Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo E7500 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 E7500 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.9 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 3072 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz, Intel Core2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 7.78

Overall Rank:
4284th fastest in multithreading out of 5791 CPUs
3305th fastest in single threading out of 5791 CPUs
1235th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $149.00 USD (2025-04-15)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1159

Single Thread Rating

1210

^%
Samples: 3147*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,842
Thread: 1,201

^%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 E7500 @ 2.93GHz

Integer Math	5,187 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,988 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	6 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,260 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	299.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	24,445 KBytes/Sec
Physics	109 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	431 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,210 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.
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 February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,444
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,279
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,939
Apple M4 10 Core		23,700
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,584
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,082
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz		1,159

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.62
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.41
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.59
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz		7.78
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz		1,210

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3256575 - Feb 01 2026		1181
BL3246820 - Jan 28 2026		1284
BL3231311 - Jan 21 2026		1148
BL3206490 - Jan 12 2026		1271
BL3175099 - Dec 30 2025		1077

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz
As of 19th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz		1,159
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E7500		1,221 (+5.4%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E7500		1,135 (-2.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E7500		881 (-24.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E7500		1,302 (+12.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Core2 Duo E7500		1,184 (+2.1%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E7500		1,067 (-8.0%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E7500		997 (-14.0%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E7500		942 (-18.7%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E7500		934 (-19.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E7500		912 (-21.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E7500		732 (-36.8%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e vs Intel Core2 Duo E7500		1,331 (+14.8%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,377
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,195
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,783
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,780
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz		192

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