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AMD Opteron 2431 Cpu
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Cpu
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
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Intel Core i3 3220 Cpu
Intel Core i3 3220
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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 Core i3-3220 is a low power, low cost CPU with ECC support and an onboard GPU. As you can see it makes a great low end server or HTPC processorRead more
Intel Core i3-3220 processor is one of the best performing and most reliable processors available at an affordable price. It should be your foremost choice ifRead more
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General

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

Processor

Clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Number of cores642
Thermal Design Power (TDP)75.0 W95.0 W55.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Number of threads
N/A
44
Bus type
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FSBDMI
Bus speed
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1066.0 MHz
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Idle states
N/A
yesyes

Memory

Cache0.512 MB8 MB3 MB
Cache typeL2L2Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
N/A
N/A
  • 1333
  • 1600
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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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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25.6 GB/s
Memory channels
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Dual

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