Intel Core2 Duo E8500
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Intel Core2 Duo E8500 vs Intel Celeron 3865U. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2008
Intel Core2 Duo E8500
Intel Core2 Duo E8500
Released
Q1/2017
Overall score
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Intel Celeron 3865U
Intel Celeron 3865U

What's the best choice Intel Core2 Duo E8500 or Intel Celeron 3865U? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core2 Duo E8500 has a maximum frequency of 3.16 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2008.

Intel Celeron 3865U has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1789 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 43% better clock speed

    3.16 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core2 Duo E8500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1162 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1353 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1318 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1686 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.23 times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron 3865U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    945 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    994 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1196 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1392 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1409 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    665 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    765 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1234 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 Intel Core2 Duo E8500
Intel Celeron 3865U Intel Celeron 3865U
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core2 Duo left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 7
  • CPU group
    Intel Core 2 Duo E7000/E8000 left arrow Intel Celeron 3000
  • Predecessor
    No left arrow --
  • Successor
    No left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.16 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Celeron 3865U and Intel Core2 Duo E8500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR2-1066 / DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMDDR4-2133LPDDR3-1866
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core2 Duo E8500 and Intel Celeron 3865U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP up
    No left arrow --
  • TDP (PL2)
    No left arrow --
  • TDP down
    No left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    80 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core2 Duo E8500 and Intel Core2 Duo E8500, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L2-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    No left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Wolfdale left arrow Kaby Lake U
  • Technology
    45 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 775 left arrow BGA 1356
  • Release date
    Q1/2008 left arrow Q1/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core2 Duo E8500 and Intel Celeron 3865U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
479
Intel Core2 Duo E8500
441
Intel Celeron 3865U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
873
Intel Core2 Duo E8500
783
Intel Celeron 3865U
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
1234
Intel Core2 Duo E8500
1903
Intel Celeron 3865U

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