| A | B |
|---|---|
| Intel Core 2 Duo logo from 2009 to 2012 | … |
| General information | … |
| Launched | July 26, 2006 |
| Discontinued | June 8, 20121 |
| Marketed by | Intel |
| Designed by | Intel |
| Common manufacturer | • Intel |
| Performance | … |
| Max. CPU clock rate | 1.06 GHz to 3.5 GHz |
| FSB speeds | 533 MT/s to 1.6 GT/s |
| Data width | 64 bits |
| Address width | 36 bits |
| Virtual address width | 48 bits |
| Physical specifications | … |
| Transistors | • 291 million to 820 million |
| Cores | • 1, 2, or 4 |
| Packages | • Flip-chip land grid array (FC-LGA) • Micro pin grid array (mPGA) • Flip-chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) |
| Sockets | • Socket T (LGA 775) • Socket M (μPGA 478MT) • Socket P (μPGA 478MN) • Micro-FCBGA (μBGA 479) • Micro-FCBGA (μBGA 965) |
| Cache | … |
| L1 cache | 64 KB per core (32 KB data + 32 KB instructions) |
| L2 cache | Up to 12 MB |
| Architecture and classification | … |
| Application | Desktop Mobile |
| Technology node | 65 nm to 45 nm |
| Microarchitecture | Core: Merom (65 nm) Penryn (45 nm) |
| Instruction set | x86-64 |
| Instructions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1 |
| Products, models, variants | … |
| Core names | • Desktop : Allendale, Conroe, Kentsfield, Wolfdale, Yorkfield, • Mobile : Merom, Penryn, Penryn QC |
| Product code names | • C2S • C2D • C2E • C2Q • C2QX |
| Models | • Core 2 Solo • Core 2 Duo • Core 2 Quad • Core 2 Extreme |
| Variant | • Pentium Dual-Core |
| History | … |
| Predecessors | Pentium D (desktop) Intel Core Solo/Duo (mobile) |
| Successor | Core i3/i5/i7 |
| Support status | … |
| Unsupported | … |
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