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Intel Core2 Duo E8500 vs Intel Core i3-4160. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2008
Intel Core2 Duo E8500
Intel Core2 Duo E8500
Released
Q3/2014
Overall score
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Intel Core i3-4160
Intel Core i3-4160

What's the best choice Intel Core2 Duo E8500 or Intel Core i3-4160? 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 Core i3-4160 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 54 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1789 left arrow score

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)

    1031 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 12% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.16 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.83 times less performance per watt

    54 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-4160 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    483 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    642 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    745 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1026 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1024 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    219 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    442 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    128 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    522 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    229 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    838 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 Intel Core2 Duo E8500
Intel Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core2 Duo left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core 2 Duo E7000/E8000 left arrow Intel Core i 4000
  • 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 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-4160 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-DIMM
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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 Core i3-4160 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 54 W
  • TDP up
    No left arrow --
  • TDP (PL2)
    No left arrow --
  • TDP down
    No left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    80 °C left arrow --
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, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    No left arrow 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Wolfdale left arrow Haswell S
  • Technology
    45 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 775 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q1/2008 left arrow Q3/2014

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 Core i3-4160.

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
807
Intel Core i3-4160
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
1716
Intel Core i3-4160
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
5112
Intel Core i3-4160

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