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Intel Core i5 2500 Cpu
Intel Core i5 2500
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4.2 out of 5
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General

Processor socketTR4LGA 775LGA 1155
Component forServer/Workstation
N/A
N/A
Operating modes64-bit
N/A
64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.0 GHz3.0 GHz3.3 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz
N/A
3.7 GHz
Number of cores2444
Number of threads4844
Thermal Design Power (TDP)250.0 W95.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
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FSBDMI
Bus speed
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1333.0 MHz
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Idle states
N/A
yesyes

Memory

Cache64 MB12 MB6 MB
Cache typeL3L2L3
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2933.0 MHz
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N/A
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
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N/A
Memory channelsQuad
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N/A
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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N/A
32.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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N/A
21.0 GB/s

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