AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8600

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 450 and Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon II X3 450

Intel Core 2 Duo E8600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 450

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1847 vs 1380
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 941 vs 798
4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.488 vs 0.368
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.184 vs 2.67

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs August 2008
Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1847 vs 1380
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	941 vs 798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.488 vs 0.368
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.184 vs 2.67

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8600

Around 4% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1401 vs 1301
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 468 vs 372
8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 27.856 vs 3.501
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.109 vs 0.091

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1401 vs 1301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	468 vs 372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	27.856 vs 3.501
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.109 vs 0.091

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 450
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1301

1401

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1847

1380

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

372

468

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

941

798

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.488

0.368

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.501

27.856

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.091

0.109

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.184

2.67

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 450	Intel Core 2 Duo E8600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1301	1401
PassMark - CPU mark	1847	1380
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	372	468
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	941	798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.488	0.368
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3.501	27.856
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.091	0.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.184	2.67
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.7

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 450	Intel Core 2 Duo E8600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Wolfdale
Launch date	September 2010	August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$45
Place in performance rating	2961	2950
Price now	$39.99	$49.99
Value for money (0-100)	19.32	14.21
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E8600
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Transistor count	300 million	410 million
Base frequency		3.33 GHz
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.4°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)