Turion II Ultra M600 vs Core 2 Duo T8100

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T8100
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.48
Turion II Ultra M600
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.58
+20.8%

Turion II Ultra M600 outperforms Core 2 Duo T8100 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T8100 and Turion II Ultra M600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29072822
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Turion II Ultra
Power efficiency1.301.57
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Caspian (2009)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T8100 and Turion II Ultra M600 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz3600 MHz
L2 cache3 MB2 MB
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T8100 and Turion II Ultra M600 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.

SocketBGA479,PGA478Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T8100 and Turion II Ultra M600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+
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 T8100 and Turion II Ultra M600 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 T8100 and Turion II Ultra M600 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

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 T8100 0.48
Turion II Ultra M600 0.58
+20.8%

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 T8100 770
Turion II Ultra M600 923
+19.9%

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 T8100 271
Turion II Ultra M600 292
+7.7%

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 T8100 429
Turion II Ultra M600 510
+18.9%

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 T8100 2320
+9.4%
Turion II Ultra M600 2120

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 T8100 4282
+4.4%
Turion II Ultra M600 4100

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 T8100 1878
Turion II Ultra M600 1905
+1.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.48 0.58
Recency 10 January 2008 10 September 2009

Turion II Ultra M600 has a 20.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Turion II Ultra M600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T8100 in performance tests.


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