Intel Pentium N3510 vs Core 2 Duo P8600

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Combined performance score

Core 2 Duo P8600
0.56

Pentium N3510 outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8600 and Pentium N3510 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking26732662
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Pentium
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date15 July 2008 (15 years old)1 December 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$209$161
Current price$31 (0.1x MSRP)no data

Technical specs

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Pentium N3510 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
Bus support1066 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB224 KB
L2 cache3 MB2 MB
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors274 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8600 and Pentium N3510 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA479,PBGA479,PGA478FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Pentium N3510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Demand Based Switching-no data
Smart Connectno data+
FSB parity-no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Pentium N3510 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Pentium N3510 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Pentium N3510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3L-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo P8600 and Pentium N3510 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Pentium N3510.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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 P8600 0.56
Pentium N3510 0.57
+1.8%

Pentium N3510 outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by 2% in our combined 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%

Core 2 Duo P8600 857
Pentium N3510 878
+2.5%

Pentium N3510 outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by 2% 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%

Core 2 Duo P8600 275
+74.1%
Pentium N3510 158

Core 2 Duo P8600 outperforms Pentium N3510 by 74% 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%

Core 2 Duo P8600 459
Pentium N3510 563
+22.7%

Pentium N3510 outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by 23% 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 P8600 2618
+152%
Pentium N3510 1040

Core 2 Duo P8600 outperforms Pentium N3510 by 152% 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%

Core 2 Duo P8600 4910
+33.8%
Pentium N3510 3670

Core 2 Duo P8600 outperforms Pentium N3510 by 34% 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%

Core 2 Duo P8600 2155
+7.6%
Pentium N3510 2004

Core 2 Duo P8600 outperforms Pentium N3510 by 8% 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 P8600 34.63
Pentium N3510 30
+15.4%

Core 2 Duo P8600 outperforms Pentium N3510 by 15% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Core 2 Duo P8600 1
Pentium N3510 1
+8%

Pentium N3510 outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by 8% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Core 2 Duo P8600 118
Pentium N3510 123
+4.2%

Pentium N3510 outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by 4% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Core 2 Duo P8600 65
+97%
Pentium N3510 33

Core 2 Duo P8600 outperforms Pentium N3510 by 97% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.56 0.57
Recency 15 July 2008 1 December 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Cost $209 $161
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 7 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo P8600 and Pentium N3510. The differences in performance seem too small.


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