A8-3870K vs Core 2 Duo E6600

Place in the ranking	2803	2157
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Core 2 Duo (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	0.84	1.39
Architecture codename	Conroe (2006−2007)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and A8-3870K 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	228 mm²
Number of transistors	no data	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and A8-3870K 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	no data	FM1
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	100 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and A8-3870K are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and A8-3870K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon HD 6550D

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.

Core 2 Duo E6600 0.60

A8-3870K 1.52
+153%

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.

Core 2 Duo E6600 919

A8-3870K 2328
+153%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.60	1.52
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	100 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6600 has 53.8% lower power consumption.

A8-3870K, on the other hand, has a 153.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

The A8-3870K is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6600 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6600 and A8-3870K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.