Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs Core 2 Duo P8600

Place in the ranking	2846	423
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency	2.01	99.81
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Phoenix (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$209	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	4 nm
Die size	81 mm²	178 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	274 Million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.15V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8600 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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
Socket	BGA479,PBGA479,PGA478	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
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
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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 Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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 Ryzen Z1 Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

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

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 15.82
+2885%

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

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 25125
+2866%

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

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 2195
+684%

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

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 9692
+1971%

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

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 2336
+1880%

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

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 268
+312%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.53	15.82
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	45 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	15 Watt

Ryzen Z1 Extreme has a 2884.9% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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 Ryzen Z1 Extreme, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.