Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz 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 E8600 @ 3.33GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 3.3 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 CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz, Intel Core2 Duo CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 17.96

Overall Rank: 2904

Last Price Change: $76.46 USD (2023-03-08)

Average CPU Mark

1373

Single Thread Rating: 1402²
Samples: 734*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,327
Thread: 1,364

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 E8600 @ 3.33GHz

Integer Math	5,977 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,494 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,844 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	341.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	28,658 KBytes/Sec
Physics	167 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	482 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,402 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of May 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of May 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 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,607
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,808
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,666
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,103
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,959
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,892
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,507
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,796
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,541
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		1,373

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		193.31
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		154.22
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.91
Intel Core i9-12900K		118.88
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.10
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		55.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		46.85
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		17.96
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,821
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,718
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		1,402

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1809133 - May 03 2023		1601
BL5036612 - Apr 14 2023		1985
BL1791060 - Apr 10 2023		1564
BL1759778 - Mar 03 2023		920
BL1759770 - Mar 03 2023		920

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		1,373
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,186 (-13.6%)
AMD Phenom II X3 720 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,550 (+12.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,081 (-21.3%)
AMD Athlon II X3 425 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,551 (+13.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,242 (-9.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,117 (-18.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,116 (-18.7%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,058 (-22.9%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		968 (-29.5%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		950 (-30.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		847 (-38.3%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 5050e vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		809 (-41.1%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,104
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,458
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,439
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,807
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,598
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,191
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,888
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,796
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,796
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,773
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,727
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		260

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