Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo E8300 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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Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.8 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 E8300 @ 2.83GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 49.86

Overall Rank:
3746th fastest in multithreading out of 4830 CPUs
3032nd fastest in single threading out of 4830 CPUs
1145th fastest in out of 1380 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $19.99 USD (2019-02-13)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

997

Single Thread Rating

1075

²
Samples: 200*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,921
Thread: 1,178

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 E8300 @ 2.83GHz

Integer Math	4,375 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,430 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,880 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	247.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	19,720 KBytes/Sec
Physics	129 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	350 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,075 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of September 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of September 2024

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of September 2024.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,134
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,491
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,128
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,611
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,866
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,275
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,750
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,539
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,170
Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz		997

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		157.54
Intel Core i9-12900K		149.88
Intel Core i9-13900K		133.84
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.62
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		57.11
Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz		49.86
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,624
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,164
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,910
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,806
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,693
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz		1,075

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1875930 - Aug 04 2023		1145
BL1831711 - Jun 02 2023		1080
BL1780927 - Mar 28 2023		273
BL1654167 - Oct 22 2022		1193
BL1351004 - Jan 06 2021		1184

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz
As of 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz		997
AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		1,037 (+4.1%)
Intel Pentium E2220 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		842 (-15.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B24 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		1,120 (+12.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		1,268 (+27.2%)
AMD A4-4000 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		1,143 (+14.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		1,013 (+1.7%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		934 (-6.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		894 (-10.3%)
Intel Celeron E3200 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		839 (-15.9%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		785 (-21.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6400 @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		776 (-22.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245e vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		1,171 (+17.5%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,269
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,235
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,034
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,498
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,093
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,972
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,842
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,780
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,529
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		7,522
Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz		200

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