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Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz can be found below. 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?

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

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
rating
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 Math5,325 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,259 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,637 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption312.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression26,577 KBytes/Sec
Physics155 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions434 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,319 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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Pricing History


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