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Intel logo Core2 Duo E8600
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General information Core2 Duo E8600 Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Launched Q4 2008 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA775 AM2
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 15.2 %
Cores 2 0 % 2 0 %
Threads 2 0 % 2 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 27 % 89 W 0 %
Performance Core2 Duo E8600 Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Overall Score 30678 0 % 27672 9.8 %
Future Proof 10 % 0 % 10 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 886 0 % 586 33.9 %
Single Thread Score 1392 0 % 1027.1 26.2 %
Encrypting Data 2022.6 MB/s 0 % 1344.4 MB/s 33.5 %
Compressing Data 27.7 MB/s 0 % 20.8 MB/s 24.7 %
String objects sorting 3825.6 thousand/s 0 % 2810.7 thousand/s 26.5 %
Prime numbers generation 10.9 millions/s 0 % 5 millions/s 53.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 5962.1 millions/s 0 % 3397.6 millions/s 43 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 3517.4 millions/s 0 % 1999 millions/s 43.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core2 Duo E8600, Athlon 64 X2 5600+.

Average frames per second Core2 Duo E8600 Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 45.9 FPS 38.0 FPS
High settings 73.4 FPS 60.7 FPS
Medium settings 91.8 FPS 75.9 FPS
Low settings 114.7 FPS 94.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.3 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core2 Duo E8600 Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 104.7 FPS 99.4 FPS
High settings 167.5 FPS 159.0 FPS
Medium settings 209.3 FPS 198.7 FPS
Low settings 261.6 FPS 248.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.1 %
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