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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Cpu
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
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Intel Q8400 Cpu
Intel Q8400
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Intel Xeon E5430 Cpu
Intel Xeon E5430
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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 775LGA 771
Component forPC
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Server/Workstation
Operating modes64-bit
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64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.6 GHz3.16 GHz2.66 GHz2.66 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz
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Number of cores6244
Number of threads12
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Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W95.0 W80.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus speed
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1333.0 MHz
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1333.0 MHz
Bus type
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FSBFSB
Idle states
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yesyes

Memory

Cache32 MB6 MB4 MB12 MB
Cache typeL3
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L2L2
Memory clock speeds supported by processor3200.0 MHz
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Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
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Memory channelsDual
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