Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz is a middle-class Processor based on the 45nm Core micro-architecture.
It offers 2 Physical Cores (2 Logical), clocked at 3.16GHz and 6MB of L2 Cache.
Among its many features, Virtualization is activated.
The processor DOES NOT integrated any graphics. and has a rated board TDP of 65W.
It offers average performance. It will therefore become a bottleneck in today's demanding games.
| Release period |
|---|
| 10-Aug-2008 |
| Popular Game System Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game | Min. | Rec. |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 91% | 223% |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 71% | 139% |
| Halo: Reach | 17% | 33% |
| Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order | 46% | 256% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 139% | 174% |
| Borderlands 3 | 157% | 223% |
| FIFA 20 | 34% | 131% |
| Halo: The Master Chief Collection | 68% | 223% |
| eFootball PES 2020 | 65% | 165% |
| Detroit: Become Human | 112% | 176% |
does it bottleneck with GTX 660 ?
Yes.. GTX 660 is new for an old E8500.
Get a Quad Qore Cpu and GTX750 ;)
I have a core 2 duo e8500 with 4 gb ram which graphic card should I use with it that will not bottleneck?
I use it with an 8800 GT, it works fine, but you cant play modern Games, but i can smoothly run Counter Strike: Global Offensive and League of legends in 60 FPS
One question ? Is my CPU good choice with GPU , will it bottleneck … ?
it may bottleneck a bit in cpu demanding games, but not much
what is the best gpu for this cpu?because iam thinking of replacing my current one with a better one?
GTX650 MSI OC is good choice, there is some bottleneck in games that uses 100% of processor but thats rare on my resolution only BF3 and BF4 does use 100% of processor, while GPU usage is at 99% which is not a bottleneck :)
Yeah! Gtx 650 is what i had in mind.. thanks ragnos :)
Using a GTX 650 with my E8400, and it's awesome!
what would be the best card for me to buy with my cpu not to bottleneck? unfortunately mine has just 240W psu with 18 amp :( im thinking of buying GT 220 but how can i believe there is nothing better for 70-80 $ ?
You should not buy a GT 220, because it's an old card and you can get a much better card. You can go for either an HD 6570 (which is about 80$), or an GT 630 (a little less powerful,costs about 75$). Both these cards have NO bottlenecking at all, and you can run modern titles at Medium settings.
Oh and I forgot to say is that you NEED to upgrade your PSU to use these cards. They require an 400W PSU
I'm a proud owner of this CPU,it's fantastic :)
I'm too m8 :) Really nice one :D
All hail the Intel Core 2 Duo E8500!!!
Awesome processor
this is the best cpu in the world for me though i hade quad core i still respect that CPU more :*
Is this CPU able to run most modern games?
It can run any game that is currently available
can it run ac unity
