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AMD A6 9500E Cpu
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Cpu
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Intel Q8400 Cpu
Intel Q8400
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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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HotHardware takes an in depth look at the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400, affordable 45nm quad-core processor.Read more
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General

Processor socketAM4LGA 775LGA 775
Component forPC
N/A
N/A
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
N/A
64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.0 GHz3.16 GHz2.66 GHz
Max turbo speed3.4 GHz
N/A
N/A
Number of cores224
Thermal Design Power (TDP)35.0 W65.0 W95.0 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
N/A
N/A
4
Bus type
N/A
N/A
FSB
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yes

Memory

Cache1 MB6 MB4 MB
Cache typeL2
N/A
L2
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2400.0 MHz
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N/A
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
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N/A
Memory channelsDual
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N/A

Often compared with AMD A6 9500E

AMD A6 9500E Cpu
AMD A6 9500
AMDA6 9500E
AMDA6 9500

Often compared with Intel Q8400

Intel Q8400 Cpu
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
IntelQ8400
IntelCore 2 Duo E8400