Mobile CPU Wars: Core 2 Duo vs. Core Duo
by Anand Lal Shimpi on August 3, 2006 9:25 AM EST- Posted in
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2007 Mobile Roadmap
What will the future hold for Core 2 Duo? The table below shows you the lineup by Q2 of next year:
| CPU | Clock Speed | FSB | L2 Cache |
Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 |
2.40GHz |
800MHz |
4MB |
Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 |
2.33GHz |
667MHz |
4MB |
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 |
2.20GHz |
800MHz |
4MB |
Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 |
2.16GHz |
667MHz |
4MB |
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 |
2.00GHz |
800MHz |
4MB |
Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 |
2.00GHz |
667MHz |
4MB |
Intel Core 2 Duo T7000 |
1.80GHz |
800MHz |
4MB |
Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 |
1.83GHz |
667MHz |
2MB |
Intel Core 2 Duo T5500P* |
1.66GHz |
667MHz |
2MB |
Intel Core 2 Duo T5500* |
1.66GHz |
667MHz |
2MB |
Intel Core 2 Duo L7500 |
1.60GHz |
800MHz |
4MB |
Intel Core 2 Duo L7400 |
1.50GHz |
667MHz |
4MB |
Intel Core 2 Duo L7300 |
1.40GHz |
800MHz |
4MB |
Intel Core 2 Duo L7200 |
1.33GHz |
667MHz |
4MB |
Intel Core 2 Duo U7500 |
1.06GHz |
533MHz |
2MB |
*Note: These CPUs lack Intel Virtualization Technology (VT) support)
By the end of this year you can expect a T5500 running at 1.66GHz for $209, but the rest of the new models won't appear until next year. In Q1 2007 Intel will introduce the first Low Voltage Core 2 Duo processors, the L7400 and L7200 at 1.5GHz and 1.33GHz respectively. In Q2 2007, Intel will introduce all of the 800MHz FSB Core 2 Duo parts, as well as the Ultra Low Voltage Core 2 Duo U7500.
The difference between the T5500P and the T5500 is that the former is a Socket-P part (Santa Rosa platform), while the latter is Socket-M (Napa platform).
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IntelUser2000 - Saturday, August 5, 2006 - link
Correct. Lots of the benchmarks show 10% advantage for Core 2 Duo over Core Duo. The only 10% advantage 4MB L2 over 2MB L2 is in a single app.
bob661 - Thursday, August 3, 2006 - link
Video makes ALL the difference in the world.monsoon - Thursday, August 3, 2006 - link
I'm in the market for a mini PC to do video trancode, and I was considering the MEROM chip to compare to YONAH......in the end, given the right graphic card ( add ATI X1400 series or higher here ) with hardware embedded transcode features, i guess the YONAH fits my bill just right.
And i get to pay 100$ or 200$ less than the same computer with a MEROM which could not offer me better on the video side...
What do you think ?
bob661 - Thursday, August 3, 2006 - link
I would get the best video you can get with the cash saved from getting the Memron.Tiamat - Thursday, August 3, 2006 - link
Whats the difference between the Intel Core Duo T2300E* and the Intel Core Duo T2300E?I see a difference in price, but not specs. The page in the article does not address the asterisk...
Anand Lal Shimpi - Thursday, August 3, 2006 - link
The asterisk means that the CPU lacks support for Intel Virtualization Technology (VT). I had the note on Page 3 but I forgot to include it on Page 2 :) Thanks for the heads up :)Take care,
Anand