Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo E8500 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 E8500 @ 3.16GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 6144 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz, Intel Core2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 64.24

Overall Rank:
3480th fastest in multithreading out of 4843 CPUs
2539th fastest in single threading out of 4843 CPUs
1066th fastest in out of 1381 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $19.74 USD (2024-08-16)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1268

Single Thread Rating

1322

²
Samples: 2462*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,189
Thread: 1,297

²Single 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 E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Integer Math	5,440 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,283 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,623 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	320.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	26,638 KBytes/Sec
Physics	156 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	448 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,322 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of September 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of September 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$19.74 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,112
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,481
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,126
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,607
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,271
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,750
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,542
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,168
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		1,268

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.55
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.17
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.59
Intel Core i9-12900K		149.85
Intel Core i9-13900K		137.88
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.61
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		64.24
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		57.10
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,623
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,910
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,807
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,693
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		1,322

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5070419 - Aug 08 2024		1542
BL2164675 - Aug 08 2024		1498
BL2148351 - Jul 18 2024		1475
BL2144268 - Jul 13 2024		1347
BL2139759 - Jul 07 2024		1490

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
As of 17th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		1,268
AMD Phenom 8650 Triple-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,254 (-1.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		997 (-21.4%)
AMD Phenom 8600B Triple-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,464 (+15.5%)
AMD Phenom II X2 560 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,375 (+8.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B24 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,120 (-11.7%)
Intel Pentium E5700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,084 (-14.5%)
AMD A4-7300 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,529 (+20.6%)
AMD A4-4000 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,143 (-9.8%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,013 (-20.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		942 (-25.7%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245e vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,171 (-7.6%)
Intel Pentium E5500 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,037 (-18.2%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,410
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,263
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,195
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,036
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,498
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,394
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,090
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,962
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,831
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,779
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,532
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		244

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