Core 2

Intel processor family

Key facts

Launched: July 26, 2006
Discontinued: June 8, 2012
Marketed by: Intel
Designed by: Intel
Common manufacturer: Intel
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
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)
L1 cache: 64 KB per core (32 KB data + 32 KB instructions)
L2 cache: Up to 12 MB
Application: Desktop, Mobile
Technology node: 65 nm to 45 nm

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number of processor cores: 4
publication date: 2006-07-26
discontinuation date: 2012-06-08
Commons category: Intel Core 2

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Intel Core 2 is a processor family encompassing a range of Intel's mainstream 64-bit x86-64 single-, dual-, and quad-core microprocessors based on the Core microarchitecture. The single- and dual-core models are single-die, whereas the quad-core models comprise two dies, each containing two cores, packaged in a multi-chip module. The Core 2 range is the last flagship range of Intel desktop processors to use a front-side bus (FSB).

The introduction of Core 2 relegated the Pentium brand to the mid-range market, and reunified laptop and desktop CPU lines for marketing purposes under the same product name, which were formerly divided into the Pentium 4, Pentium D, and Core Solo/Duo brands.