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Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo P8600 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA479

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 25 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 3072 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core2 CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 17.47

Overall Rank:
4456th fastest in multithreading out of 5439 CPUs
3793rd fastest in single threading out of 5439 CPUs
1096th fastest in out of 1513 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $49.18 USD (2017-06-02)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
859
Single Thread Rating
942
%
Samples: 1769*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,487
Thread: 939
%Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math3,861 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,082 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting2,467 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption215.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression18,695 KBytes/Sec
Physics98 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions332 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread942 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 7th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
25,407
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,151
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
20,706
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
19,871
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
18,116
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
16,572
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,655
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,146
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
10,621
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
9,420
Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz
859
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
55.59
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
50.31
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
30.49
Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz
17.47
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
11.06
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,893
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H
3,518
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
3,033
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
3,012
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
2,898
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
2,623
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
2,592
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
2,396
Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz
942
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3010898 - Oct 28 2025
564
BL3008911 - Oct 27 2025
1081
BL3008873 - Oct 27 2025
1036
BL5105032 - Oct 18 2025
603
BL2875038 - Aug 31 2025
1084
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz
As of 7th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz
859
Intel Core2 Duo T7500 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P8600
826 (-3.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo T6600 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P8600
801 (-6.8%)
AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile ZM-87 vs Intel Core2 Duo P8600
783 (-8.9%)
AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile ZM-86 vs Intel Core2 Duo P8600
695 (-19.2%)
AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-64 vs Intel Core2 Duo P8600
668 (-22.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo P7450 @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P8600
803 (-6.5%)
Intel Core2 Duo T6570 @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P8600
774 (-9.9%)
AMD Turion II P540 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo P8600
922 (+7.3%)
AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile ZM-85 vs Intel Core2 Duo P8600
828 (-3.7%)
AMD Athlon II P340 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo P8600
722 (-16.0%)
Intel Pentium B960 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P8600
1,019 (+18.5%)
Intel Core2 Duo P8800 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P8600
937 (+9.0%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
9,892
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,614
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
9,064
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
8,034
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
8,025
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,806
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
6,985
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
6,756
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,721
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,704
Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz
161