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Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo E8600 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 E8600 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?

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


Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 3.3 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 CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz, Intel Core2 Duo CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 13.75

Overall Rank:
3639th fastest in multithreading out of 5094 CPUs
2628th fastest in single threading out of 5094 CPUs
1105th fastest in out of 1440 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $98.95 USD (2025-01-27)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1360
Single Thread Rating
1383
%
Samples: 764*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,327
Thread: 1,364
%Single 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 E8600 @ 3.33GHz

Integer Math5,912 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,451 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,727 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption337.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression28,121 KBytes/Sec
Physics164 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions486 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,383 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$98.95 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,725
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,321
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,043
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,487
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,129
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,182
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz
 1,360
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
 147.18
Intel Core i9-12900K
 131.75
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.32
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz
 13.75
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,141
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz
 1,383
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2572502 - Apr 22 2025
1444
BL2433174 - Feb 22 2025
1559
BL2428831 - Feb 20 2025
1548
BL5085985 - Feb 05 2025
549
BL5085964 - Feb 04 2025
817
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz
As of 26th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz
 1,360
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600
 1,290 (-5.2%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600
 1,058 (-22.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600
 1,140 (-16.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600
 1,079 (-20.7%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600
 729 (-46.4%)
AMD A6-7400K APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600
 1,652 (+21.4%)
AMD A6-6400K APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600
 1,509 (+10.9%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600
 1,290 (-5.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600
 1,150 (-15.4%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600
 1,089 (-19.9%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600
 989 (-27.3%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600
 921 (-32.3%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,401
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,168
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,300
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,844
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,614
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,292
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,816
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,685
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,528
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,411
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,295
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz
 256