Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 2.0GHz Socket 775

Not all CPUs need four cores and ludicrous speed to impress. This low-end Intel chip is one of the best bargains we've seen. It may have the Pentium name, but it's actually a pared-down Core 2 Duo, with just 1MB of L2 cache and an 800MHz front...

Spare a thought for this feeble, emaciated little chip. The E2180 potters along at just 2GHz, packs just 1MB of cache and suffers a comparatively glacial 800MHz bus. Glacial, that is, compared to the 3.2GHz of Intels own Core 2 Extreme...