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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Cpu
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Intel Core i5 2400
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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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Page 2 - Intel Core i3-2120 Architecture; Test SystemRead more
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General

Processor socketLGA 775LGA 1155LGA 1155
Component for
N/A
PC
N/A
Operating modes
N/A
64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.16 GHz3.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Number of cores224
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus speed1333.0 MHz
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Number of threads
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44
Bus type
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DMIDMI
Idle states
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yesyes
Max turbo speed
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N/A
3.4 GHz

Memory

Cache6 MB3 MB6 MB
Cache type
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L3L3
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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32.0 GB32.0 GB
Memory types supported by processor
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DDR3 SDRAM
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Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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21.0 GB/s21.0 GB/s
Memory channels
N/A
Dual
N/A

Thermals

Thermal specification162.32 °F156.38 °F162.68 °F

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