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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Cpu
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Intel Core i5 2400 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 socketLGA 775LGA 1155LGA 1155
Operating modes
N/A
64-bit
N/A

Processor

Clock speed3.16 GHz3.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Number of cores244
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W77.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus speed1333.0 MHz
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Max turbo speed
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3.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Number of threads
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44
Bus type
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DMI
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Idle states
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yes
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Memory

Cache6 MB6 MB6 MB
Cache type
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L3
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Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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32.0 GB
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Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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21.0 GB/s
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Thermals

Thermal specification162.32 °F162.68 °F153.32 °F

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