Intel Core2 Duo E8500 vs AMD Athlon II X3 450 |
Released January, 2008
Intel Core2 Duo E8500
- 3.16 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E8500
 | Much more l2 cache 6 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 3 MB/core |
| | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W | | Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year |
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Released September, 2010
AMD Athlon II X3 450
- 3.2 GHz
- Tri core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X3 450
| | Much better performance per dollar 2.13 pt/$ | | Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 4,354 |
| | Newer Sep, 2010 | | More cores 3 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 6 MB | vs | 1.5 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much more l2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 6x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 113.2W | 2.1x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 39.59 $/year | 2.5x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.46 GHz | vs | 3.86 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,318 | vs | 1,058 | Around 25% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 113.44 $/year | Around 50% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.42 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | Around 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Better performance per watt | 1.93 pt/W | vs | 1.07 pt/W | More than 80% better performance per watt | |||
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| Much better performance per dollar | 2.13 pt/$ | vs | 0.63 pt/$ | Around 3.5x better performance per dollar | |||
| Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 4,354 | vs | 3,230 | Around 35% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| Newer | Sep, 2010 | vs | Jan, 2008 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
| More cores | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E8500 vs Athlon II X3 450
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Reviews Word on the street
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E8500 | vs | Athlon II X3 450 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.16 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Tri core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| AM3 | |||
| Super 7 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 39.59 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 113.44 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.93 pt/W | 1.07 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 113.2W | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,333 MHz | 100 MHz | |
details | Core2 Duo E8500 | vs | Athlon II X3 450 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 3 | |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 1.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.36V | 0.85 - 1.4V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.4°C | Unknown - 75°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 33 | 16 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.46 GHz | 3.86 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.42 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.46 GHz | 3.86 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 | |
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