Models
For Detailed discussion of CPU cores, see Intel Core (microarchitecture)#Processor cores.The Core 2-branded CPUs include: "Conroe"/"Allendale" (dual-core for desktops), "Merom" (dual-core for laptops), "Merom-L" (single-core for laptops), "Kentsfield" (quad-core for desktops), and the updated variants named "Wolfdale" (dual-core for desktops), "Penryn" (dual-core for laptops), and "Yorkfield" (quad-core for desktops). (Note: For the server and workstation "Woodcrest", "Tigerton", "Harpertown" and "Dunnington" CPUs see the Xeon brand.)
The Core 2 branded processors feature Virtualization Technology (with some exceptions), Execute Disable Bit, and SSE3. Their Core microarchitecture introduced SSSE3, Trusted Execution Technology, Enhanced SpeedStep, and Active Management Technology (iAMT2). With a maximum thermal design power (TDP) of 65W, the Core 2 Duo Conroe dissipates half the power of the less capable contemporary Pentium D-branded desktop chips that have a max TDP of 130W.
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| Code-named | Core | Date released | Code-named | Core | Date released | ||
| Conroe Allendale Wolfdale |
dual (65 nm) dual (65 nm) dual (45 nm) |
August 2006 January 2007 January 2008 |
Merom Penryn |
dual (65 nm) dual (45 nm) |
July 2006 January 2008 |
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| Conroe XE Kentsfield XE Yorkfield XE |
dual (65 nm) quad (65 nm) quad (45 nm) |
July 2006 November 2006 November 2007 |
Merom XE Penryn XE Penryn XE |
dual (65 nm) dual (45 nm) quad (45 nm) |
July 2007 January 2008 August 2008 |
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| Kentsfield Yorkfield |
quad (65 nm) quad (45 nm) |
January 2007 March 2008 |
Penryn | quad (45 nm) | August 2008 | ||
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Merom-L Penryn-L |
Single (65 nm) Single (45 nm) |
September 2007 May 2008 |
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| List of Intel Core 2 microprocessors | |||||||
With the release of the Core 2 processor, the abbreviation C2 has come into common use, with its variants C2D (the present Core 2 Duo), and C2Q, C2E to refer to the Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Extreme processors respectively. C2QX stands for the Extreme-Editions of the Quad (QX6700, QX6800, QX6850).
The successors to the Core 2 brand are a set of Nehalem microarchitecture based processors called Core i3, i5, and i7. Core i7 was officially launched on 17 November 2008 as a family of three quad-core processor desktop models, further models started appearing throughout 2009. The last Core 2 processors to be released was the Core 2 Quad Q9500 in January 2010, and the Core 2 processor line was removed from the official price lists in July 2011.
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