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AMD Athlon II X2 250 Cpu
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Cpu
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Intel Core i3 2100 Cpu
Intel Core i3 2100
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Is this £50 PC processor a canny bargain or a false economy?Read more
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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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The Intel i3 2100 is an introductory CPU in its new 2nd generation lineup and users looking for a low price all in one solution will find a decent one to be found in this silicon.Read more
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General

Processor socketAM3LGA 775LGA 1155
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit
Component for
N/A
N/A
PC

Processor

Clock speed3.0 GHz2.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Number of cores242
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Number of threads
N/A
44
Bus type
N/A
FSBDMI
Bus speed
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1066.0 MHz
N/A
Idle states
N/A
yesyes

Memory

Cache2 MB8 MB3 MB
Cache typeL2L2Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
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N/A
  • 1066
  • 1333
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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N/A
32.0 GB
Memory types supported by processor
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N/A
DDR3 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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N/A
21.0 GB/s
Memory channels
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N/A
Dual

Thermals

Thermal specification165.2 °F159.8 °F156.38 °F

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