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Intel Core 2


Core 2 Duo
Central processing unit
Produced From 2006 to present
Common manufacturer(s) Intel
Max CPU clock 1.06 GHz to 3.33 GHz
FSB speeds 0533 MT/s to 1600 MT/s
Min feature size 0.065 µm to 0.045 µm
Instruction set x86, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, x86-64, SSE4 (SSE4 is for Penryn, Wolfdale, and Yorkfield-based processors only)
Microarchitecture Intel Core microarchitecture
Cores 1, 2, or 4 (2x2)
Socket(s) Socket T (LGA 775)

Socket M (µPGA 478)
Socket P (µPGA 478)
Micro-FCBGA (µBGA 479)
Core name(s) Allendale, Conroe, Merom-2M, Merom, Kentsfield, Wolfdale, Yorkfield, Penryn

The Core 2 brand refers to a range of Intel's consumer 64-bit dual-core and 2x2 MCM quad-core CPUs with the x86-64 instruction set, based on the Intel Core microarchitecture, derived from the 32-bit dual-core Yonah laptop processor. (Note: The Yonah's silicon chip or die comprised two interconnected cores, each similar to those branded Pentium M). The 2x2 MCM dual-die quad-core[1] CPU had two separate dual-core dies (CPUs)—next to each other—in one quad-core MCM package. The Core 2 relegated the Pentium brand to a mid-end market, and reunified laptop and desktop CPU lines, which previously had been divided into the Pentium 4, D, and M brands.

The Core microarchitecture returned to lower clock speeds and improved processors' usage of both available clock cycles and power compared with preceding NetBurst of the Pentium 4/D-branded CPUs.[2] Core microarchitecture provides more efficient decoding stages, execution units, caches, and buses, reducing the power consumption of Core 2-branded CPUs, while increasing their processing capacity. Intel's CPUs have varied very wildly in power consumption according to clock speed, architecture and semiconductor process, shown in the CPU power dissipation tables.

The Core 2 brand was introduced on July 27, 2006[3] comprising the Solo (single-core), Duo (dual-core), Quad (quad-core), and Extreme (dual- or quad-core CPUs for enthusiasts) branches, during 2007.[4] Intel Core 2 processors with vPro technology (designed for businesses) include the dual-core and quad-core branches.[5]

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