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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: 44.36

Overall Rank:
3599th fastest in multithreading out of 4989 CPUs
2645th fastest in single threading out of 4989 CPUs
1090th fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $29.00 USD (2024-12-31)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1286
Single Thread Rating
1323
2
Samples: 2487*
*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 Math5,543 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,289 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,615 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption324.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression26,750 KBytes/Sec
Physics156 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions458 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,323 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 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 16th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,831
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,386
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,063
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,562
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,111
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,876
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,210
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,724
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,621
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,148
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
1,286
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
221.57
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
205.47
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
146.69
Intel Core i9-12900K
145.73
Intel Core i9-13900K
117.66
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.50
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.09
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
44.36
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 16th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,150
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,565
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
1,323
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2405519 - Feb 11 2025
1518
BL2374671 - Jan 28 2025
1242
BL2373022 - Jan 28 2025
1129
BL2365405 - Jan 24 2025
1331
BL2365396 - Jan 24 2025
1331
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 16th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
1,286
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,209 (-6.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,167 (-9.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,049 (-18.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
973 (-24.4%)
AMD Phenom X3 8550 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,151 (-10.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B24 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,105 (-14.1%)
AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,564 (+21.5%)
AMD A4-5300 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,365 (+6.1%)
AMD A4-5300B APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,251 (-2.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B22 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,053 (-18.2%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
987 (-23.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6400 @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
779 (-39.4%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,187
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,868
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,602
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,593
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,304
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,842
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,535
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,522
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,345
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,133
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,127
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,019
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
244