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Intel logo Core2 Duo E8500
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Intel Core2 Duo E8500 logo AMD Phenom 8650 logo
General information Core2 Duo E8500 Phenom 8650
Launched Q4 2008 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA775 AM2+
Clock 3.2 GHz 0 % 2.3 GHz 28.1 %
Cores 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Threads 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 31.6 % 95 W 0 %
Performance Core2 Duo E8500 Phenom 8650
Overall Score 30055 0 % 29905 0.5 %
Future Proof 10 % 0 % 10 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 816 0 % 800 2 %
Single Thread Score 1319.7 0 % 868.3 34.2 %
Encrypting Data 1853.8 MB/s 0 % 1822.6 MB/s 1.7 %
Compressing Data 25.7 MB/s 7.8 % 27.9 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 3643.1 thousand/s 0.1 % 3646.1 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 10 millions/s 0 % 6 millions/s 39.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 5360.3 millions/s 0 % 3633 millions/s 32.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 3245.2 millions/s 0 % 2979.9 millions/s 8.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core2 Duo E8500, Phenom 8650.

Average frames per second Core2 Duo E8500 Phenom 8650
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 44.1 FPS 43.6 FPS
High settings 70.6 FPS 69.8 FPS
Medium settings 88.2 FPS 87.3 FPS
Low settings 110.2 FPS 109.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 1 %

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 Phenom 8650
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.6 FPS 103.3 FPS
High settings 165.7 FPS 165.4 FPS
Medium settings 207.1 FPS 206.7 FPS
Low settings 258.9 FPS 258.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.2 %
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