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 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: 11.48

Overall Rank: 3358

Last Price Change: $109.95 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark

1262

Single Thread Rating: 1321²
Samples: 2455*
*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	5,409 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,278 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,625 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	319.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	26,602 KBytes/Sec
Physics	156 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	444 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,321 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$109.95 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,324
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,381
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,764
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,475
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		1,262

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.48
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		151.83
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.96
Intel Core i9-12900K		124.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		121.41
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.59
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		11.48
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 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,171
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,927
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		1,321

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2085030 - Apr 23 2024		1519
BL2083140 - Apr 21 2024		1490
BL5061056 - Apr 10 2024		1501
BL2073738 - Apr 09 2024		1429
BL2060433 - Mar 24 2024		992

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 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		1,262
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,133 (-10.3%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,058 (-16.1%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		966 (-23.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,080 (-14.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		716 (-43.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,265 (+0.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,201 (-4.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,164 (-7.7%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		1,054 (-16.5%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		978 (-22.5%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		936 (-25.9%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500		907 (-28.1%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,644
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,271
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,557
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,406
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,145
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,558
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz		244

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