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.
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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: 17.97

Overall Rank:
3328th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
2347th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
1029th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1374

Single Thread Rating

1400

²
Samples: 744*
*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	5,995 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,489 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,816 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	341.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	28,623 KBytes/Sec
Physics	165 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	484 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,400 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		1,374

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		17.97
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		1,400

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2124278 - Jun 15 2024		1505
BL2104599 - May 19 2024		1563
BL2027781 - Feb 18 2024		1552
BL2014920 - Feb 04 2024		1401
BL1961988 - Dec 04 2023		833

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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		1,374
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,200 (-12.7%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,058 (-23.0%)
AMD Phenom II X3 720 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,554 (+13.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,108 (-19.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,041 (-24.2%)
AMD A6-7400K APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,623 (+18.2%)
AMD Athlon II X3 425 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,576 (+14.7%)
AMD A6-6400K APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,499 (+9.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,264 (-8.0%)
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,163 (-15.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,138 (-17.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,031 (-25.0%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		258

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