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AMD Athlon II X2 250 Cpu
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General

Processor socketAM3LGA 775LGA 775LGA 775
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit
N/A
Component for
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PCPC
N/A

Processor

Clock speed3.0 GHz2.93 GHz3.0 GHz3.16 GHz
Number of cores2222
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W65.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Number of threads
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22
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Bus type
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FSBFSB
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Bus speed
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1066.0 MHz1333.0 MHz1333.0 MHz
Idle states
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yesyes
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Memory

Cache2 MB3 MB6 MB6 MB
Cache typeL2L2L2
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Thermals

Thermal specification165.2 °F165.38 °F162.32 °F162.32 °F

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