Core 2 Duo P8600 vs Phenom II X4 B95
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X4 B95 outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by a whopping 184% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2455 | 3184 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.60 | 0.02 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Power efficiency | 0.62 | 0.83 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Deneb (2009−2011) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 1 October 2009 (16 years ago) | 15 July 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | $209 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Phenom II X4 B95 has 12900% better value for money than Core 2 Duo P8600.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 B95 and Core 2 Duo P8600 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 | 3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 1066 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 3 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 258 mm2 | 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 758 million | 274 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.05V-1.15V |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 B95 and Core 2 Duo P8600 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM3 | BGA479,PBGA479,PGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 B95 and Core 2 Duo P8600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| 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
Phenom II X4 B95 and Core 2 Duo P8600 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 Phenom II X4 B95 and Core 2 Duo P8600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 B95 and Core 2 Duo P8600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 B95 and Core 2 Duo P8600.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.39 | 0.49 |
| Recency | 1 October 2009 | 15 July 2008 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 25 Watt |
Phenom II X4 B95 has a 183.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Core 2 Duo P8600, on the other hand, has 280% lower power consumption.
The AMD Phenom II X4 B95 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 in performance tests.
Note that Phenom II X4 B95 is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo P8600 is a notebook one.
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