Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Benchmark and Specs

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

The Core 2 Duo E8500 is a 2 core CPU from Intel released in 2008. This chip has a bad overall score with 862 points in our CPU benchmark. Our gaming benchmark shows that this CPU is an average processor for gaming, with a score of 1899 points. As for multitasking and heavy workloads, the Core 2 Duo E8500 scores 611 points and 587 points respectively. Indeed, this is a bad rating for very heavy workloads.

The Core 2 Duo E8500 has 2 cores and 2 threads. This chip has no simultaneous multithreading support, as it has the same number of cores as threads. This Intel CPU has a clock speed of 3.2 GHz.

In terms of cache, the Core 2 Duo E8500 has 6 MiB of level 2 cache. This is a fast memory located close to the processor, which stores copies of frequently used data from main memory.

Power and thermals for the Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 CPU are a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 65 watts. This measures the amount of heat the processor produces when running at full load. This isn't a measure of power consumption, but it's a good estimate.

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