6Y30 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Core m3-6Y30 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Core m3-6Y30.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	10

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 0.54

m3-6Y30 1.37
+154%

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 847

m3-6Y30 2169
+156%

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

m3-6Y30 3388
+29.4%

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

m3-6Y30 7158
+45.8%

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

m3-6Y30 2780
+29%

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

m3-6Y30 24.1
+43.7%

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

m3-6Y30 2
+66.4%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Core 2 Duo P8600 118

m3-6Y30 204
+72.9%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Core 2 Duo P8600 65

m3-6Y30 86
+31.5%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Core 2 Duo P8600 2302

m3-6Y30 4498
+95.4%

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Core 2 Duo P8600 1248

m3-6Y30 2420
+93.9%

Geekbench 2

Core 2 Duo P8600 3466

m3-6Y30 5417
+56.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.54	1.37
Recency	15 July 2008	1 September 2015
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	4 Watt

m3-6Y30 has a 153.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 525% lower power consumption.

The Core m3-6Y30 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P8600 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P8600 and Core m3-6Y30, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.