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AMD A8 7600 Cpu
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Cpu
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Intel Pentium G645
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General

Processor socketFM2+LGA 775LGA 1155
Component for
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PC
Operating modes
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N/A
64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.1 GHz3.16 GHz2.9 GHz
Max turbo speed3.8 GHz
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N/A
Number of cores422
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus speed
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1333.0 MHz
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Number of threads
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2
Bus type
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DMI
Idle states
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yes

Memory

Cache1 MB6 MB3 MB
Cache typeL2
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Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2133.0 MHz
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1066.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAM
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DDR3 SDRAM
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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32.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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17.0 GB/s
Memory channels
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Dual

Thermals

Thermal specification160.34 °F162.32 °F156.38 °F

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