Intel Core i3-4030U vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8600

Core i3-4030U vs Core 2 Duo E8600 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i3-4030U beats the Core 2 Duo E8600 in overall performance. Despite this, the Core 2 Duo E8600 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i3-4030U has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core 2 Duo E8600 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-4030U. A Core i3-4030U CPU outputs less heat than a Core 2 Duo E8600 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i3-4030U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.