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Intel
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
775DDR1/DDR2/DDR32C / 2T65WWolfdale45nmEnd-of-life
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Full Specifications
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Total Cores2
Total Threads2
Base Clock3.17 GHz
BCLK / Multiplier333 MHz / 9.5xx
CodenameWolfdale
MicroarchitectureWolfdale
Process Node45nm
FoundryIntel
Die Size107.0 mm²
Transistors0.41 billion
Production StatusEnd-of-life
Market SegmentDesktop
Launch DateJan 1, 2008
Instruction Sets
MMXSSESSE2SSE3SSE4Intel 64C1EC2EEISTTXTVT
