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The Core 2 brand refers to Intel's x86 64-bit microprocessors (with the eighth-generation microarchitecture, named Intel Core microarchitecture) targeted at the consumer and business markets (except the servers) above Pentium Dual-Core. The Core 2 Duo branch covered dual-core CPUs for both desktop and mobile computers, Core 2 Quad - quad-core CPUs for higher-end desktop computers, and Core 2 Extreme - dual-core and quad-core CPUs for the highest-end desktop computers. Upcoming mobile processors will be rebadged as Core i7 processors while some existing models will be rebranded as either Core i5. The Core 2 brand will eventually dissolve.
[edit] Desktop processors
[edit] Quad-Core Desktop processors
[edit] Core 2 Quad
[edit] "Yorkfield-6M" (45 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), iAMT2 (Intel Active Management), Intel VT, TXT
- Die size: 2 × 82 mm²
- Steppings: ?
[edit] Mobile Processors
[edit] Quad-Core Mobile Processors
[edit] Core 2 Quad
[edit] "Clarkfield" (45 nm)
- Based on the Intel Nehalem microarchitecture.
- Will be rebranded as Core i7 processors for laptops.
- FSB will be replaced with DMI.
| Model Number |
sSpec Number |
Frequency |
L3-Cache |
DMI |
Memory |
Voltage |
TDP |
Socket |
Release Date |
Part Number(s) |
Release Price (USD) |
| Core 2 Quad P1 |
|
1.6 GHz |
6 MB |
2x/4x |
2x DDR3 1066–1333 MT/s |
|
35-55 W |
mPGA-989 |
September-October 2009 |
|
$364 |
| Core 2 Quad P2 |
|
1.8 GHz |
8 MB |
2x/4x |
2x DDR3 1066–1333 MT/s |
|
35-55 W |
mPGA-989 |
September-October 2009 |
|
$546 |
[edit] Core 2 Extreme
[edit] "Clarkfield" (45 nm)
- Based on the Intel Nehalem microarchitecture.
- Will be rebranded as Core i7 processors for laptops.
- FSB will be replaced with DMI.
| Model Number |
sSpec Number |
Frequency |
L3-Cache |
DMI |
Memory |
Voltage |
TDP |
Socket |
Release Date |
Part Number(s) |
Release Price (USD) |
| Core 2 Extreme XE |
|
2 GHz |
8 MB |
2x/4x |
2x DDR3 1066–1333 MT/s |
|
35-55 W |
mPGA-989 |
September-October 2009 |
|
$1054 |
[edit] See also