Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

[Gregrs]

I'm at the library right now, and I was just interested to see what the system specs of this computer are. It runs really fast and smooth.

 

The CPU is a 

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

 

So, I was just wondering, how good is this thing?

[8-Bit Ninja]

s**t

[8-Bit Ninja]

honestly there not very good, there dual core low GHZ cheap cpus, they are meant for workstations 

[GlassBomb]

I'm at the library right now, and I was just interested to see what the system specs of this computer are. It runs really fast and smooth.

 

The CPU is a 

~snip~

 

So, I was just wondering, how good is this thing?

 

It really isn't anything special these days. The reason why it runs so well on that computer is probably because of the lack of bloat that's installed and running.

 

It's easy to keep a system running snappy if you don't install anything at all on it.

[LogicalDrm]

That was base of my gaming rig back in 2008. Its still valid CPU for basic browsing and office works.

[AshleyAshes]

Dual core is really all you need for just browsing or word processing and the like.  It's not that it's a great processor, it's that it's 'good enough' for the task at hand.

[steezemageeze]

Core 2 Duo's aren't the greatest processors in the world, but they get the job done... as long as the job is pretty much just web browsing  . I have a T9300 in my laptop, and it actually runs quite well, and I can even run some older/lighter games on it's integrated graphics (Morrowind, The Stanley Parable, Minecraft, etc.)

[Godlygamer23]

Moved to CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory.

[Maleko]

People seem to be forgetting these were fantastic CPUs several years ago and even today they are great for standard desktop workstations.