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Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Cpu
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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
Dual-core gaming delightRead more
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For $180 the Core i3-8350K is nearly a rebadged Core i5-7600K: both are 14nm quad-cores operating at ~4GHz, but the 8350K is 25% cheaper. Meanwhile, the Core...Read more
Intel's Core i3-8100 comes with four cores at a low price point. But can it fend off AMD's multiplier-unlocked Ryzen competition?Read more
We take a look at the ultra-low cost Intel Core i3-8100 in our benchmarks and review. We see how this CPU stacks up to more costly server processors and see whether it is worth saving a few dollars with this intriguing solutionRead more
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General

Processor socketLGA 775LGA 775LGA 1151
Component forPC
N/A
PC
Operating modes64-bit
N/A
64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.0 GHz3.16 GHz3.6 GHz
Number of cores224
Number of threads2
N/A
4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeFSB
N/A
DMI3
Bus speed1333.0 MHz1333.0 MHz
N/A
Idle statesyes
N/A
yes

Memory

Cache6 MB6 MB6 MB
Cache typeL2
N/A
Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
N/A
N/A
2400.0 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processor
N/A
N/A
DDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
N/A
37.5 GB/s
Memory channels
N/A
N/A
Dual

Thermals

Thermal specification162.32 °F162.32 °F212.0 °F
Cooler included
N/A
N/A
no

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