Talk:Intel Core 2

MT/s is incorrect.

Alright, the Core 2 Duo (Conroe) does not have a 1066 MT/s front side bus. If you HAVE to measure the Core 2 Duo's (Conroe) front side bus speed in MT/s, then it's going to be 2133 MT/s. For every 1 MHz, there are 2 MT/s, according to Wikipedia's article Megatransfer. That said, no one uses MT/s -- not even Intel. If this is any kind of "free encyclopedia" for everyone, then the average Joe should (hopefully) be able to come on here and be able to see and understand it. "MHz" is a much more universally known and recognized term for the many types of processor speed and processor compenent (IE, L2 cache) speed

For example, the Core 2 Duo E6600 (Conroe) has a front side bus speed of 266 MHz, quad-pumped for an effective 1066 MHz. The clockspeed of the core is 2400 MHz, 266 MHz by a multiplier of nine. Imagine that with MT/s, now...? Yeah. Let's not. It's MHz, people.

--A Pickle 03:39, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

It isn't wrong, Core 2's FSB is 266MHz quad-pumped, 1066MT/s, but Intel don't use MT/s... Souldn't the article says the same as Intel? EduardoS 18:39, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Updating the Intel List of CPUs

Someone who knows enough about Core 2 needs to update this list [1] which says the Pentium 4 is the current most advanced processor sold by Intel. --71.113.167.60 17:54, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Done. Guy Harris 17:48, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Pricing?

Has there been any talk of pricing on any of the new Intel line of chips? Would be a good addition to the article. --ColinDoody 01:19, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Announced yet?

I found a Computer Reseller News article saying that Intel is expected to announce on May 8th that they'll be calling Conroe and Merom "Intel Core 2", but I don't yet see any official announcement from Intel about it. Guy Harris 21:09, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

It's now official - see http://intel.com/products/processor/core2/index.htm. Guy Harris 17:24, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Woodcrest?

Why no mention of the server chips? Frankie 20:02, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Because they'll probably be called "Xeon" rather than "Core 2", so they won't be Intel Core 2 processors, even though they'll use the Intel Core Microarchitecture? Guy Harris 20:17, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

all-new?

The article says "an all-new CPU design called the Intel Core Microarchitecture". Is this really "all-new" (a marketing phrase if I ever heard one)? I had understood that it was an evolution of the P6/P-M line (Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium M). DHR 20:28, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Well, every architecture is going to be an evolution of something- nearly every Intel processor is an "evolution" of the original x86 design. However, the Core architecture is significantly different enough from the P6 and Netburst ones to warrant considering Core a new microarchitecture. Go read Intel Core Microarchitecture and if you want even more information, use Google. -- ßίζ·קּ‼ (talk | contribs) 05:52, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

And see also the Ars Technica article on the Core microarchitecture (referred to by the "References" section of the Intel Core Microarchitecture page). Guy Harris 06:10, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Two articles!

There are two articles on this topic. I created this one: Intel Core 2 Duo. What to do? Theonlyedge 02:24, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

The best way would be to merge and redirect. Merge in whatever parts of Intel Core 2 Duo that aren't in this article, and then overwrite Intel Core 2 Duo with a redirect to this one (change the article so that the entire content is: #REDIRECT [[Intel Core 2]]). jgp 02:44, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Yup. There used to be a "Core Duo" page separate from the "Intel Core" page, but "Core Duo" was, appropriately, merged into "Intel Core". The same should be done for Intel Core 2/Intel Core 2 Duo. Guy Harris 06:28, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Get Woodcrest outta here!

If Woodcrest is going to be sold as Intel Xeon, then the section on it should be exported to the Xeon article. This article is purely for processors marketed as Intel Core 2, and whether or not differently-marketed products are related in design is inconsequential. -- ßίζ·קּ‼ (talk | contribs) 05:50, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Yup. Other Xeons aren't on the pages for the corresponding non-Xeons. Guy Harris 07:06, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Core 2 Design

I believe the Core 2 design is still a single core/dye approach correct? This isnt't mentioned Nil Einne 01:34, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Er I guess not since they have a shared cache. In any case, this needs to be clarified, since it's a difference from their previous design. However I believe it still uses the FSB correct? Nil Einne 01:37, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Allendale

Why isn't this "Allendale" mentioned? It's in the "List of Intel Core 2 microprocessors" article and should be here. (The E4200 isn't mentioned either) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 159.134.148.149 (talk • contribs)

Is there any talk of pricing and is it released? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.142.156.226 (talk • contribs) 14:33, 29 June 2006 (UTC).

If by "it" you're referring to Allendale (as would be implied by putting the comment here), no, it's not released, and I haven't heard any talk of pricing.

