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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Cpu
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Cpu
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Intel Core i5 3470 Cpu
Intel Core i5 3470
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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 socketAM4LGA 775LGA 1155
Component forPC
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Operating modes64-bit
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Processor

Clock speed3.6 GHz3.16 GHz3.2 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz
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3.6 GHz
Number of cores624
Number of threads12
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4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 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

Cache32 MB6 MB6 MB
Cache typeL3
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Memory clock speeds supported by processor3200.0 MHz
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Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
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Memory channelsDual
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