Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo E8600 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 E8600 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?

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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 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 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: 18.04

Overall Rank:
3442nd fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
2432nd fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
1057th fastest in out of 1398 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1380

Single Thread Rating

1401

²
Samples: 751*
*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	6,000 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,497 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,797 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	342.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	28,638 KBytes/Sec
Physics	165 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	489 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,401 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of November 2024.
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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,005
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,113
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,594
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,077
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,259
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,156
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		1,380

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		172.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.33
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.52
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.46
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		18.04
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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,835
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		1,401

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2231779 - Oct 29 2024		1520
BL2231310 - Oct 28 2024		1194
BL2230086 - Oct 27 2024		1474
BL5076823 - Oct 26 2024		1587
BL2228143 - Oct 24 2024		1809

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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		1,380
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,058 (-23.3%)
AMD Phenom II X3 720 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,575 (+14.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,124 (-18.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,043 (-24.4%)
AMD A6-7400K APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,631 (+18.2%)
AMD Athlon II X3 425 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,576 (+14.3%)
AMD A6-6400K APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,504 (+9.0%)
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,172 (-15.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,143 (-17.2%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,086 (-21.3%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		987 (-28.4%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		975 (-29.3%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,240
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,715
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,330
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,486
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,254
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,942
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		259

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