Compare processors

Intel logo Core i5-8500
versus
Intel logo Core2 Duo E6420

Intel Core i5-8500 logo Intel Core2 Duo E6420 logo
General information Core i5-8500 Core2 Duo E6420
Launched Q1 2018 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 PLGA775
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core 2 Duo
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Conroe
Clock 3 GHz 0 % 2.1 GHz 30 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 65 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 78.5 % 65 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
1 × 4 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No No
Performance Core i5-8500 Core2 Duo E6420
Overall Score 49856 0 % 26476 46.9 %
Future Proof 63 % 0 % 10 % 84.1 %
Benchmark Score 6178 0 % 491 92.1 %
Single Thread Score 2470.7 0 % 790.5 68 %
Encrypting Data 3036.1 MB/s 0 % 1107.3 MB/s 63.5 %
Compressing Data 132.4 MB/s 0 % 16.1 MB/s 87.8 %
String objects sorting 16375.7 thousand/s 0 % 2214.6 thousand/s 86.5 %
Prime numbers generation 36.1 millions/s 0 % 5 millions/s 86.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 26727.7 millions/s 0 % 2975.9 millions/s 88.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 22464.5 millions/s 0 % 1642 millions/s 92.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-8500, Core2 Duo E6420.

Average frames per second Core i5-8500 Core2 Duo E6420
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.8 FPS 35.5 FPS
High settings 164.4 FPS 56.9 FPS
Medium settings 205.5 FPS 71.1 FPS
Low settings 256.9 FPS 88.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 65.4 %

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 Core i5-8500 Core2 Duo E6420
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.3 FPS 97.0 FPS
High settings 221.2 FPS 155.2 FPS
Medium settings 276.5 FPS 194.0 FPS
Low settings 345.7 FPS 242.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 29.9 %
Configuration Settings
Gaming astronaut image
Video game
Required
Screen resolution Screen resolution image
Required
Screen resolution image
Compare processors
Processor image
Processor Processor image
Selected processors