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AMD A6 9500E Cpu
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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
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General

Processor socketAM4LGA 775LGA 1155LGA 1356
Component forPC
N/A
PCServer/Workstation
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
N/A
64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.0 GHz3.16 GHz2.9 GHz2.4 GHz
Max turbo speed3.4 GHz
N/A
N/A
3.2 GHz
Number of cores22210
Thermal Design Power (TDP)35.0 W65.0 W65.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus speed
N/A
1333.0 MHz
N/A
N/A
Number of threads
N/A
N/A
220
Bus type
N/A
N/A
DMIQPI
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Memory

Cache1 MB6 MB3 MB25 MB
Cache typeL2
N/A
Smart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2400.0 MHz
N/A
1066.0 MHz
  • 800
  • 1066
  • 1333
  • 1600
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
N/A
DDR3 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
Memory channelsDual
N/A
DualTriple
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
32.0 GB384.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
N/A
17.0 GB/s38.4 GB/s

Thermals

Cooler includedyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Thermal specification194.0 °F162.32 °F156.38 °F176.0 °F

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