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: 18.02

Overall Rank:
3462nd fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
2445th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
1061st fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1378

Single Thread Rating

1401

²
Samples: 753*
*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	5,972 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,503 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,798 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	343.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	28,577 KBytes/Sec
Physics	165 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	488 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,401 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of December 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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,435
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,099
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,598
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		1,378

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		286.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		186.30
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.75
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.18
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.43
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		18.02
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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
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
BL2266715 - Dec 05 2024		1586
BL2255047 - Nov 25 2024		990
BL2231779 - Oct 29 2024		1520
BL2231310 - Oct 28 2024		1194
BL2230086 - Oct 27 2024		1474

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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		1,378
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,058 (-23.2%)
AMD Phenom II X3 720 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,575 (+14.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,124 (-18.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,043 (-24.3%)
AMD A6-7400K APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,640 (+19.1%)
AMD Athlon II X3 425 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,576 (+14.4%)
AMD A6-6400K APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,502 (+9.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,148 (-16.7%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,086 (-21.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		1,041 (-24.5%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		978 (-29.0%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8600		904 (-34.4%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,250
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,924
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,258
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz		259

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