Core 2 Duo T6600 vs A10-8700P
Aggregate performance score
A10-8700P outperforms Core 2 Duo T6600 by a whopping 184% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A10-8700P and Core 2 Duo T6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2099 | 2770 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 6 January 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Current price | $466 | $131 |
Detailed specifications
A10-8700P and Core 2 Duo T6600 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 410 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1V-1.25V |
Compatibility
Information on A10-8700P and Core 2 Duo T6600 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.
| Socket | FP4 | PGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 - 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-8700P and Core 2 Duo T6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HSA 1.0 | no data |
| AES-NI | 1 | no data |
| FMA | FMA4 | no data |
| AVX | AVX | no data |
| FRTC | 1 | no data |
| FreeSync | 1 | no data |
| PowerTune | - | no data |
| DualGraphics | 1 | no data |
| TrueAudio | + | no data |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| PowerGating | + | no data |
| Out-of-band client management | + | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
| HSA | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
A10-8700P and Core 2 Duo T6600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-8700P and Core 2 Duo T6600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | 1 | no data |
| VT-x | no data | - |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-8700P and Core 2 Duo T6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics | no data |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Enduro | + | no data |
| Switchable graphics | 1 | no data |
| UVD | + | no data |
| VCE | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10-8700P and Core 2 Duo T6600 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10-8700P and Core 2 Duo T6600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-8700P and Core 2 Duo T6600.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 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.
A10-8700P outperforms Core 2 Duo T6600 by 184% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
A10-8700P outperforms Core 2 Duo T6600 by 184% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
A10-8700P outperforms Core 2 Duo T6600 by 102% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
A10-8700P outperforms Core 2 Duo T6600 by 188% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Core 2 Duo T6600 outperforms A10-8700P by 1% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
A10-8700P outperforms Core 2 Duo T6600 by 43% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
A10-8700P outperforms Core 2 Duo T6600 by 53% in 3DMark06 CPU.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Core 2 Duo T6600 outperforms A10-8700P by 314% in wPrime 32.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.45 | 0.51 |
| Recency | 3 June 2015 | 6 January 2009 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 35 Watt |
The A10-8700P is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T6600 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10-8700P and Core 2 Duo T6600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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