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Out of thousands of reviews for 120 products, over 300 people recommended Processors specifically for Price. These 6 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 BX80557E6750SLA9V
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 BX80557E6750SLA9V Processor $140 - $275 Compare Prices
  • Performs Well
  • Type: Core 2 Duo
  • Processor Features: Dual Core,Enhanced Halt State (C1E),Enhanced Intel Speedstep technology,Execute Disable Bit,Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T),Intel Thermal Monitor 2,Virtualization Technology
  • Socket LGA775
  • Released 1 year ago
44 People Recommend
"great price for great processor, this thing works like a dream with games like front like, ive got it clocked at 3.0 with stock fan.…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"this processor is great for gamers on a budget that is not concern w/overcolocking , it may not be as good as some other chips but it works great on my abit ip35 pro board.…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"summary: this is the best processor value at a great price point!…"

- Mwave.com User


No 2 Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180
Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 / 2 GHz processor Compare Prices
  • Type: Pentium
  • Released 1 year ago
38 People Recommend
"summary: i am building a couple of htpc's in our house (look up my other reviews), so i wanted a good budget processor to keep the unit cost down.…"

- 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

"other thoughts: excellent processor for anyone wanting to go dual core on a budget.…"

- Newegg.com User


No 3 Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 BX80557E4500SLA95
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500Processor (BX80557E4500SLA95) $93 - $131 Compare Prices
  • Type: Core 2 Duo
  • Socket LGA775
  • Released 1 year ago
24 People Recommend
"this is by far the best processor that it's cheap and it's hella fast.i reccomend this processor who all that want to overclock and with a low budget cpu.btw thx tiger direct for the fast 2 day…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"this one sits in the middle with its excellent value proposition of good performance and lower price.…"

- Mwave.com User

"great product at a great price.…"

- N/A at Newegg.com


No 4 Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz
Intel Processor, Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB (BX80557E6550SLA9X) $176 - $230 Compare Prices
  • Type: Core 2 Duo
  • Processor Features: Dual Core,Virtualization Technology
  • Socket LGA775
  • Released 1 year ago
15 People Recommend
"coming from the dinosaur machine i just recycled, it's lightspeed - anyone who wants to build a 50/50 mix of business and gaming machine (like me) on a budget would be pleased with it.…"

- Newegg.com User

"if you are on a budget or building your first pc (like me), i would highly recommend this processor.…"

- Newegg.com User

"i was originally going to go for a e4300 and overclock it, but i had a lil more in my budget so i went for this bad boy.…"

- Newegg.com User


No 5 upgrade 2 x AMD Second-Generation Opteron 8218
Processor upgrade  2 x AMD Second-Generation Opteron 8218 / 2.6 GHz  Socket F (1207)  L2 2 MB ( 2... $45 - $64 Compare Prices
  • Type: Celeron
  • Processor Features: Enhanced Halt State (C1E),Execute Disable Bit,Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T),Intel Thermal Monitor 2
  • Socket LGA775
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"if your on a budget buy this, and when prices drop you can always buy something better because if your running this chances are you can drop in the new one without upgrading the board.…"

- Newegg.com User

"also, the guy i built for bought a 965 board -- which even at budget is pricey.…"

- Newegg.com User

"if your on a budget buy this, and when prices drop you can always buy something better because if your running this chances are you can drop in the new one without upgrading the board. …"

- Newegg.com User


No 6 AMD K6-2
AMD K6-2, 300 MHz (X1131A3750075) Processor Board $139 Compare Prices
  • Type: K6-2
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"well just got my today and it is awesome, used this to replace my amd sempron and wow is it fast great buy must have cpu for people on a budget…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"this is a great processor really fast and a great price very easy to install…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"do an internet search on this cpu and you'll find favourable reviews, especially for gamers on a very tight budget.…"

- Compusa.com User


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