Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz

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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 Size: L1: 128 KB, L2: 6.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 29.79

Overall Rank: 3011

Last Price Change: $41.69 USD (2023-03-11)

Average CPU Mark

1242

Single Thread Rating: 1319²
Samples: 2425*
*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	5,325 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,259 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,637 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	312.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	26,577 KBytes/Sec
Physics	155 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	434 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,319 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of May 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	HP Envy 34 Desktop 8TB SSD 32GB RAM Win 11 Pro (Intel Core i9-12900K Processor Turbo Boost to 5.20GHz, 32 GB RAM, 8 TB SSD, 34" 5K WUHD (5120 x 2160), GeForce RTX 3060) PC Computer All-in-One	$3799.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,608
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,811
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,665
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,097
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,959
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,885
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,505
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		1,242

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		195.04
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.65
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		133.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.11
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		61.69
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		46.85
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		29.79
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,845
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,718
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		1,319

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1805953 - Apr 28 2023		1434
BL1805716 - Apr 28 2023		1206
BL1805447 - Apr 28 2023		1691
BL1803444 - Apr 25 2023		1483
BL1799742 - Apr 20 2023		1656

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 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		1,242
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		940 (-24.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,117 (-10.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		997 (-19.7%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,158 (-6.8%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,132 (-8.9%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,063 (-14.4%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7200 @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		975 (-21.5%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		945 (-23.9%)
AMD Phenom II X2 545 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,218 (-1.9%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B55 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,183 (-4.7%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,002 (-19.3%)
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,526 (+22.9%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,102
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,457
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,439
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,808
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,602
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,193
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,888
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,797
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,793
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,773
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,735
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		243

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