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Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

Great value but needs careful handling

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Last reviewed: February 21st 2007

Its power can compete with chips six times the price

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Previously, we've placed the baby of the Core 2 range at the top of the pile when it came time to dole out the awards. After all, why pay more when this chip can deliver nearly as much grunt as an Extreme Edition chip costing six times as much? But with time comes wisdom - the E6300 has a drawback.

As with all of the Core 2 range except the Extreme Edition chips, the E6300 has a locked CPU multiplier. And thanks to its 1.86GHz standard clockspeed, the multiplier is set to a lowly value of seven.

Consequently, if you are to hit the 3GHz frequency which most Core 2 chips can handle, you will need a motherboard capable of supporting a processor bus speed of 430MHz. Currently, only board boasting Intel's 965 chipset can consistently reach such frequencies.

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64 Bit Computing Yes
Clock Speed 1.86
Features Enhanced SpeedStep Technology
Installed Cache Memory (MB) 2
Installed RAM (MB) 2
Manufacturing Process 65 nm
MPN HH80557PH0362M
Processor Type Intel Core 2 Duo
Socket LGA775
Thermal Design Power 65
Thermal Specifications 61.4

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Product Summary

Core 2 Duo E6300 Socket 775 1.86GHz

Price at launch

£125.99

Key specs

Clock Speed 1.86 | MPN HH80557PH0362M | Processor Type Intel Core 2 Duo | Socket LGA775 |

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Lots of power

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Needs powerful motherboard