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AMD FX 8300 Cpu
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AMD FX 8350 Cpu
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Cpu
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Intel Core i5 4460 Cpu
Intel Core i5 4460
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8 editorial reviews
AMD is refreshing its desktop processors with Piledriver, an enhanced version of Bulldozer that focuses on improving instructions per clock and frequency -- just like it did...Read more
Last year, AMD launched its Bulldozer architecture to disappointed enthusiasts who were hoping to see the company rise to its former glory. Today, we get an FX processor based on the Piledriver update. Does it give power users something to celebrate?Read more
HotHardware takes a detailed look at the new AMD FX 8350 octal-core desktop processor, formeraly codenamed Vishera.Read more
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3 editorial reviews
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
Intel and AMD are constantly competing to release the best processor hardware at the most affordable prices. Intel’s Core 2 Duo chipset was one of its better ...Read more
Dual-core gaming delightRead more
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General

Processor socketAM3+AM3+LGA 775LGA 1150
Component forPCPC
N/A
PC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit
N/A
64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.3 GHz4.0 GHz3.16 GHz3.2 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz4.2 GHz
N/A
3.4 GHz
Number of cores8824
Number of threads88
N/A
4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W125.0 W65.0 W84.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus speed
N/A
N/A
1333.0 MHz
N/A
Bus type
N/A
N/A
N/A
DMI2
Idle states
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Memory

Cache8 MB8 MB6 MB6 MB
Cache typeL2
N/A
N/A
Smart Cache
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
N/A
DDR3 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDual
N/A
Dual
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
N/A
1866.0 MHz
N/A
  • 1333
  • 1600
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
29.9 GB/s
N/A
25.6 GB/s
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
N/A
32.0 GB

Thermals

Thermal specification158.9 °F141.8 °F162.32 °F162.9 °F

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