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Intel Core2 Duo E4600 vs Apple A8

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core2 Duo E4600
Rank 2 - 96 %
Apple A8
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 77 %
Intel Core2 Duo E4600
Rank 1 - 100 %
Apple A8
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core2 Duo E4600
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
337
Apple A8
Apple A8 96 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
324
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core2 Duo E4600
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
607
Apple A8
Apple A8 100 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
607

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At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core2 Duo E4600Apple A8
FamilyIntel Core2 Duo (29)Apple A series (27)
CPU groupIntel Core 2 Duo E4000/E6000 (15)Apple A8/A8X (2)
ArchitectureConroe (Core)A8
Technology65 nm20 nm
SegmentDesktopSmartphone / Tablet
SocketLGA 775
PredecessorApple A7
SuccessorApple A9

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core2 Duo E4600Apple A8
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 22 / 2
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 2x Typhoon
Frequency: 2.40 GHz 1.50 GHz
Turbo (1 Core):
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache2.00 MB1.00 MB
L3-Cache4.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core2 Duo E4600Apple A8
GPU nameno iGPUApple A8
GPU frequency0.53 GHz
CUs / Shader / 16 / 128
Raytracing
Max. displays1
Max. GPU Memory4 GB
Technology20 nm
Release dateQ3/2014

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core2 Duo E4600Apple A8
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core2 Duo E4600Apple A8
MemoryDDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR2-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
LPDDR3-1600 (12.8 GB/s)
Max. Memory16 GB1 GB
Memory channels21
ECCNoNo
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

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Intel Core2 Duo E4600Apple A8
TDP65 W5 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

Wischen
Intel Core2 Duo E4600Apple A8
Chip designMonolithicChiplet
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxiOS
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
Release dateQ4/2007Q3/2014
Release price
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Intel Core2 Duo E4600
Intel Core2 Duo E4600
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
Apple A8
Apple A8
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz

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