Pentium E2220 vs Core 2 Duo E8500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E8500
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.81
+52.8%

Core 2 Duo E8500 outperforms Pentium E2220 by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium E2220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26102866
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.180.77
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)no data
Release dateJanuary 2008 (16 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium E2220 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)no data
Threads2no data
Base clock speed3.16 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.17 GHzno data
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache6 MB (shared)no data
L3 cache0 KB1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625V0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium E2220 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketLGA775LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium E2220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium E2220 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium E2220 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium E2220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Duo E8500 0.81
+52.8%
Pentium E2220 0.53

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Core 2 Duo E8500 1281
+52.1%
Pentium E2220 842

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo E8500 389
+78.4%
Pentium E2220 218

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo E8500 638
+68.8%
Pentium E2220 378

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.81 0.53
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

Core 2 Duo E8500 has a 52.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core 2 Duo E8500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E2220 in performance tests.


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