Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz can be found below. 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 E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 128 KB, L2: 6.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

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: 30.07

Overall Rank: 3204

Last Price Change: $41.69 USD (2023-03-11)

Average CPU Mark

1253

Single Thread Rating: 1319²
Samples: 2446*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,189
Thread: 1,297

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 E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Integer Math	5,380 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,269 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,626 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	316.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	26,539 KBytes/Sec
Physics	155 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	440 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,319 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of December 2023.
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 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,534
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,402
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,712
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,607
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,927
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,380
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,408
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,198
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		1,253

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.95
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.82
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.19
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.29
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.45
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.87
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.53
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		30.07
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,648
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,662
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		1,319

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1956786 - Nov 28 2023		678
BL5052183 - Nov 25 2023		1477
BL1952123 - Nov 22 2023		1519
BL1950601 - Nov 20 2023		1409
BL1941139 - Nov 07 2023		1216

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 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		1,253
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,127 (-10.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,017 (-18.9%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,158 (-7.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,118 (-10.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,093 (-12.8%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7200 @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		996 (-20.5%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		967 (-22.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		940 (-25.0%)
AMD Phenom II X2 545 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,218 (-2.8%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B55 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,183 (-5.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,002 (-20.0%)
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,566 (+25.0%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,226
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,075
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,568
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,423
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,230
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,896
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,809
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,684
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,517
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		243

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