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The majority of the desktop and mobile Core 2 processor variants are Core 2 Duo with two processor
cores on a single Merom, Conroe, Allendale, Penryn or wolfdale chip. These come in a wide range of
performance and power consumption, starting with the relatively slow ultra-low-power Uxxxx (10 W)
and low-power Lxxxx (17 W) versions, to the more performance oriented Pxxxx (25 W) and Txxxx (35 W)
mobile versions and the Exxxx (65 W) desktop models. The mobile Core 2 Duo processors with an 'S'
prefix in the name are produced in a smaller µFC-BGA 956 package which allows building more compact
laptops. Within each line, a higher number usually refers to a better performance, which depends
largely on core and front-side bus clock frequency and amount of second level cache, which are model
specific. Core 2 Duo processors typically use the full L2 cache of 2, 3, 4 or 6 MB available in the
specific stepping of the chip, while versions with the amount of cache reduced during manufacturing are
sold for the low-end consumer market as Celeron or Pentium Dual-Core processors. Like those
processors, some low-end Core 2 Duo models disable features such as Intel Virtualization Technology.
Details can be found at the list of Intel Core 2 microprocessors.

Codename
Brand name (list) L2 Cache Socket TDP
(main article)

Mobile Core 2 Solo U7xxx 2 MB 10 W

BGA479
Mobile Core 2 Duo L7xxx 4 MB 17 W
Merom
Mobile Core 2 Duo T5xxx 2 MB Socket M
Socket P 35 W
Mobile Core 2 Duo T7xxx 2ʹ4 MB BGA479

Core 2 Duo E4xxx 2 MB

Conroe and
LGA 775 65 W
Allendale
Core 2 Duo E6xxx 2ʹ4 MB

Mobile Core 2 Duo SU7xxx

3 MB 10W
Mobile Core 2 Duo SU9xxx
Penryn BGA956
Mobile Core 2 Duo SL9xxx 17 W
6 MB
Mobile Core 2 Duo SP9xxx 25 W
 Mobile Core 2 Duo P7xxx
3 MB
Mobile Core 2 Duo P8xxx 25 W

Mobile Core 2 Duo P9xxx 6 MB

Socket P
FCBGA6
Mobile Core 2 Duo T6xxx 2 MB

Mobile Core 2 Duo T8xxx 3 MB 35 W

Mobile Core 2 Duo T9xxx 6 MB

Mobile Core 2 Duo E8xxx 6 MB Socket P 35-55 W

Core 2 Duo E7xxx 3 MB

Wolfdale LGA 775 65 W
Core 2 Duo E8xxx 6 MB



Core 2 Quad processors are multi-chip modules consisting of two dies similar to those used in Core 2
Duo, forming a quad-core processor. While this allows twice the performance to a dual-core processors
at the same clock frequency in ideal conditions, this is highly workload specific and requires applications
to take advantage of the extra cores. Also, high-end Core 2 Duo processors often operate at higher clock
frequencies, so the performance for single-thread workloads would be worse on a Core 2 Quad. Initially,
all Core 2 Quad models were versions of Core 2 Duo desktop processors, Kentsfield derived from Conroe
and Yorkfield from Wolfdale, but later Penryn-QC was added as a high-end version of the mobile dual-
core Penryn. The Xeon 32xx and 33xx processors are mostly identical versions of the desktop Core 2
Quad processors and can be used interchangeably.

Codename
Brand name (list) L2 Cache Socket TDP
(main article)

Kentsfield Core 2 Quad Q6xxx 2x4 MB 95ʹ105 W

Core 2 Quad Q7xxx 2x1 MB LGA 775 95 W

Yorkfield
Core 2 Quad Q8xxx 2x2 MB 65ʹ95 W
 Core 2 Quad Q9xxx 2x3-2x6 MB

Penryn-QC Mobile Core 2 Quad Q9xxx 2x3-2x6 MB Socket P 45 W




The Core i3 was intended to be the new low end of the performance processor line from Intel, following
the retirement of the Core 2 brand. The first Core i3 processors were launched on January 7, 2010. The
first Nehalem based Core i3 was Clarkdale-based, with an integrated GPU and two cores. The same
processor is also available as Core i5 and Pentium, with slightly different configurations. The Core i3-
3xxM processors are based on Arrandale, the mobile version of the Clarkdale desktop processor. They
are similar to the Core i5-4xx series but running at lower clock speeds and without Turbo Boost.

