Testseek.com have collected 36 expert reviews of the Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz Socket 775 and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz Socket 775.
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As good as dual-core gets, Awesome gaming grunt, Overclocking headroom
Not much cheaper than a decent quad
The new dual-core variants of Intels 45nm Penryn CPU family look like a no-brainer. For the most part, thats how how it turns out.The top E8500 model is clocked at an impressive 3.16GHz, which translates into single and dual-threaded performance to m...
Abstract: We used our Core 2 Duo E8500 engineering sample (3.16 GHz at FSB1333 system speed) for our overclocking tests. Since we wanted the results to fit into our CPU Charts to allow for easy performance comparisons across various platforms and between...
The Intel Core 2 Duo E8500, with its 3.16GHz clock speed, 1333MHz FSB speed and 6MB of L2 cache, remains a force to be reckoned with. In real-world office applications the E8500 was generally a little faster than the Phenom II X4 955 and a little slow...
Abstract: The last time we looked at dual core processors, it was for our Dual Core War in December 2007. Back then, the top processors were Intels then-$190 E6750 versus AMDs then-$180 X2 6400+. Things have changed since then, at least on the Intel side. S...
Thats the bitter truth as it is. The top processor from AMD (it does not even matter which of the two, because they have the same total score) is outscored by the top processor from Intel by 45%. There is actually nothing to comment on. We could have...
Abstract: About a month and a half ago, Intel released its newest high-end dual core processor, the E8500 Wolfdale. Madshrimps already reviewed and overclocked the E8500, but that was only an engineering sample. The new retail chips might be better when it comes...
Abstract: When I think of a cadence, I’m reminded of the drum line in a marching band, dutifully keeping time with a catchy beat that gets everyone’s head bobbing and keeps their feet moving.Intel’s silicon process technology is the drum lin...
Fastest Dual Core Processor, Extremely Good Overclocking, A Gaming Powerhouse, Low Power
Limited Availability, Not a Quad Core
There is a lot of like about the Core 2 Duo E8500; it has a combination of high performance and low power consumption that is virtually impossible to beat, and an overclocking ceiling that Shaq cant touch. We were able to hit well over 4 GHz on air c...
