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AMD A4 5300 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

AMD A4 5300 Cpu
AMD A4 5300
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Cpu
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
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Test System Specs & Power Consumption. AMD are releasing their first Kabini based processors today with the launch of the A6-5200 and the A4-5000. Kabini will be AMD's first, and also the first...Read more
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HotHardware takes an in depth look at the Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 processor in this article. The E8500 is based on Intel's 45nm Wolfdale core whichRead more
Intel and AMD are constantly competing to release the best processor hardware at the most affordable prices. Intel’s Core 2 Duo chipset was one of its better ...Read more
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Full Comparison

General

AMD A4 5300AMD A4 5300
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
Processor socketFM2LGA 775

Processor

AMD A4 5300AMD A4 5300
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
Clock speed3.4 GHz3.16 GHz
Number of cores22
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in

Memory

AMD A4 5300AMD A4 5300
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
Cache1 MB6 MB

Thermals

AMD A4 5300AMD A4 5300
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
Thermal specification158.0 °F162.32 °F

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