Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 Processor, 2.5 GHz, 2M L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB, LGA775
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- Processor Speed – E5200 / 2.50-GHz
- Processor Class – Pentium Dual Core
- Wattage – 65W
- Additional Technologies – Intel EM64T, Enhanced Intel Speedstep, Dual-Core, Enhanced Halt State, Execute Disable Bit, and Intel Thermal Monitor 2
Go beyond everyday computing with the Intel® Pentium® dual-core desktop processor. An increasing number of software applications are now designed for dual-core processors enabling the user to be more creative and productive in the home or the office. The need for security and virus protection often means running more than one application at a time and the Pentium dual-core processor has the power to run them simultaneously.Based on a new energy-efficient microarchitecture, the Pentium dual-core desktop processor delivers superior energy-efficient dual-core performance.Intel® Intelligent Power Capability, a feature of the Pentium dual-core processor, optimizes energy usage in the processor cores by turning computing functions on only when needed. This improves performance as well as the processorâ?TMs energy efficiency by operating at lower frequencies that require less power to run. These more energy-efficient processors support smaller and quieter desktop PCs.Pentium dual-co
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Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 Processor, 2.5 GHz, 2M L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB, LGA775
List Price: $ 84.99
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Price/Performance ratio is outstanding,
I got this with my new computer and have had no problems with it. I used to have an amd x2 3800+ and this beats it easily, I couldn’t play Dirt at the minimum settings on that, it was a slide show, this one is all high at 1680×1050 resolutions with the same graphics card and 1gb more of ram and its smooth.
Runs at 65W with the new 45nm manufacturing method making it easily OC’ed to 3.5ghz someone even got it to 4ghz on air cooling! Quads and the older DC’s use 95W and have the older dies making them more prone to overheat and be less stable. This is the budget OCers dream chip! I use it at stock 2.5ghz.
I get 35FPS average on the GTA4 benchmark tool at 1440×900 with medium settings and lower settings on distance and shadows numerical settings, not too bad for an eighty dollar chip versus the quads at more than double as well as the high end duals. Compared to a q6600 with the same ram, 4GB, and the same graphics card, 8800GT512, which can set it on high settings and max the numerical settings at 1600×1200 I get 75-80% the performance.
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|Awesome!,
I have been looking for a CPU to replace an old Pentium 4, and for only ~$70 + free shipping, I picked this one up. The difference is nothing short of astounding. I’ve combined this with an ATI 4670 video card (~$80), and I have a budget system that can play modern games with maxed out settings. I would recommend this processor to anyone on a budget!
After seeing some other reviews on the net, I went ahead and overclocked it to 3GHz, and have had no problems.
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|Um, it’s a microprocessor with no flaws,
It’s as fast as advertised. It works. I have no problems with it. I had to buy a new motherboard because I didn’t check the specs on the one I had to see whether the MB and CPU were compatible, but that was my own lazy fault. I’m not an idiot that complains when they buy something they don’t understand and then have a problem attributable to their ignorance.
Yeah. In two words—works great.
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