Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 vs AMD Phenom X3 8650

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Combined performance score

Phenom X3 8650
0.81
+8%

Phenom X3 8650 outperforms Core 2 Duo E7600 by 8% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom X3 8650 and Core 2 Duo E7600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking24642514
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.665.48
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameToliman (2008)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release dateApril 2008 (15 years old)May 2009 (14 years old)
Current price$26 $59
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Core 2 Duo E7600 has 50% better value for money than Phenom X3 8650.

Technical specs

Phenom X3 8650 and Core 2 Duo E7600 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Base clock speedno data3.06 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.07 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)3 MB (shared)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size285 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors450 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X3 8650 and Core 2 Duo E7600 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 configuration11
SocketAM2+LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X3 8650 and Core 2 Duo E7600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Phenom X3 8650 and Core 2 Duo E7600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8650 and Core 2 Duo E7600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X3 8650 and Core 2 Duo E7600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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.

Phenom X3 8650 0.81
+8%
Core 2 Duo E7600 0.75

Phenom X3 8650 outperforms Core 2 Duo E7600 by 8% 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%

Phenom X3 8650 1237
+6.7%
Core 2 Duo E7600 1159

Phenom X3 8650 outperforms Core 2 Duo E7600 by 7% 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%

Phenom X3 8650 286
Core 2 Duo E7600 368
+28.7%

Core 2 Duo E7600 outperforms Phenom X3 8650 by 29% 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%

Phenom X3 8650 747
+22.3%
Core 2 Duo E7600 611

Phenom X3 8650 outperforms Core 2 Duo E7600 by 22% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.81 0.75
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between Phenom X3 8650 and Core 2 Duo E7600. The differences in performance seem too small.


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