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AMD A6 6400K Cpu
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
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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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General

Processor socketFM2FM2+LGA 775
Component forPC
N/A
N/A
Operating modes64-bit
N/A
N/A

Processor

Clock speed3.9 GHz3.1 GHz3.16 GHz
Number of cores242
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Max turbo speed
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3.8 GHz
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Bus speed
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1333.0 MHz

Memory

Cache1 MB1 MB6 MB
Cache typeL2L2
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Memory clock speeds supported by processor1866.0 MHz2133.0 MHz
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Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
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Thermals

Thermal specification158.0 °F160.34 °F162.32 °F

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