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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 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: 30.18

Overall Rank: 3304

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
1258

Single Thread Rating: 13202
Samples: 2450*
*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 Math5,402 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,273 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,622 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption317.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression26,575 KBytes/Sec
Physics155 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions443 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,320 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of March 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of March 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of March 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 19th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
59,394
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,375
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,663
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
22,584
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,914
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,336
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,772
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,386
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,186
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
1,258
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
212.87
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
153.66
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
140.11
Intel Core i9-12900K
117.21
Intel Core i9-13900K
104.20
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.75
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
32.45
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
30.18
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 19th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,639
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,175
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,038
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,931
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,840
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,705
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,933
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,568
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
1,320
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5058506 - Mar 11 2024
1552
BL2017165 - Feb 06 2024
1309
BL1998993 - Jan 17 2024
1480
BL1989582 - Jan 06 2024
1507
BL1956786 - Nov 28 2023
678
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 19th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
1,258
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,140 (-9.4%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,017 (-19.2%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,158 (-8.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,118 (-11.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,097 (-12.8%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7200 @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,001 (-20.4%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
963 (-23.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
931 (-26.0%)
AMD Phenom II X2 545 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,222 (-2.9%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B55 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,183 (-6.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,002 (-20.3%)
AMD A4-6300 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,432 (+13.8%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,259
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,073
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,563
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,409
Intel Core i9-14900K
8,179
Intel Core i9-14900KF
8,026
Intel Core i9-14900F
8,019
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
7,871
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,801
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX
7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K
7,540
Intel Core i7-13790F
7,532
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
243