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.
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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: 11.51

Overall Rank:
3422nd fastest in multithreading out of 4770 CPUs
2493rd fastest in single threading out of 4770 CPUs
1056th fastest in out of 1369 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $109.95 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1265

Single Thread Rating

1322

²
Samples: 2460*
*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	5,427 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,280 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,624 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	319.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	26,618 KBytes/Sec
Physics	156 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	447 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,322 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of July 2024.
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 Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,235
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,481
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,150
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,619
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,050
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,894
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,284
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,754
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,172
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		1,265

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		221.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.43
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.82
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.63
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.64
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.41
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		11.51
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,629
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,032
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,919
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,695
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
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
BL2148351 - Jul 18 2024		1475
BL2144268 - Jul 13 2024		1347
BL2139759 - Jul 07 2024		1490
BL5068056 - Jul 07 2024		1619
BL2119801 - Jun 09 2024		1002

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 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		1,265
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,139 (-10.0%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,058 (-16.3%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		970 (-23.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,079 (-14.7%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		722 (-42.9%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,267 (+0.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,200 (-5.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,164 (-8.0%)
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,163 (-8.1%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,054 (-16.7%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		987 (-22.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		938 (-25.8%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,316
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,272
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,028
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,528
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,385
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,104
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,877
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,787
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,542
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,533
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		244

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