CPUDesktopReleased 2008

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

2C/2T · 65 W

The Core 2 Duo E8500 is a 45 nm Wolfdale dual-core for LGA 775 desktops, listed at US$266 in Intel's January 2008 price list. It runs at 3.16 GHz on a 1333 MHz front-side bus with 6 MB of shared L2 cache in a 65 W TDP, and supports Intel VT-x and Trusted Execution Technology. It was sold in C0 and later E0 steppings and was one of the fastest dual-cores of its time.

General

Manufacturer: Intel
Model: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
Segment: Desktop
Generation: Core 2 Duo (Wolfdale)
Codename: Wolfdale
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Wolfdale
Release date: 2008
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 2 cores / 2 threads
Base clock: 3.16 GHz
Boost clock: —
TDP (design W): 65 W
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: 6 MB
L3 cache: —
Technology (nm): 45 nm
Intel 45 nm

Platform

Socket: LGA775
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: None
Memory type: —
Memory size: —
ECC memory: —
PCIe: —

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: MMXSSESSE2SSE3SSSE3SSE4.1Intel 64VT-x
NPU: None

OS support

Windows: Windows 10
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: Windows 11 is out of reach: the chip is far below the 8th-generation floor on Microsoft's supported-processor list and its platforms offer no TPM 2.0 or Secure Boot. Windows 10 and the mainstream Linux distributions still install, because they are built for the x86-64 baseline, but the CPU has no SSE4.2 or POPCNT, so any software that requires x86-64-v2 or newer will not run. ChromeOS Flex does not cover hardware of this era.

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