Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 2.0GHz Processor

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Product Details of Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 2.0GHz Processor

Description

The Intel Pentium dual-core processor delivers great desktop performance, low power enhancements, and multitasking for everyday computing.

Quick Glance

Processor Class: Intel

Processor Socket: Intel Socket T LGA-775

Processor Type: Dual-core

Processor Speed: 2000

Summary

Product Title: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 2.0GHz Processor

Manufacturer: Intel

Lowest Price: $58.00

Power Score: 4.6 | 19 Reviews

Processor Speed + Class

Processor Class: Intel

Processor Speed: 2 GHz

Bus Speed: 800 MHz

Physical + Memory Specifications

Processor Socket: Intel Socket T LGA-775

Number of Processor Cores: Dual-core

L1 Cache Size: 64 kB

L2 Cache Size: 1 MB

Warranty

Warranty Information: 3 Year Limited Warranty

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Reviews on Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 2.0GHz Processor

  • 5
  By member: toysmogul - Jan 17, 2008

Big bang for the buck

Strengths: Price, overclocking capability.

Weakness: Smaller cache and aluminium heatsink.

Unlike what many think, the e2180 is a dual core processor just like its more expensive cousins. Intel's messy marketing called it Pentium Dual Core. If you are a realist and smart consumer, definitely check out the e2180 and the other e2xxx series CPUs. It handles Vista as beautifully as the big boys. With the right motherboard, it can overclock to over 3G Hz, at less than half of the price. At...

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  • 4
  By member: yanusbfd - Feb 29, 2008

Cheap upgrade to a faster machine

Strengths: Price, Core 2 Duo architecture

Weakness: Fan could be quieter

Unlike the clueless overclockers that seem to dominate these reviews, I actually bought the E2180 to do real work, not run useless benchmarks and make worthless claims about how fast I think I'm actually managing to get the thing to run. In the process of upgrading my wife's PC (the whole DDR/AGP to DDR2/PCIe migration someone else mentioned), I managed to get a decent deal on a Pentium 531 (3.0...

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  • 5
  By member: gdfind - Oct 21, 2007

Budget Core 2 Duo at Premium Performance!

Strengths: Excellent Performance for the money and can be overclock to 3.6ghz and includes Heatsink & CPU Fan.

Weakness: Only has 1MB of L2 not great for 3D Gaming. The included Heatsink & Fan only good up to stock speed of E2180. If you plan to overclock, be sure to get better CPU Heatsink & Fan.

Mind also has MO stepping, which is much better overclocks than L0 stepping. Did not push mine up to 3.6ghz, but running at 2.4ghz with simple adjustment in the bios. Completely stable and did not notice any rise in temperature using stock heatsink fan. (maybe less than 1 degree) If you are not serious gamer, this CPU is more than enough for everyday use!

  • 4
  By member: maylh - Nov 14, 2007

Low Cost CPU, Good Candidate for Overclocking

Strengths: Good Value for overclocker

Weakness: Not consistent OC

Purchased as a bundle with Shuttle SD30G2B with a microATX board. I was able to overclock to 3.0G but the case fan is a bit noisy so I exchange with another bundle. But the new CPU could only reach 2.4G. I exchanged the CPU this time and it works fine at 3.0G. No special components are used. With a better MB I believe I can go higher.

  • 5
  By member: blckangl - Oct 13, 2007

Intel E2180

Strengths: Excellent overclocking ability--easily running 3.33GHz. Great budget overclocker.

Weakness: If you don't overclock it's a mediocre processor. Only 1 Meg of L2 cache so won't keep up with the E4x00 and E6x50 series for gaming.

I bought this processor specifically as a cheap overclocker to hold me over until the new 45nm processors come out next year. For around $90 this is a great value if want to play around with overclocking. This one has a 10x locked multiplier.

  • 5
  By member: shinings - Oct 23, 2007

best low-to-mid-end processor in the market - don't...

Strengths: extremely good overclocker; cheap

Weakness: only 1MB cache, which in most application means less than 5% performance loss than 2MB/4MB ones

For less than $90, this is one of the best bang for your buck. Out of the box it runs 2GHz, which is already not too bad. With stock voltage (1.275V), it does 2.66GHz on my first try. With Vcore raised to 1.415V, 3.3GHz stable on Prime95 running on stock HSF. Before i get my new air cooler coming in, i'm not pushing any higher. But i'm sure it could do more when paired with the right cooler....

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  • 3
  By member: thund3rb1rd - Dec 30, 2007

e2180

Strengths: 10x multi, core 2 architecture

Weakness: allendale core

I was only able to get mine up to 3.18Ghz with a 1.465 vcore on a ip35-e. Average is 3.2-3.6 with allendale cores. I guess I got one that's below average :( Oh well. Built a new machine because I was finally converting from AGP/DDR to PCIe/DDR2. Updated from a 2.4 P4, so it seems screaming fast to me. But, it's just a core2 to tie me over until the quad yorkies come down in price.

  • 5
  By member: in_awe - Feb 18, 2008

Excellent processor for the price

Strengths: Core 2 Duo at a budget price, highly overclockable

Weakness: only 1MB of L2 cache

The Pentium E2180 is an excellent processor for the price. It may have less L2 cache than the regular Core 2 processors, but the small performance loss that results is far outweighed by the reduced cost if you are on a budget. I purchased one to tide me over until I can afford one of the new Intel 45nm quad core processors. The E2180 I received is 100% stable when overclocked to 2.66GHz without...

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  • 4
  By member: dbwells - Feb 16, 2008

Definitely Nice for the Price

Strengths: Cheap, overclocks easily, modern microprocessor tech. (even though Intel called it a "Pentium")

Weakness: 1MB cache can be noticeably slower in select applications (though not under most normal use), stock cooler got noisy after a few weeks

After being a strong AMD supporter for years, this was my first Intel processor purchase since the original Celeron 300A. Overall, I am quite pleased. I do a lot of media editing and encoding, and the dual-core "Core" architecture has made a big difference in how quickly I can work. In fact, the sequential nature of encoding means the 1MB cache is not really a problem. As other reviews make...

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  • 5
  By member: Kruspe - Jan 19, 2008

Excellent overclocker, more then enough power for...

Strengths: Overclocks well, most people should hit around 3ghz with stock voltage.

Weakness: Stock cooler isn't the best, but what can you expect for such an inexpensive chip? 1MB L2 cache hurts it a bit, but it still maintains a great price-performance ratio.

As far as I know, the e2180 only comes in M0 stepping. Only the e2140 and e2160 can possibly come in L2 stepping and M0 stepping. It's arguable which is better at overclocking, as both steppings have overclocked well. I'm still playing around with my e2180, but so far I've had it up to 3.6 ghz @ 1.55v. I wouldn't run it at this 24/7, but it was nice to see it reach that high. With stock voltages...

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  • 4.3
  testseek.com - Nov 4, 2008

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