A8-8600P vs Core 2 Duo P8700

Place in the ranking	2790	2115
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	AMD Carrizo
Power efficiency	2.27	4.19
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$209	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8700 and A8-8600P 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	2.53 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	2048 KB
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	107 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1V - 1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8700 and A8-8600P 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	BGA479,PGA478	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	12-35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and A8-8600P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	HSA 1.0
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	AVX
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
HSA	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8700 and A8-8600P 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 Core 2 Duo P8700 and A8-8600P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and A8-8600P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3-2133
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo P8700 and A8-8600P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and A8-8600P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and A8-8600P.

PCIe version

no data

3.0

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 P8700 0.60

A8-8600P 1.55
+158%

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 P8700 960

A8-8600P 2464
+157%

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.

Core 2 Duo P8700 304

A8-8600P 360
+18.4%

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.

Core 2 Duo P8700 492

A8-8600P 1007
+105%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.60	1.55
Recency	1 January 2009	3 June 2015
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	12 Watt

A8-8600P has a 158.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 108.3% lower power consumption.

The A8-8600P is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P8700 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P8700 and A8-8600P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.