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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
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| Socket | 775 | ||
| Number of cores | 2 | ||
| Clock rate | 3.16 GHz | ||
| Cache | 6 MB | ||
| Thermal Design Power | 65 W | ||
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| Technology | 45 nm |
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Régis Jehl
Test date: December 17, 2009
Test date: December 17, 2009
This is a less fast version of the E8600. With a frequency of 3.16 GHz, it's 3% slower on average than its big brother, but has an equivalent energy consumption.
General overall average.
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General overall average.
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Energy efficient while active
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All-rounder that can handle most tasks
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You can find faster processors for gaming
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No Turbo mode
This is an excellent dual-core processor that combines powerful speeds with average energy consumption. On the other hand, we'd prefer a quad-core processor for encoding video or rendering 3D video.
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