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Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo E8500 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.
  • 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: 11.75

Overall Rank:
3717th fastest in multithreading out of 5121 CPUs
2759th fastest in single threading out of 5121 CPUs
1128th fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $109.95 USD (2025-02-27)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1291
Single Thread Rating
1322
%
Samples: 2505*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,189
Thread: 1,297
%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 E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Integer Math5,586 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,282 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,593 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption325.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression26,709 KBytes/Sec
Physics156 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions462 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,322 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 2025.
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 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,698
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,313
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,137
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,862
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,656
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,147
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
 1,291
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F
 178.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 161.94
Intel Core i9-13900K
 152.47
Intel Core i9-12900K
 136.22
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 51.93
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
 11.75
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
 1,322
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2619061 - May 12 2025
1383
BL2604984 - May 06 2025
1050
BL2594251 - May 01 2025
1480
BL2594106 - May 01 2025
1322
BL2581748 - Apr 25 2025
1496
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 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
 1,291
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
 993 (-23.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
 1,364 (+5.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
 1,079 (-16.5%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
 729 (-43.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
 1,290 (-0.1%)
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
 1,176 (-8.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
 1,150 (-10.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
 1,150 (-10.9%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
 1,067 (-17.4%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
 1,058 (-18.0%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
 924 (-28.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
 909 (-29.6%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,502
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,324
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,597
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,284
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,810
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,682
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,534
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,528
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,418
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
 244