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Intel logo Core2 Duo E8500
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General information Core2 Duo E8500 Phenom II X2 B55
Launched Q4 2008 Q4 2009
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA775 AM3
Clock 3.2 GHz 0 % 3 GHz 6.3 %
Cores 2 0 % 2 0 %
Threads 2 0 % 2 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 18.8 % 80 W 0 %
Performance Core2 Duo E8500 Phenom II X2 B55
Overall Score 30055 0 % 29573 1.6 %
Future Proof 10 % 33.3 % 15 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 816 0 % 765 6.3 %
Single Thread Score 1314.4 0 % 1190.2 9.4 %
Encrypting Data 1846.4 MB/s 0 % 1753.5 MB/s 5 %
Compressing Data 26.1 MB/s 0 % 24.3 MB/s 6.8 %
String objects sorting 3643.1 thousand/s 0 % 3057.3 thousand/s 16.1 %
Prime numbers generation 10 millions/s 0.1 % 10.1 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 5365.7 millions/s 0 % 3292.7 millions/s 38.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 3258.3 millions/s 0 % 2469.8 millions/s 24.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core2 Duo E8500, Phenom II X2 B55.

Average frames per second Core2 Duo E8500 Phenom II X2 B55
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 44.1 FPS 42.7 FPS
High settings 70.5 FPS 68.3 FPS
Medium settings 88.1 FPS 85.3 FPS
Low settings 110.1 FPS 106.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.1 %

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 II X2 B55
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.5 FPS 102.6 FPS
High settings 165.6 FPS 164.2 FPS
Medium settings 207.0 FPS 205.2 FPS
Low settings 258.7 FPS 256.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.8 %
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