Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

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MANUFACTURER Intel
MODEL Core 2 Duo E8500
CLOCK SPEED 3.16 GHz
YEAR 2008
CODENAME Wolfdale
INTERFACE Socket 775
LITHOGRAPHY 45 nm
L1 CACHE ?
L2 CACHE ?
L3 CACHE 6 MB
64 BITS true
CORES 2
THREADS 2
TURBO false
CONDITION Not tested

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Back in 2008, gamers had to choose their side:

  • - Invest in Core 2 Quad CPU because "I'm sure games will be hyperthreaded soon"
  • - Stick with a powerfull single or dual core CPU because "all games run in 32 bits + single thread anyway".
The E8400 / E8500 and E8600 were powerfull yet efficient (thanks to 45 nm) processors. Many people choosed the E8400 and were able to easilly overclock to 4 GHz.