Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Pro A8-8600B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A8-8600B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.38
+138%
Core 2 Duo E6600
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.58

Pro A8-8600B outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by a whopping 138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pro A8-8600B and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22212808
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD CarrizoCore 2 Duo (Desktop)
Power efficiency3.730.84
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Conroe (2006−2007)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pro A8-8600B and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rateno data1066 MHz
L2 cache2048 KBno data
Chip lithography28 nm65 nm
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pro A8-8600B and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 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.

SocketFP4no data
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0no data
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-2133no data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R6 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count6no data
Number of pipelines384no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A8-8600B and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600.

PCIe version3.0no 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.

Pro A8-8600B 1.38
+138%
Core 2 Duo E6600 0.58

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.

Pro A8-8600B 2190
+138%
Core 2 Duo E6600 919

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.

Pro A8-8600B 440
+67.3%
Core 2 Duo E6600 263

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.

Pro A8-8600B 1011
+141%
Core 2 Duo E6600 420

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.

Pro A8-8600B 2111
Core 2 Duo E6600 2462
+16.6%

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.

Pro A8-8600B 5885
+25.3%
Core 2 Duo E6600 4698

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.

Pro A8-8600B 18.78
+92.8%
Core 2 Duo E6600 36.2

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.

Pro A8-8600B 2
+61.5%
Core 2 Duo E6600 1

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Pro A8-8600B 181
+54.7%
Core 2 Duo E6600 117

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.

Pro A8-8600B 69
+11.3%
Core 2 Duo E6600 62

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Pro A8-8600B 1.3
+665%
Core 2 Duo E6600 0.2

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Pro A8-8600B 14
+70.5%
Core 2 Duo E6600 8

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Pro A8-8600B 68
+57.7%
Core 2 Duo E6600 43

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Pro A8-8600B 1330
+13.4%
Core 2 Duo E6600 1173

Geekbench 2

Pro A8-8600B 4720
+62.9%
Core 2 Duo E6600 2898

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.38 0.58
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 65 Watt

Pro A8-8600B has a 137.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 441.7% lower power consumption.

The Pro A8-8600B is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pro A8-8600B is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E6600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pro A8-8600B and Core 2 Duo E6600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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