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Core 2 Duo E8500 vs Athlon II X2 260


Description
The E8500 is based on Core architecture while the 260 is based on K10.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E8500 gets a score of 31.2 k points while the 260 gets 27.5 k points.

Summarizing, the E8500 is 1.1 times faster than the 260. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
1067a
100f63
Core
Wolfdale
Regor
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.167 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
Socket AM3
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x128 kB
Cache L2
6144 kB
2x1024 kB
Cache L3
kB
kB
Date
August 2008
May 2010
Mean monothread perf.
19.46k points
17.05k points
Mean multithread perf.
31.21k points
27.54k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
E8500
260
Test#1 (Integers)
3.65k
6.04k (x1.66)
Test#2 (FP)
8.07k
6.2k (x0.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.15k
3.11k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.59k
1.7k (x0.37)
TOTAL
19.46k
17.05k (x0.88)

Multithread

E8500

260
Test#1 (Integers)
7.11k
10.02k (x1.41)
Test#2 (FP)
15.79k
10.18k (x0.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.2k
5.1k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.13k
2.25k (x1.06)
TOTAL
31.21k
27.54k (x0.88)

Performance/W
E8500
260
Test#1 (Integers)
109 points/W
154 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
243 points/W
157 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
95 points/W
78 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
33 points/W
35 points/W
TOTAL
480 points/W
424 points/W

Performance/GHz
E8500
260
Test#1 (Integers)
1151 points/GHz
1886 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2549 points/GHz
1939 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
994 points/GHz
971 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1450 points/GHz
532 points/GHz
TOTAL
6144 points/GHz
5328 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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