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Intel Core2 Duo P8600
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See full details Intel Core2 Duo P8600 vs Core i5 3210M |
Released July, 2008
Intel Core2 Duo P8600
- 2.4 GHz
- Dual core
1.9 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo P8600
 | Supports trusted computing Yes |
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Released June, 2012
Intel Core i5 3210M
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
6.5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core i5 3210M
| | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
by Ryan-Shrout (Nov, 2014)Newly branded as the Core M line, Broadwell-Y is meant to target the market looking for similar performance of today's ultra-low voltage Haswell processors but with longer battery life and more efficient designs.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of P8600 vs 3210M among laptop CPUs (over 15W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 6.5 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo P8600 vs Core i5 3210M
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)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo P8600 | vs | Core i5 3210M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| 478 | |||
| 479 | |||
| P | |||
| rPGA 988B | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 25W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 4 pt/W | 12.38 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 20.31W | 28.44W | |
details | Core2 Duo P8600 | vs | Core i5 3210M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 22 nm | |
| Transistor count | 410,000,000 | 1,400,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 9 | 25 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.78 GHz | 2.89 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.78 GHz | 2.89 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | HD 4000 | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.0 | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,100 MHz | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | DMI 2.0 | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
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