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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

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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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Pros

  • improvement was real and measurable
  • better performance and cooling

Cons

  • memory access operations are still slower than desired
  • design improves power consumption
  • Intel Unveils Xeon CPU Max And Data

Key specs

  • LGA 775
  • 3.16 GHz
  • 2
  • 65 W
  • 45 nm
  • 6 MB

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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 - Pros & Cons

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

Pros

  • improvement was real and measurable
  • better performance and cooling

Cons

  • memory access operations are still slower than desired
  • design improves power consumption
  • Intel Unveils Xeon CPU Max And Data
  • hasn t been too much of a problem with Intel s delays
  • Intel Tiger Lake And Xe Graphics
  • Intel has shrunk the size of the chip considerably
  • it might not offer the same performance that a final production retail chip might

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 - Technical Overview

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IconProcessor lithography
45 nm
Best:
HP AMD EPYC 7702
Processor lithography: 7 nm
IconNumber of cores
2
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3.16 GHz
Best:
AMD FX 9590
Clock speed: 4.7 GHz

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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 - Full Specifications

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General
Processor socketLGA 775
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Memory
Cache6 MB
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Processor
Clock speed3.16 GHz
Number of cores2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in
Bus speed1333.0 MHz
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Thermals
Thermal specification162.32 °F

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