Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 Processor, 2.5 GHz, 2M L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB, LGA775

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 5.1 x 2.8 inches ; 11.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001DCNQ1O
• Item model number: BX80571E5200
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 29, 2008

Product Description

Intel Core 2 Duo E5200 2.5GHz Desktop Processor BX80571E5200 Intel Processors

Customer Reviews

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Price/Performance ratio is outstanding, January 5, 2009

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AeroEngineer (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 Processor, 2.5 GHz, 2M L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB, LGA775 (Personal Computers)

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 1680x1050 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 1440x900 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 1600x1200 I get 75-80% the performance.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!, March 20, 2009

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Berndt Jung (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 Processor, 2.5 GHz, 2M L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB, LGA775 (Personal Computers)

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.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Um, it's a microprocessor with no flaws, October 2, 2009

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Andrew J. Tucker "adot" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 Processor, 2.5 GHz, 2M L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB, LGA775 (Personal Computers)

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.