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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: 11.74

Overall Rank:
3642nd fastest in multithreading out of 5042 CPUs
2689th fastest in single threading out of 5042 CPUs
1103rd fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1291
Single Thread Rating
1322
%
Samples: 2498*
*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 Math5,582 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,291 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,601 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption325.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression26,744 KBytes/Sec
Physics156 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions461 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,322 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of April 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of April 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 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,736
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,330
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,491
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,128
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,716
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,143
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
1,291
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
222.39
Intel Core i9-13900K
137.08
Intel Core i9-12900K
130.84
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.33
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
11.74
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,143
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,564
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
1,322
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2528864 - Apr 03 2025
1443
BL2522519 - Mar 31 2025
1221
BL2521877 - Mar 31 2025
1387
BL2520977 - Mar 31 2025
1476
BL2514864 - Mar 28 2025
1321
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 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
1,291
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
989 (-23.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,360 (+5.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,079 (-16.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
729 (-43.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,150 (-10.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,150 (-10.9%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,067 (-17.4%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,058 (-18.0%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
920 (-28.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
909 (-29.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
652 (-49.5%)
AMD Athlon X2 340 Dual Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1,324 (+2.5%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,444
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,184
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,343
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,858
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,607
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,532
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,823
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,698
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,534
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
9,435
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,433
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
244


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