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AMD FX 8350 Cpu
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Intel Core i5 3470 Cpu
Intel Core i5 3470
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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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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
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General

Processor socketAM3+LGA 775LGA 1155
Component forPC
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Operating modes64-bit
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Processor

Clock speed4.0 GHz3.16 GHz3.2 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz
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3.6 GHz
Number of cores824
Number of threads8
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4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)125.0 W65.0 W77.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus speed
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1333.0 MHz
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Memory

Cache8 MB6 MB6 MB
Memory clock speeds supported by processor1866.0 MHz
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Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAM
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Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)29.9 GB/s
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Memory channelsDual
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Thermals

Thermal specification141.8 °F162.32 °F153.32 °F

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