Core 2 Duo P8600 vs Turion II N530

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II N530
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.54
+1.9%
Core 2 Duo P8600
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.53

Turion II N530 outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II N530 and Core 2 Duo P8600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28542859
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion IIIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency1.462.01
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)15 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$209

Detailed specifications

Turion II N530 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz1066 MHz
L1 cache265 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB3 MB
L3 cacheno data3 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data81 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data274 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.05V-1.15V

Compatibility

Information on Turion II N530 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.

SocketS1BGA479,PBGA479,PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II N530 and Core 2 Duo P8600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0no data
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Turion II N530 and Core 2 Duo P8600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II N530 and Core 2 Duo P8600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II N530 and Core 2 Duo P8600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

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.

Turion II N530 0.54
+1.9%
Core 2 Duo P8600 0.53

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.

Turion II N530 855
+0.7%
Core 2 Duo P8600 849

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.

Turion II N530 2245
Core 2 Duo P8600 2618
+16.6%

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.

Turion II N530 4335
Core 2 Duo P8600 4910
+13.3%

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.

Turion II N530 2128
Core 2 Duo P8600 2155
+1.3%

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.

Turion II N530 30.4
+13.9%
Core 2 Duo P8600 34.63

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.54 0.53
Recency 12 May 2010 15 July 2008
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Turion II N530 has a 1.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

Core 2 Duo P8600, on the other hand, has 40% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Turion II N530 and Core 2 Duo P8600.


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