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| Intel Core2 Duo E6600 vs AMD Phenom X3 8750 |
Released July, 2006
Intel Core2 Duo E6600
- 2.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E6600
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.49 GHz |
![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.45 GHz | ![]() | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year |
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Released April, 2008
AMD Phenom X3 8750
- 2.4 GHz
- Tri core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD Phenom X3 8750
![]() | More cores 3 | ![]() | More threads 3 |
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 71 °C | ![]() | Newer Apr, 2008 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 77.19W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
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Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.49 GHz | vs | 2.98 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.45 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | More than 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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More cores | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
More threads | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more threads | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 71 °C | vs | 60.1 °C | Around 20% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Newer | Apr, 2008 | vs | Jul, 2006 | Release date over 1 years later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E6600 vs Phenom X3 8750
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E6600
2,322
Phenom X3 8750
3,210
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E6600
1,276
Phenom X3 8750
1,136
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E6600
102,200 MB/s
Phenom X3 8750
89,050 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E6600
2,163
Phenom X3 8750
3,001
GeekBench
Core2 Duo E6600
4,006
Phenom X3 8750
3,525
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core2 Duo E6600
1,884
Phenom X3 8750
2,072
PassMark (Single Core)
Core2 Duo E6600
1,257
Phenom X3 8750
1,637
Reviews Word on the street
Core2 Duo E6600 | vs | Phenom X3 8750 | ||
![]() | 8.0 | 7.0 |
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E6600 | vs | Phenom X3 8750 |
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Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Tri core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 775 | |||
AM2+ | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 65W | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.7 pt/W | 1.26 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 77.19W |
details | Core2 Duo E6600 | vs | Phenom X3 8750 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 3 | |
L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 0.67 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 65 nm | 65 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.5V | 1.05 - 1.25V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 60.1°C | Unknown - 71°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.49 GHz | 2.98 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.45 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.49 GHz | 2.98 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | None | |
Label | N/A | N/A | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
bus | |||
Clock speed | 1,066 MHz | 1,800 MHz |
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