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Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Cpu
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
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Intel i5-2300 Cpu
Intel i5-2300
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Intel Q8400 Cpu
Intel Q8400
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Intel Xeon 5160 Cpu
Intel Xeon 5160
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Earlier than expected Intel move their NDA on the next lineup of Sandy Bridge processors. We take review all of the 6 series i5 range.Read more
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HotHardware takes an in depth look at the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400, affordable 45nm quad-core processor.Read more
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The highly successful Core microarchitecture infiltrated desktops and laptops, but don't forget they also made their way into workstations and servers with the rejuvenated Xeon 5100 series. Codenamed Woodcrest, they aren't as expensive as perceived to be as we found out when pitting it against the Core 2 Extreme.Read more
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General

Processor socketLGA 775LGA 1155LGA 775LGA 771
Component forPCPC
N/A
Server/Workstation
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.0 GHz2.8 GHz2.66 GHz3.0 GHz
Number of cores2442
Number of threads2442
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W95.0 W80.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeFSBDMIFSBFSB
Bus speed1333.0 MHz
N/A
N/A
1333.0 MHz
Idle statesyesyesyesyes
Max turbo speed
N/A
3.1 GHz
N/A
N/A

Memory

Cache6 MB6 MB4 MB4 MB
Cache typeL2Smart CacheL2L2
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
N/A
  • 1066
  • 1333
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N/A
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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32.0 GB
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N/A
Memory types supported by processor
N/A
DDR3 SDRAM
N/A
N/A
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
21.0 GB/s
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N/A
Memory channels
N/A
Dual
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N/A

Features

Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyesyesyes
Execute disable bityesyesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes
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16
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Supported instruction sets
N/A
AVX
N/A
N/A

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