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| Intel Core2 Duo E8600 vs E8500 |
Released July, 2008
Intel Core2 Duo E8600
- 3.33 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E8600
![]() | Higher clock speed 3.33 GHz | ![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.61 GHz |
![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.6 GHz |
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Released January, 2008
Intel Core2 Duo E8500
- 3.16 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the E8500
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W | ![]() | Much better performance per watt 1.93 pt/W |
![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year | ![]() | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Higher clock speed | 3.33 GHz | vs | 3.16 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
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Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.61 GHz | vs | 4.46 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.6 GHz | vs | 4.42 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 120.65W | 2.3x lower typical power consumption | |||
Much better performance per watt | 1.93 pt/W | vs | 1.1 pt/W | Around 75% better performance per watt | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 47.3 $/year | 3x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 113.62 $/year | Around 50% lower annual commercial energy cost |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E8600 vs E8500
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8600
3,344
Core2 Duo E8500
3,230
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8600
1,844
Core2 Duo E8500
1,773
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8600
136,900 MB/s
Core2 Duo E8500
129,700 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8600
3,168
Core2 Duo E8500
2,970
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8600
3,535
Core2 Duo E8500
3,088
GeekBench
Core2 Duo E8600
5,492
Core2 Duo E8500
5,261
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core2 Duo E8600
2,415
Core2 Duo E8500
2,291
PassMark (Single Core)
Core2 Duo E8600
1,373
Core2 Duo E8500
1,318
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E8600 | vs | E8500 |
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Clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 3.16 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 775 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 65W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 47.3 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 113.62 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.1 pt/W | 1.93 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 120.65W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Clock speed | 1,333 MHz | 1,333 MHz |
details | Core2 Duo E8600 | vs | E8500 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 6 MB | 6 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 3 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
Transistor count | 410,000,000 | 410,000,000 | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 10 | 9 | |
Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.36V | 0.85 - 1.36V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.4°C | Unknown - 72.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 9 | 33 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 4.61 GHz | 4.46 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.6 GHz | 4.42 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.61 GHz | 4.46 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 |
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 ![]() | Intel Core2 Duo E8500 ![]() |
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