Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.8 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 E8300 @ 2.83GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 49.86

Overall Rank: 3622

Last Price Change: $19.99 USD (2019-02-13)

Average CPU Mark

997

Single Thread Rating: 1075²
Samples: 200*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,921
Thread: 1,178

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 E8300 @ 2.83GHz

Integer Math	4,375 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,430 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,880 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	247.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	19,720 KBytes/Sec
Physics	129 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	350 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,075 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz

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From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of May 2024.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,322
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,375
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,026
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,466
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz		997

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.36
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		131.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.27
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.16
Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz		49.86
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 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz		1,075

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1875930 - Aug 04 2023		1145
BL1831711 - Jun 02 2023		1080
BL1780927 - Mar 28 2023		273
BL1654167 - Oct 22 2022		1193
BL1351004 - Jan 06 2021		1184

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz		997
AMD Phenom 8650 Triple-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		1,237 (+24.1%)
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		1,216 (+22.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		1,034 (+3.7%)
Intel Pentium E2220 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		846 (-15.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B24 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		1,120 (+12.3%)
Intel Pentium E5700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		1,084 (+8.8%)
AMD A4-4000 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		1,153 (+15.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		1,013 (+1.6%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		934 (-6.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		885 (-11.2%)
Intel Celeron E3200 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		839 (-15.9%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E8300		777 (-22.0%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,734
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,266
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,151
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,999
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz		200

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