CORE 2 DUO E8500 3.16GHZ PROCESSOR – 3.16GHZ 1333MHZ FSB – BX80570E850
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INTEL CORE 2 DUO E8500 3.16 GHZ PROCESSOR
PRICE: 9050/- ($ 230
RIPTION:
Based on revolutionary Intel® Core™ microarchitecture, the breakthrough Intel® Core™2 Duo processor family is designed to provide powerful energy-efficient performance so you can do more at once without slowing down. With 45nm Intel® Core™2 Duo processors, you’ll experience revolutionary performance, unbelievable system responsiveness, and energy-efficiency second to none.And, you won’t have to slow down for virus scan, multiple compute intensive programs, or home video editing—these desktop processors include Intel® HD Boost and are up to 70 percent faster when processing high-definition memories with your HD video camera.
PRODUCT SUMMARY:
The Intel Core 2 Duo processor is Intel’s second-generation mobile dual-core processor designed to deliver breakthrough performance and great power savings. With Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology-based laptop with the new Intel Core 2 Duo processor you can enjoy a greater than 20% performance increase when doing processor-intensive tasks like multitasking, compared to previous-generation laptops. At the same time, the Intel Core 2 Duo processor is tuned for power savings, making it a key ingredient in the latest Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology-based notebooks.
The Core 2 Duo E8500 processor, as we’ve mentioned, is based on Intel’s new 45nm “Wolfdale” design. This new design brings some significant benefits to the table in comparison to the previous generation 65nm “Conroe” design. Let’s run through a few of them.
First off, clock speeds. The previous generation Core 2 Duo lineup clocked up to 3.0 GHz at its peak with the E6850, whereas this new line of Core 2 Duo processors is hitting 3.16 GHz with its first release. The E8500 runs at 3.16 GHz, whereas we will also have the E8400 (3.0 GHz), E8300 (2.83 GHz) and E8200 (2.66 GHz) on the market soon as well. These chips all run at 1333 MHz front side bus speed by default, a feature which was only seen on the later models of the older Core 2 lineup. Keep in mind; Intel likes to nudge up clock speeds over time, so we are fully expecting that these new Wolfdale chips will be launched at speeds at ~3.5 GHz in time – especially judging from the overclocking results which we’ll show later.
Secondly, the new “Wolfdale” design improves power consumption. Intel’s previous lineup had TDP (Thermal Design Power) levels of 75W when hitting clock speeds of 2.6 – 2.9 GHz, whereas the new Core 2 Duo E8500 processor has a TDP level of 65W when running at 3.16 GHz. Lower TDP levels mean it’s consuming less power from your outlet and producing less heat, which means power supplies and cooling systems don’t have to work quite as hard. It also helps overclockability, as well. The Core 2 Duo E8500 “Wolfdale” component runs at a 1.225V core voltage level, compared to 1.325V of the prior generation.
Thirdly, Intel has shrunk the size of the chip considerably. Previous generation dual-core processors were 143 mm2, whereas the new “Wolfdale” Core2 Duo processors are 107mm2 under the hood. This means Intel can make more of these chips per wafer, hopefully helping to drive down costs. So far, it seems to be working, as “Wolfdale” chips are actually selling for LESS compared to previous generation models at lower clock speeds. The smaller size also has let Intel up the amount of L2 cache on the processor die up to 6 MB per chip, compared to 4 MB with previous generation dual-cores. All applications can make benefit of additional cache, especially games, so this is definitely a good thing.
Intel has also thrown in the new SSE 4.1 instruction set with this new lineup as well, which helps with video encoding speeds especially. All of the other standard Core 2 goodies are there as well, like hardware virtualization acceleration, execute disable bit (xD), 64-bit processing support, and SSE-2/3 support. Not to mention, these new 45nm chips still run in the same Socket-775 form factor we’ve come to know and love throughout the past few years. Most newer motherboards which support 1333 MHz FSB will be compatible with this new lineup of Core 2 processors, although a large variety will need a BIOS update in order to support them fully. Every platform which we tested the chip on required a BIOS update of some sort in order to obtain full functionality. Luckily, all motherboards we tried already had BIOS releases out and readily available.
Specification
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- Mfr Part Number: EU80570PJ0876M
- Process Type: Intel Core 2 Duo Desktop Processor E8500
- Frequency: 3.16 GHz
- FSB: 1333 MHz
- Cache: 6 MB
- Process: 45 nm
- Socket: Socket 775
- Power Consumption: 65 W
- Package: OEM
- This processor is a Dual-Core Processor
- This processor supports Enhanced Intel Speedstep Technology
- This processor supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T)
- This processor supports Intel Virtualization Technology
- This processor supports Enhanced Halt State (C1E)
- This processor supports Execute Disable Bit Capability
- This processor supports Intel Thermal Monitor
