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AMD A6 9500E Cpu
AMD A6 9500E
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Cpu
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Cpu
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
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Intel Xeon E-2246G Cpu
Intel Xeon E-2246G
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Intel's meteoric rise to dominance in the CPU market over the last two years - and the stunning value of its processors - is highlighted by none better than the Q6600. It's based on the Core microarchitecture, the design responsibleRead more
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In our Intel Xeon E-2246G benchmarks and review piece we show why this SKU is still one of our top picks in the stack and why STH readers should pick itRead more
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General

Processor socketAM4LGA 775LGA 775LGA 1151
Component forPCPC
N/A
Server/Workstation
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.0 GHz3.0 GHz2.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed3.4 GHz
N/A
N/A
4.8 GHz
Number of cores2246
Thermal Design Power (TDP)35.0 W65.0 W95.0 W80.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Number of threads
N/A
2412
Bus type
N/A
FSBFSB
N/A
Bus speed
N/A
1333.0 MHz1066.0 MHz
N/A
Idle states
N/A
yesyesyes

Memory

Cache1 MB6 MB8 MB12 MB
Cache typeL2L2L2
N/A
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2400.0 MHz
N/A
N/A
2666.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
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N/A
DDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDual
N/A
N/A
Dual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
N/A
128.0 GB

Thermals

Cooler includedyes
N/A
N/A
no
Thermal specification194.0 °F162.32 °F159.8 °F212.0 °F

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