Core 2 Duo E6600 vs A10-5800K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-5800K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.87
+222%
Core 2 Duo E6600
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.58

A10-5800K outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by a whopping 222% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-5800K and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19952822
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.35no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Core 2 Duo (Desktop)
Power efficiency1.770.84
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Conroe (2006−2007)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$122no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-5800K 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 speed3.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rateno data1066 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size246 mm2143 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million291 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-5800K 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2775
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5800K and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800K and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800K and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7660D (800 MHz)no 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.

A10-5800K 1.87
+222%
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.

A10-5800K 2963
+222%
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.

A10-5800K 451
+72.8%
Core 2 Duo E6600 261

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.

A10-5800K 1094
+160%
Core 2 Duo E6600 421

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.

A10-5800K 3094
+25.6%
Core 2 Duo E6600 2462

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.

A10-5800K 9276
+97.4%
Core 2 Duo E6600 4698

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A10-5800K 4464
+118%
Core 2 Duo E6600 2052

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.

A10-5800K 15.9
+128%
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.

A10-5800K 3
+146%
Core 2 Duo E6600 1

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.

A10-5800K 1.9
+1018%
Core 2 Duo E6600 0.2

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.

A10-5800K 2501
+113%
Core 2 Duo E6600 1173

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.  

A10-5800K 22
+176%
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.  

A10-5800K 107
+149%
Core 2 Duo E6600 43

Geekbench 2

A10-5800K 6957
+140%
Core 2 Duo E6600 2898

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.87 0.58
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 65 Watt

A10-5800K has a 222.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo E6600, on the other hand, has 53.8% lower power consumption.

The A10-5800K is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6600 in performance tests.


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