If by "it" you're referring to Conroe and Merom (in which case you should have put the questions in the "Pricing" section at the top of this page), no, they're not released, but the article does mention pricing. Guy Harris 22:05, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Allendale is a codename of the Conroe-Based processors having only 2MB of L2 Cache, including E4200, E6200 (which will be released in 4th quarter of 2006), E6300 and E6400 (which will be released on july 2006).

why is Allendale in future products? it's for sale RIGHT NOW http://www.alternate.de/html/productDetails.html?artno=HPGI38 --Jmke 17:08, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Because, at one point, somebody stated that Allendale had 2 MiB of cache and an 800 MT/s FSB, and thus that the E6300 and E6400 weren't Allendales. Then I split the current and future products into separate sections, so that the future products section could have the "future product" template in it, rather than having a common section for both with a "future product" template in it referring to the future products (that combination confused at least two people who removed the "future product" template, presumably thinking it was referring to the current products), and then somebody else stated that Allendales have 2 MiB of cache but don't necessarily have an 800 MT/s FSB, and that the E6300 and E6400 are Allendales, but didn't bother adding an "Allendale" subsection to the "current products" section and putting information about the E6300 and E6400 there. Guy Harris 17:37, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

that last paragraph you wrote here should be somewhere in the article;) because without it, people will continue to refer to E6300/E6400 as Allendale find the future products template to be incorrect --Jmke 18:03, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

I have no idea how Intel uses the "Allendale" code name; i.e., I have no idea whether the "800 MT/s FSB, so the E6300/E6400 aren't Allendale" or "it's only the cache size, so the E6300/E6400 are Allendale" people are correct. The ideal way to resolve this would be something from Intel; I tried a Google search for "allendale site:intel.com", and all it found were some Intel Active Management Technology slides and they only mentioned it as part of a list of code names, they didn't say what made a processor a Conroe or an Allendale. A consensus among third-party sites would probably be the second best answer.

The future products template is correct in either case; it's the future processors section that's incorrect. I.e.:

• if the E6300/E6400 are Allendales, the correct fix is to change the "Allendale" part of the future processors section to mention only the E4300, with the E6300/E6400 moved to a new "Allendale" section in "Current processor cores";
• if the E6300/E6400 aren't Allendales, the correct fix is to change the "Allendale" part of the future processors section to mention only the E4300, with the E6300/E6400 moved to the "Conroe" section in "Current processor cores".

Note, BTW, that the E6300/E6400 are already mentioned in the "Conroe" section in "Current processor cores", not in any "Allendale" section.... Guy Harris 18:32, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

The pricing in the Allendale section seems wonky. It reads: "...$5224 USD each in quantities of 1000." I suspect that 5 is extraneous, since the other processor in the series is rated at only $183, but I don't know where to find the correct information. I suggest that someone in the know correct it.  :)
—ZorkFox (ষTalk) 03:14, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

You find them in the Intel press release for the Core 2 announcement, to which I recently redirected the "Intel's press release announcing Core 2" link on the Intel Core 2 page (the old link went to the announcement of the Intel Core 2 brand, which is rather less interesting now that the Intel Core 2 processors have been announced). That's where I got the correct prices; I just didn't type them correctly. :-) Guy Harris 06:18, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Lga 775

Are these going to use the same socket as the current pentium 4's and if so are they compatible with the current mother boards? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.246.20.163 (talk • contribs)

Conroe will use LGA 775; Merom will use FCPGA6. Conroe will be compatible with at least some current motherboards, especially those based on the Intel 975X. jgp (T|C) 08:01, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

I don't think the 945G chipset support conroe (as at the time I'm writing this question), please someone, see this link. Intel Product Comparison Chart 203.91.132.17 18:44, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Conflicting info

At first, about Merom, this article says "Intel has stated that the first version of Merom will be drop-in compatible with the current Core Duo platform"

And then later on, it says: "Merom requires a newer mobile platform, and it is incompatible with Napa (Core Solo/Duo Yonah) platform."

They can't both be true, and I'm pretty sure the first one is correct, so I'm going to copy/paste the first bit into the second bit.

69.93.96.202 18:02, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

The first is correct. http://www.google.com/search?q=merom+mac+mini However, the 2007 Merom rev2 (800 MT/s FSB) will require a new platform. Frankie

A blog isn't reliable. And look closely, it still says official availability is the 27th

I reverted the edits that wrongly claim that the official release date is the 23rd, and have restored the more reliable news site. The release date is not the 23rd, it is the 27th, as the blog itself explains "Intel will officially announce availability on July 27, 2006." Dionyseus 01:38, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

