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Out of thousands of reviews for 125 products, over 1,000 people recommended Processors specifically for Multitasking. These 10 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
177 People Recommend
"amazing speed.1333 mhz fsb is unbeleivably fast.use it with asus p5k3 deluxe motherboard and you can have your bragging rights for a long long time to come.also get the 1333 mhz ddr3 ram to…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"i have this processor working at 3.4ghz with the stock cooler, and the temp it's around 45c at full load, if you don't have enough for a e6850, this is the second best choice.…"

- Amazon.com User

"i haven't overclocked yet; for the money, it is a great deal, but for gamers, highly recommend higher speed/quadcore…"

- Newegg.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
63 People Recommend
"this thing is a good and inexpensive cpu in the first place; but it can't be beat when it's pretty much the best overclocker out there.…"

- tk_maxrabbit@bytesandpix.com from Franklin, PA at Buy.com

"if you arent into overclocking, i think it also performs well at stock speeds.…"

- Newegg.com User

"it is by far the best included heatsink ive ever gotten, intel or amd.…"

- Newegg.com User


No 3 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
53 People Recommend
"i build, so i go with the best product out.…"

- Newegg.com User

"of 3.3 ghz on water cooling, during torture testing it never goes over 34c at idle never goes over 22c, with some memory tweaks i should be able to get 2000+ fsb out of it, best overclocker ive had…"

- Newegg.com User

"-good speed for a cheap price…"

- N/A at Newegg.com


No 4 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
45 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

"i used the set-up cd in my machspeed mother board and it configured to the best running speed for my computer.…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"it is the best desktop chip for the $.…"

- Newegg.com User


No 5 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800, 2.93 GHz X6800 (BX80562QX6800) Boxed Processor $998 Compare Prices
  • Type: Core 2 Extreme
  • Processor Features: E,Enhanced Intel Speedstep technology,Execute Disable Bit,Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T),Intel Thermal Monitor 2,Virtualization Technology
  • Socket LGA775
  • Released 1 year ago
7 People Recommend
"this baby is the best!…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"hands down this is the best processor they've ever manufactured.…"

- Newegg.com User

"best processor on the market (not neccessarily best bang for your buck).…"

- Newegg.com User


No 6 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
5 People Recommend
"it is no secret they are the best cpus out there.…"

- Newegg.com User

"has excellent speed right out of the box and is priced perfectly…"

- Ewok_N_Roll at Newegg.com

"there is a simple reason for this, they are running out of ability to scale the speed of the cores up.…"

- dswanson at Newegg.com


No 7 Intel Core2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz
Intel Core2 Duo E4500 Processor 2.20GHz, 2MB Cache, 800MHz FSB, Allendale, OEM, Socket 775, HH8055 (HH80557PG0492M) $119 Compare Prices
  • Socket LGA775
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"plenty of speed to run ut3 smoothly.…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"best bang for the buck.…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"absolutely blazing speed.…"

- Tigerdirect.com User


No 8 AMD K6-2
AMD K6-2, 300 MHz (X1131A3750075) Processor Board $139 Compare Prices
  • Type: K6-2
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"i haven't run any kind of comparisons or speed tests, all i know is it works.…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"with the above premise, the 5600+ gives me the best performance and features for the kind of money i'm willing to spend.…"

- A Customer from Provo, UT at Buy.com

"with the above premise, the 5600+ gives me the best performance and features for the kind of money i'm willing to spend. …"

- A Customer from Provo, UT at Buy.com


No 9 Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 Mobile 2.20GHz
Intel Processor, Core 2 Duo T7500 Mobile 2.20GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB, FCPGA6 (BX80537T7500) $224 - $295 Compare Prices
  • Type: Core 2 Duo
  • Processor Features: Dual Core,Enhanced Intel Speedstep technology,Execute Disable Bit,Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T),Virtualization Technology
  • Socket 479
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"this was the best 'cache/ghz/wattage' ratio for me when i was looking (the 2ghz version has less cache, 2.4 was too expensive).…"

- Ect0s at Newegg.com

"pros: speeds up my inspiron 1520 considerably. …"

- BigBadBear at Newegg.com


No 10 Intel CORE2DUO/T7700/2.40GHZ/4M/800 MHZ/FCPGA6
Intel CORE2DUO/T7700/2.40GHZ/4M/800 MHZ/FCPGA6 (BX80537T7700) $149 - $383 Compare Prices
  • Type: Core 2 Duo
  • Socket 478
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"it is extremely fast, and great for multitasking. …"

- Mwave.com User

"pros: this is a really good cpu, actually the best one can find for a laptop right now. …"

- Newegg.com User


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