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.
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Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz Good for Gaming?

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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 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, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 11.84

Overall Rank:
4144th fastest in multithreading out of 5790 CPUs
3057th fastest in single threading out of 5790 CPUs
1192nd fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1302

Single Thread Rating

1325

^%
Samples: 2531*
*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 Math	5,630 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,279 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,586 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	328.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	26,780 KBytes/Sec
Physics	155 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	468 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,325 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th 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 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 E8500 @ 3.16GHz		1,302

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 E8500 @ 3.16GHz		11.84
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 E8500 @ 3.16GHz		1,325

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5112137 - Jan 24 2026		1528
BL3213128 - Jan 14 2026		1492
BL3160596 - Dec 24 2025		1445
BL3153928 - Dec 21 2025		1466
BL3130443 - Dec 13 2025		1497

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 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		1,302
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,378 (+5.9%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,079 (-17.1%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		730 (-43.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,159 (-10.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,135 (-12.8%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,067 (-18.1%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,058 (-18.7%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		997 (-23.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		912 (-30.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		657 (-49.6%)
AMD Athlon X2 340 Dual Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,334 (+2.5%)
AMD A4-4020 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,269 (-2.5%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz 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 E8500 @ 3.16GHz		244

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