Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Portal 2 Benchmarks - Can Core 2 Duo E8500 Run Portal 2?

High-end Desktop processor released in 2008 with 2 cores and 2 threads. With base clock at 3.16GHz, max speed at 3.166GHz, and a 65W power rating. Core 2 Duo E8500 is based on the Wolfdale 45nm family and part of the Core 2 Duo series.
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Core 2 Duo E8500 - 1080p - GT 1030 - Portal 2 Benchmarks

Core i7-3930K
86.8
Core i7-2600
86.8
Core i7-2600K
86.8
Core i7-2700K
86.8
Core i7-870
84.5
Core i7-950
84.5
Core i7-965
84.5
Core i7-940
84.5
Core i7-975
84.5
Core i7-860
84.5
Core i7-960
84.5
Core i7-880
84.5
Core i7-875K
84.5
Core i7-2600S
84.5
Core i7-970
84.5
Core i7-980
84.5
Phenom II X4 945
82.2
Phenom II X4 B95
82.2
Phenom II X4 B93
82.2
Phenom II X4 820
82.2
Phenom II X4 965
82.2
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition
82.2
Core 2 Quad Q9400
82.2
Phenom II X4 955
82.2
Phenom II X4 925
82.2
Phenom II X4 920
82.2
Core 2 Quad Q9650
82.2
Core 2 Quad Q9550
82.2
Core 2 Quad Q9505
82.2
Core 2 Quad Q9450
82.2
Phenom II X4 830
82.2
Phenom II X4 940
82.2
Phenom II X4 850
82.2
Phenom II X4 970
82.2
Phenom II X6 1075T
82.2
FX-8120
82.2
FX-8100
82.2
Phenom II X6 1065T
82.2
Phenom II X4 975
82.2
Phenom II X6 1100T
82.2
Phenom II X6 1090T
82.2
Phenom II X6 1100T BE
82.2
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)
82.2
Core i7-860S
82.2
Core i7-870S
82.2
Core i7-930
82.2
Core i7-920
82.2
Phenom II X4 980
82.2
Phenom II X4 B99
82.2
Phenom II X6 1055T
82.2
Core 2 Quad Q9550S
79.8
Phenom II X4 970 Black
79.8
Phenom II X4 965 Black
79.8
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
79.8
Core 2 Quad Q9505S
79.8
Core 2 Quad Q9400S
79.8
Core 2 Quad Q6700
79.8
Core 2 Quad Q6600
79.8
Phenom II X4 980 Black
79.8
Core 2 Quad Q8400
79.8
Phenom II X4 810
79.8
Phenom II X4 805
79.8
Phenom II X4 B97
79.8
Phenom II X4 960T
79.8
Phenom II X6 1090T Black
79.8
Phenom II X6 1100T Black
79.8
Phenom II X6 1035T
79.8
Phenom II X6 1045T
79.8
Phenom II X4 910
79.8
Phenom II X4 940 Black
77.5
Phenom X4 9600
77.5
Phenom X4 9500
77.5
Phenom II X4 910e
77.5
Phenom II X4 955 Black
77.5
Phenom II X4 905e
77.5
Phenom II X4 900e
77.5
Phenom II X4 840T
77.5
Phenom X4 9600B
75.2
Phenom X4 9650
75.2
Phenom X4 9550
75.2
Phenom X3 8600
75.2
Phenom II X4 840
75.2
Phenom X3 8650
75.2
Phenom X3 8550
75.2
Phenom X4 9850B
75.2
Phenom X4 9750B
75.2
Core 2 Duo E6600
72.8
Core 2 Duo E6700
72.8
Core 2 Duo E6750
72.8
Athlon 64 X2 5400+
72.8
Core 2 Duo E6850
72.8
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
72.8
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
72.8
Core2 Duo E6700
72.8
Athlon 64 X2 5600+
72.8
Phenom X3 8400
72.8
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
72.8
Core 2 Duo E7600
72.8
Core 2 Duo E8500
72.8
Core 2 Duo E8600
72.8
Core 2 Duo E4700
72.8
Athlon 64 X2 5800+
72.8
Phenom X3 8750
72.8
Phenom X3 8850
72.8
Phenom II X4 960T Black
72.8
Core 2 Duo E7500
72.8
Athlon 64 FX-60
70.5
Athlon 64 X2 FX-60
70.5
Athlon 64 FX-62
70.5
Athlon 64 FX-72
70.5
Pentium D 950
70.5
Pentium D 940
70.5
Pentium D 960
70.5
Athlon 64 FX-74
70.5
Pentium D 830
9.4
Pentium D 820
9.4
Athlon 64 FX-57
9.4
Pentium 4 660
9.4
Pentium 4 630
9.4

The Core 2 Duo E8500 GPU ranks between the Core 2 Duo E7600 and Core 2 Duo E8600 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Core 2 Duo E7600 but still offers 0% more juice than the Core 2 Duo E8600 for those epic gaming sessions. With its performance, the Core 2 Duo E8500 snags the 99th spot on the leaderboard. For casual gaming, the Core 2 Duo E8500 holds the fort with its 2-cores and 2-threads, though it won't be breaking any high score records.

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