Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo E8200 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 E8200 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.7 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 E8200 @ 2.66GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8200 @ 2.66GHz, Intel Core2 Duo CPU E8200 @ 2.66GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 15.05

Overall Rank:
4287th fastest in multithreading out of 5775 CPUs
3439th fastest in single threading out of 5775 CPUs
1241st fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $75.99 USD (2021-07-17)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1144

Single Thread Rating

1142

Samples: 603*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,842
Thread: 1,096

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz

Integer Math	4,826 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,870 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,127 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	287.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	23,093 KBytes/Sec
Physics	150 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	415 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,142 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th 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 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,467
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,304
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,944
Apple M4 10 Core		23,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,577
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,680
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz		1,144

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		170.64
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.59
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		126.77
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.66
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.97
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.63
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz		15.05
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th 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 E8200 @ 2.66GHz		1,142

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3039555 - Nov 09 2025		1264
BL2927436 - Sep 23 2025		1276
BL2904502 - Sep 13 2025		1051
BL2762980 - Jul 14 2025		1184
BL5092317 - Apr 19 2025		1286

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz		1,144
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8200		1,058 (-7.5%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8200		997 (-12.9%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8200		934 (-18.3%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8200		942 (-17.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8200		1,058 (-7.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8200		1,337 (+16.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8200		1,302 (+13.8%)
AMD A6-5400K APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8200		1,282 (+12.1%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8200		1,075 (-6.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8200		1,051 (-8.1%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8200		1,011 (-11.6%)
Intel Pentium E5200 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8200		941 (-17.8%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,418
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,124
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,795
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,392
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,206
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,756
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz		225

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