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So, what does the new Core 2 Duo processor have over its predecessors?
For starters, it's not comparable with the older processors based on the Netburst architecture. In fact, it doesn't even support Hyper-Threading which was a key feature of Netburst-based processors.
Instead, the new Core 2 Duo desktop processors come with these new features :
- Wide Dynamic Execution
- Smart Memory Access - Improves system performance by hiding memory latency.
- Advanced Smart Cache - Allows one core to utilize entire cache when the other core is idle.
- Advanced Digital Media Boost - Effectively doubles the execution speed for instructions in multimedia and graphic applications.
- Intel® 64 Technology
The Core 2 Duo mobile processors, on the other hand, come with these new features :
- Dynamic Power Coordination - Coordinates Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and idle power management state transitions independently per core to help save power.
- Dynamic Bus Parking - Allows the chipset to power down with the processor in low frequency mode.
- Enhanced Intel® Deeper Sleep with Dynamic Cache Sizing - Saves power by flushing cache data to system memory during periods of inactivity.
Pricing & Availability
The Intel® Core 2 Duo desktop processor-based systems will be available in early August 2006, while the Merom notebooks will only be available at the end of August 2006.
Here are the details of the Core 2 Duo desktop processors :
Desktop Processors |
Frequency
|
Bus Speed
|
L2 Cache
|
Price (USD) |
Core 2 Duo Extreme X6800
|
2.93 GHz |
1066 MHz |
4 MB |
$ 999 |
Core 2 Duo E6700
|
2.66 GHz |
1066 MHz |
4 MB |
$ 530 |
Core 2 Duo E6600 |
2.40 GHz |
1066 MHz |
4 MB |
$ 316 |
Core 2 Duo E6400 |
2.13 GHz |
1066 MHz |
2 MB |
$ 224 |
Core 2 Duo E6300
| 1.86 GHz |
1066 MHz |
2 MB |
$ 183 |
Here are the details of the Core 2 Duo mobile processors :
Mobile Processors |
Frequency
|
Bus Speed
|
L2 Cache
|
Voltage |
Core 2 Duo T7600 |
2.33 GHz |
667 MHz |
4 MB |
1.0375-1.3 V |
Core 2 Duo T7400 |
2.16 GHz |
667 MHz |
4 MB |
1.0375-1.3 V |
Core 2 Duo T7200 |
2.00 GHz |
667 MHz |
4 MB |
1.0375-1.3 V |
Core 2 Duo T5600 |
1.83 GHz |
667 MHz |
2 MB |
1.0375-1.3 V |
Core 2 Duo T5500
| 1.66 GHz |
667 MHz |
2 MB |
1.0375-1.3 V |
Questions & Comments
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| Date | Revision | Revision History |
| 08-08-2006 | 1.0 | Initial release. |
