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Intel logo Core2 Duo E8500
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General information Core2 Duo E8500 Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Launched Q4 2008 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA775 AM2
Clock 3.2 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 12.5 %
Cores 2 0 % 2 0 %
Threads 2 0 % 2 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 27 % 89 W 0 %
Performance Core2 Duo E8500 Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Overall Score 30055 0 % 27672 7.9 %
Future Proof 10 % 0 % 10 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 816 0 % 586 28.2 %
Single Thread Score 1314.4 0 % 1017.9 22.6 %
Encrypting Data 1846.4 MB/s 0 % 1337.7 MB/s 27.5 %
Compressing Data 26.1 MB/s 0 % 20.7 MB/s 20.8 %
String objects sorting 3643.1 thousand/s 0 % 2827.6 thousand/s 22.4 %
Prime numbers generation 10 millions/s 0 % 5 millions/s 49.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 5365.7 millions/s 0 % 3407.9 millions/s 36.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 3258.3 millions/s 0 % 2001 millions/s 38.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core2 Duo E8500, Athlon 64 X2 5600+.

Average frames per second Core2 Duo E8500 Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 44.1 FPS 38.0 FPS
High settings 70.5 FPS 60.7 FPS
Medium settings 88.1 FPS 75.9 FPS
Low settings 110.1 FPS 94.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.8 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core2 Duo E8500 Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.5 FPS 99.3 FPS
High settings 165.6 FPS 158.9 FPS
Medium settings 207.0 FPS 198.6 FPS
Low settings 258.7 FPS 248.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.1 %
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