Intel Core2 Duo E8135 @ 2.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo E8135 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.

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Intel Core2 Duo E8135 @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket:

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: -1 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 E8135 @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
4467th fastest in multithreading out of 5790 CPUs
3751st fastest in single threading out of 5790 CPUs
1284th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

998

Single Thread Rating

1017

^%
Samples: 17*
*Margin for error: Medium

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,320
Thread: 944

^%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 E8135 @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	4,546 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,230 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,009 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	242.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	21,776 KBytes/Sec
Physics	134 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	379 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,017 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8135 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of February 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,451
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,284
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,132
Intel Core2 Duo E8135 @ 2.40GHz		998

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th 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		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Intel Core2 Duo E8135 @ 2.40GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th 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		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core2 Duo E8135 @ 2.40GHz		1,017

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8135 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3200983 - Jan 09 2026		1079
BL3200855 - Jan 09 2026		1064
BL1470701 - Nov 21 2021		977
BL1460012 - Oct 22 2021		978
BL1376220 - Feb 28 2021		1016

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E8135 @ 2.40GHz
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8135 @ 2.40GHz		998
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8135		1,184 (+18.6%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8135		942 (-5.6%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8135		805 (-19.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8135		1,220 (+22.2%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8135		1,194 (+19.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8135		1,159 (+16.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8135		1,128 (+13.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8135		1,060 (+6.2%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8135		1,058 (+6.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8135		1,050 (+5.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8135		1,027 (+2.9%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8135		1,011 (+1.3%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8135 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th 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		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,380
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,779
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core2 Duo E8135 @ 2.40GHz		202

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