9 Best Processors for Intel Core 2
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Out of thousands of reviews for 57 products, over 300 people recommended Processors specifically for Intel Core 2. These 9 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 BX80557E6750SLA9V
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$140 - $275
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41 People Recommend
"summary: i buy e6750 becase 1)the core 2 cuo e6750 has high fsb: 1333mhz, and thus the higher stock clock speed, 2) the g0 steeping consume low power, thus it generate less heat, so it's more easier…" - Mwave.com User "the first core2duo i've had and i'm completely happy with it.…" - Mwave.com User "not the best cooler on the market but pairs up well with this core 2 duos.-the processor itself is fast natively.…" - Mwave.com User |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz
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$176 - $230
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27 People Recommend
"i am confident always that i can drop in a pentium whether it be quadcore, dualcore, core2, whatever and it will work just like it's supposed to.…" - Newegg.com User "i don't see why people are complaining about temps with this, or any other core2duo processor.…" - Newegg.com User "using an intel core 2 extreme fan i had laying around on silent mode with p5k temp ~23c - 35c oc'ed alittle to 2.5ghz had it @ 2.85 (~34c)…" - Newegg.com User |
Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180
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25 People Recommend
"it is dual core 2.0ghz with 800mhz with only 1mb l2 cache.…" - Mwave.com User "it may have less l2 cache than the regular core 2 processors, but the small performance loss that results is far outweighed by the reduced cost if you are on a budget.…" - Mwave.com User "the problem with the cooler is that it doesn't have a copper base like the e4xxx and e6xxx series core2duo coolers have.…" - Newegg.com User |
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 BX80557E4500SLA95
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$93 - $131
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22 People Recommend
"summary: this is my 5th intel core 2 processor, and once again it does not disappoint.…" - Mwave.com User "summary: i bought this core 2 duo processor from microcenter for $99 shipped.…" - Mwave.com User "summary: if price is the major concern for you like me, this is the best dual-core core2 processor for the price in my opinion (i bought for $125).…" - Mwave.com User |
Intel Dual Core E2160 1.80GHz LGA775 FSB800 1Mb
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$74 - $123
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21 People Recommend
"summary: this intel dual core processor is basically a core2duo in disguise - the major difference being that the cache is reduced to 1mb.…" - Mwave.com User "named pentium, but it's the same as core 2 duo brothers, except with less l2 cache.…" - Mwave.com User "it's an allendale based processor, which means it is core2-duo technology except with a smaller l2 cache.…" - Newegg.com User |
Intel Celeron 420 1.60GHz 800MHz FSB 512KB L2 Socket 775 Plus $25 off
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$35
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7 People Recommend
"it will feel just like any of the various conroe core2's you can buy.…" - Newegg.com User "as it is useless to try and compare this to it's big brother the core 2 duo, this fills intel's entry level market quite nicely.…" - Newegg.com User "basically this is half of a core 2 duo, so it's very snappy in everyday tasks.…" - Newegg.com User |
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800
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$998
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4 People Recommend
"intel core 2 extreme qx6800 processor,…" - Newegg.com User "on a core 2 quad or core 2 duo, yes, the fsb does make a difference in overclocking ability, because you can't change the multipliers on them.…" - Newegg.com User "core 2 extreme x6800 conroe 2.93ghz $979.99 from newegg, wheeeee whoever heard of a cpu investment?…" - Newegg.com User |
upgrade 2 x AMD Second-Generation Opteron 8218
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$45 - $64
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2 People Recommend
"a stock core 2 duo e6400 does it in 27 seconds...…" - Newegg.com User "web browsing as fast as with my core2 duo rig.…" - Newegg.com User "other thoughts: if you have ego issues, by all means buy a core2duo.…" - Newegg.com User |
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 3 GHz Q36850
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$450 - $1,145
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2 People Recommend
"this processor leaves amd chips in the dust, they aren't able to compete right now with the core 2 chips, and it may well lead to the end of their business.…" - Mwave.com User "the quad-core core 2 extreme qx6850 keeps the desktop cpu performance belt tied firmly around intel's waist at a price that helps offset the lack of sizable performance gains.…" - Rich Brown at Cnet.com "however, those were times when intel released cpu's based on a breakthrough technology combined with a substantial increase in speed, such as the core 2 duo ending the 10 year life span or longer of…" - Amazon.com User |
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