Codename
Brand name (list) L3 Cache Socket TDP I/O Bus
(main article)

Clarkdale Core i3-5xx 4 MB LGA 1156 73 W

Direct Media Interface,
Integrated GPU
Arrandale Core i3-3xxM 3 MB µPGA-989 35 W




Core 2 Extreme processors are enthusiast versions of Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors, usually
with a higher clock frequency and an unlocked clock multiplier, which makes them especially attractive
for overclocking. This is similar to earlier Pentium processors labeled as Extreme Edition. Core 2 Extreme
processors were released at a much higher price than their regular version, often $999 or more¦

Codename
Brand name (list) L2 Cache Socket TDP
(main article)

Merom Mobile Core 2 Extreme X7xxx 4 MB Socket P 44 W

Conroe Core 2 Extreme X6xxx 4 MB LGA 775 65 W

Kentsfield Core 2 Extreme QX6xxx 2x4 MB LGA 775 130 W

Penryn Mobile Core 2 Extreme X9xxx 6 MB Socket P 44 W

Penryn-QC Mobile Core 2 Extreme QX9xxx 2x6 MB Socket P 45 W

Yorkfield Core 2 Extreme QX9xxx 2x6 MB LGA 775 130ʹ150 W


 
Core i5 is a brand name used by Intel for several microprocessors, the first of which were introduced in
late 2009. It is positioned between the mainstream Core i3 & Core 2 and the high-end Core
i7 & Xeon brands. On September 8, 2009, Intel released the first Core i5 processor: The Core i5 750,
which is a 2.66 GHz quad-coreLynnfield processor with Hyper-threading disabled. Lynnfield Core i5
processors have an 8 MB L3 cache, a DMI bus running at 2.5 GT/s and support for dual-channel DDR3-
800/1066/1333 memory. The same processors with different sets of features (Hyper-Threading and
other clock frequencies) enabled are sold as Core i7-8xx and Xeon 3400-series processors, which should
not be confused with high-end Core i7-9xx and Xeon 3500-series processors based on Bloomfield. The
Core i5-5xxx mobile processors are named Arrandale and based on the 32 nm Westmere shrink of
the Nehalem microarchitecture. Arrandale processors have integrated graphics capability but only two
processor cores. They were released in January 2010, together with Core i7-6xx and Core i3-3xx
processors based on the same chip. The L3 cache in Core i5-5xx processors is reduced to 3 MB, while the
Core i5-6xx will use the full cache and the Core i3-3xx will have no support for Turbo Boost. Clarkdale,
the desktop version of Arrandale, is sold as Core i5-6xx, along with related Core i3 and Pentium brands.
It has Hyper-Threading enabled and the full 4 MB L3 cache. Apple Inc. began using the Quad Core
Lynnfield processors in their premier iMac computers in mid-2010.

Codename
Brand name (list) Cores L3 Cache Socket TDP I/O Bus
(main article)

Core i5-7xx 95 W
Lynnfield 4 8 MB Direct Media Interface
Core i5-7xxS LGA 1156 82 W

Clarkdale Core i5-6xx 2 4 MB 73-87 W

Direct Media Interface,
 Integrated GPU
Core i5-4xxM
35 W
Arrandale Core i5-5xxM 3 MB µPGA-989

Core i5-5xxUM 18 W


 
Intel Core i7 is an Intel brand name for several families of desktop and laptop 64-bit x86-64 processors
using the Nehalem,Westmere, and upcoming Sandy Bridge microarchitectures. The "Core i7" brand is
marketed for the business and high-end consumer markets and is intended to differentiate these
processors from Core i5 processors intended for the main-stream consumer market and Core
i3 processors intended for the entry-level consumer market. "Core i7" is a successor to the Intel Core
2 brand.The Core i7 identifier was first applied to the initial family of processors
codenamed Bloomfield introduced in 2008. In 2009 the name was applied
to Lynnfield and Clarksfieldmodels.Prior to 2010, all models were quad-core processors. In 2010, the
name was applied to dual-core Arrandalemodels, and the Gulftown Core i7-980X Extreme processor
which has six hyperthreaded cores.

Intel representatives state that the moniker Core i7 is meant to help consumers decide which processor
to purchase as the newer Nehalem-based products are released in the future. The name continues the
use of the Intel Core brand. Core i7, first assembled in Costa Rica, was officially launched on November
17, 2008 and is manufactured in Arizona, New Mexico and Oregon, though the Oregon (PTD, Fab D1D)
plant has moved to the next generation 32 nm process.
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New L3 Release
(main Logo name Socket TDP feature I/O Bus
Logo Cache Date
article) (list) size

Core i7-
980X Mar
Gulftown 12 MB 32 nm
Extreme 2010
Edition

Core i7- LGA 130

QuickPath
9xx 1366 W
Extreme
Edition Nov
Bloomfield
2008

Core i7-
9xx

Core i7- Sep

95 W
8xx 2009
LGA
Lynnfield 8 MB
1156
Core i7-
82 W 45 nm Jan 2010
8xxS

Core i7-
9xxXM Direct Media
55 W
Extreme Interface
Edition

Sep
Clarksfield
Core i7- 2009
8xxQM µPGA-
989
45 W
Core i7-
6 MB
7xxQM

Arrandale 4 MB 35 W 32 nm Jan 2010

Core i7- Direct Media
 6xxM Interface,
Integrated GPU

Core i7-
25 W
6xxLM

Core i7-
18 W
6xxUM

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