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AMD A8 7600 Cpu
AMD A8 7600
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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 i5-2300 Cpu
Intel i5-2300
Editiorial reviews
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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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Earlier than expected Intel move their NDA on the next lineup of Sandy Bridge processors. We take review all of the 6 series i5 range.Read more
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User rating
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4.0 out of 5
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General

Processor socketFM2+LGA 775LGA 775LGA 1155
Component for
N/A
PC
N/A
PC
Operating modes
N/A
64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.1 GHz3.0 GHz2.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Max turbo speed3.8 GHz
N/A
N/A
3.1 GHz
Number of cores4244
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W95.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Number of threads
N/A
244
Bus type
N/A
FSBFSBDMI
Bus speed
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1333.0 MHz1066.0 MHz
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Idle states
N/A
yesyesyes

Memory

Cache1 MB6 MB8 MB6 MB
Cache typeL2L2L2Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2133.0 MHz
N/A
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  • 1066
  • 1333
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAM
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N/A
DDR3 SDRAM
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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N/A
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32.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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21.0 GB/s
Memory channels
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N/A
Dual

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