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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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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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General

Processor socketSocket FLGA 775LGA 775LGA 2011-v3
Operating modes64-bit
N/A
64-bit64-bit
Component for
N/A
N/A
N/A
Server/Workstation

Processor

Clock speed2.4 GHz3.16 GHz2.4 GHz2.2 GHz
Number of cores62412
Thermal Design Power (TDP)75.0 W65.0 W95.0 W105.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus speed
N/A
1333.0 MHz1066.0 MHz
N/A
Number of threads
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N/A
424
Bus type
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N/A
FSBQPI
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Max turbo speed
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.9 GHz

Memory

Cache0.512 MB6 MB8 MB30 MB
Cache typeL2
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L2Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 1600
  • 1866
  • 2133
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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768.0 GB
Memory types supported by processor
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DDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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68.0 GB/s
Memory channels
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N/A
Quad

Thermals

Thermal specification168.8 °F162.32 °F159.8 °F188.51 °F

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