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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 socketFM2AM4LGA 775
Component forPCPC
N/A
Operating modes64-bit
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
N/A

Processor

Clock speed3.9 GHz3.5 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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3.7 GHz
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Number of threads
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4
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Bus speed
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1333.0 MHz

Memory

Cache1 MB4 MB6 MB
Cache typeL2L3
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Memory clock speeds supported by processor1866.0 MHz2933.0 MHz
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Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
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Memory channels
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Dual
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