Intel Core 2 Duo P8600

The Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 is a dual core processor for laptops. It features 2.4 GHz and a shared level 2 cache of 3 MB. Due to the smaller cache (Core 2 Duo T-Models got usually 6 MB at this clock rate), the TDP is only 25 Watt (instead of the 35 Watt of the T-models).
Due to the relatively high clock speed, modern games (in 2009) should not be limited by the CPU speed (in conjunction with a middle class graphics card). High end gamers should choose a higher clocked Dual Core instead (when using a high end GPU). Compared to the fastest Turion II Ultra M640, the P8600 should be still faster.
The P8600 uses a Penryn (Montevina Update) core that features 2 integer units, 1 floating point unit, 1 load unit, and 1 store unit in a 14-stages long pipeline. Due to the Wide Dynamic Execution Technology, the core is able to simultaneously execute up to four instructions.
The integrated Enhanced Speedstep is able to downclock the core dynamically as low as 1200 MHz to save power (in idle mode).
The Core 2 Duo P8600 can be used in a Socket P socket with 479 pins: Socket P / Micro Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array (Micro-FCPGA) requires 479-pin surface mount Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket (mPGA479M socket) or Micro Flip-Chip Ball Grid Array (Micro-FCBGA) for surface mount (479-ball)
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Codename | Penryn |
| Clock Rate | 2400 MHz |
| Front Side Bus | 1066 MHz |
| Level 1 Cache | 128 KB |
| Level 2 Cache | 3072 KB |
| Number of Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 |
| Max. Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) | 25 Watt |
| Transistor Count | 274 Million |
| Manufacturing Technology | 45 nm |
| Features | 1-1.25 V |
| Die Size | 81 mm2 |
| Max. Temperature | 105 °C |
| Socket | Socket P (BGA479, PGA478) |
| Features | SSE4.1, Virtualization Technology, Execute Disable Bit, Enhanced Speedstep, Ehnaced Halt State (C1E), 64 Bit, Trusted Execution Technology |
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support |
| Hardware Virtualization | VT |
| Starting Price | $209 U.S. |
| Announcement Date | 07/15/2008 |
| Product Link (external) | Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 |
CPU Benchmarks
| Cinebench R10 in comparison | ||
| Intel Atom Z670 (min) | 691 | |
| ... | ||
| AMD Phenom II X2 N620 | 4828 | |
| AMD A-Series A6-3400M | 4908.9 | |
| AMD Phenom II X3 N830 | 4939.6 | |
| Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 | 4965 | |
| Intel Core 2 Duo T7800 | 5014 | |
| Intel Pentium B940 | 5066.5 | |
| Intel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 | 5110 | |
| ... | ||
| Intel Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X (max) | 27189.5 | |
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