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The AMD Phenom 8600B Triple-Core is newer than Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz also around 12% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, but Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz is around 27% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Phenom 8600B Triple-Core uses around 38% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 2543 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
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1: Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz | |
2: AMD Phenom 8600B Triple-Core | |
×Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz | ×AMD Phenom 8600B Triple-Core | + ADD | |
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Price | $29 - BUY | Search Online | |
Socket Type | LGA775 | AM2+ | |
CPU Class | Desktop | Desktop | |
Clockspeed | 3.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Not Supported | Not Supported | |
# of Physical Cores | 2 (Threads: 2) | 3 (Threads: 3) | |
Cache | L1: 128KB, L2: 6.0MB, L3: 0MB | L1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB, L3: 2MB | |
TDP | 65W | 95W | |
Yearly Running Cost | $11.86 | $17.34 | |
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First Seen on Chart | Q4 2008 | Q2 2009 | |
# of Samples | 2478 | 65 | |
CPU Value | 44.2 | 97.9 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 13243(0.0%) | 969(-26.8%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 1283(-12.4%) | 1464(0.0%) |
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz | 1,283 | |
AMD Phenom 8600B Triple-Core | 1,464 | |
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Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz | 44.2 | |
AMD Phenom 8600B Triple-Core | 97.9 | |
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Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz | 1,324 | |
AMD Phenom 8600B Triple-Core | 969 | |
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Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz | AMD Phenom 8600B Triple-Core | |
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Max TDP | 65W | 95W |
Power consumption per day (kWh) | 0.13 | 0.19 |
Running cost per day | $0.033 | $0.048 |
Power consumption per year (kWh) | 47.5 | 69.3 |
Running cost per year | $11.86 | $17.34 |