Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

The Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 is a dual-core desktop processor from Intel, released in January 2008. It is based on the Wolfdale microarchitecture and manufactured on a 45 nm process. The processor operates at a base clock of 3.17 GHz and features 6 MB of L2 cache. It has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W and uses the LGA 775 socket. The E8500 supports instruction sets including MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), Intel 64, XD bit, Intel Active Management Technology (iAMT2), Intel VT-x, Intel VT-d, and Trusted Execution Technology (TXT). It was launched with an MSRP of 266 USD. The processor is compatible with motherboards that have the LGA 775 socket and chipsets that support the 45 nm Wolfdale core.