You persisting in calling DailyTech a blog shows just how far off the deep end you have gone and that anything you say is suspect. jgp (T|C) 01:40, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Please assume good faith and stop personally attacking me. DailyTech is a blog. It doesn't even have an article in Wikipedia. Dionyseus 01:41, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

yes it does:) see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anandtech --84.192.117.172 21:08, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Intel has officially stated July 27th is the release. If the news.com.com article is not sufficiently unambiguous, this should be. FWIW DailyTech is Anandtech's news component. Aluvus 01:43, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Conroe on Newegg

Only been up for a few hours...apparently not July 27. [2]--Cirus206 06:31, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

The official launch is still July 27. The products are being shipped to stores but Intel has suggested that it not be released until the official launch date. This is common practice, and stores can either follow the recommendation or not, and Intel may or may not impose restrictions on the store for future products. Dionyseus 06:45, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Ah, okay. I wasn't sure why it was up so early. --Cirus206 06:48, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

The fact that Newegg has already received shipments of the X6800 may be a good sign for those who want a Conroe the day it launches. Dionyseus 06:58, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Only if you are stupid enough to pay an extra premium just to be first kid on the block with a Conroe. Wait until the end of the year, when Core 2 will overlap Pentium D production and prices will no longer be artificially increased because of lack of quantity. The largest part of the Core 2 CPUs go to OEM right now, leaving little for the resale market, those shops who do get their hands on early product (like Newegg) will surely add a premium, the X6800 is available for $1100 at their store...the price of two budget system or one complete high end system. --Jmke 08:39, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Merom availability

"Conroe and "Merom," the mobile Core 2 Duo, will be formally launched on July 27 at an event at Intel's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif." (from [3]) Does this mean that Merom will actually be available soon as well? Not in August like reported previously? --Paul1337 07:20, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Merom in July is not confirmed, it is speculation. To quote news reports, launch of the Woodcrest consumer server chip in June, Montecito high-end server chip yesterday, Conroe desktop chip July 27, and Merom laptop chip soon afterwords, Otellini said. Frankie

Intel said on page 3 of their July 19 earnings release that "The Intel® Core(TM) 2 Duo processor for desktop PCs began shipping during the quarter ahead of its formal launch July 27 and has already set performance records across dozens of industry-standard PC performance tests. The mobile PC version of the Intel Core 2 Duo processor is also shipping now, one month ahead of schedule." Guy Harris 01:57, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Intel plans to introduce details about Merom at the July 27th launch event, but the processor won't be available in retail systems until the end of August. [4] --69.81.35.5 03:50, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

32 vs 64 bit

The article doesn't as far as I can tell mention whether the Core 2 Duo is a 32 or a 64 bit processor. Which is it?

It supports both. Dionyseus 07:01, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

I.e., the Core 2 (and Xeon 5100 series) processors are EM64T processors, meaning they can run in "legacy mode" as 32-bit processors, with a 32-bit operating system, or in "long mode" as 64-bit processor, with a 64-bit operating system. In "legacy mode", 32-bit applications can be run; in "long mode", both 32-bit and 64-bit applications can be run (if the operating system supports it, which most probably will, for binary compatibility). See the AMD64 article for more information.

I'd call them 64-bit processors; AMD64/EM64T, and most other 64-bit architectures, are designed to support 32-bit application code for the 32-bit version of the architectures on which they're based, for backwards compatibility, and many of them, including AMD64/EM64T, even support 32-bit OS kernel code. Guy Harris 08:51, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Neutral point of View

I think that this article is lacking a neutral point of view. It is too much "This is much better than AMD's best" i think.

The problem is that every reference site and every test you can throw at it show that it is "much better than AMD's best" - help find some reference that discusses its flaws relative to AMD and i'd be happy to incorporate them into the article. But cold hard facts like test results are hard to water down. --Trödel 15:39, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Well, the fairly new anandtech article on the memory performance of AM2 vs. Core 2 might fit the bill here. If somone wants to look through it and add the advantages and disadvantages of AMD's architecture vs. intel's, here's the article: http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2800 . 17:23, 27 July 2006

NPOV doesn't mean we have to make out that both processors are equally good, it just means that we have to report them in an accurate, unbiased manner.. Saying "Tests have shown Core 2 to be noticeably faster than the Athlon 64 X2" would be NPOV, for example. On the other hand, saying "Core 2 is the best processor ever made and anyone who says otherwise is an idiot" is definitely a skewed POV. --DaveJB 11:51, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Well I think we should point out that Athlon 64 is like what, 3 years old now, compared to the relatively new Intel Core 2, and even Athlon X2 is 1 year old, quite a long time in Moore's Law (if it still works). --antilived ^{T | C} 04:16, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

In that case, we should also mention that it wasn't fair comparing the Athlon 64 to any NetBurst based processors, seeing as the architecture was 3 years older.

Yeah, we should compare Core2Duo to a non-existing AMD CPU, which will be more powerful (and will be announced in 1 week or 1 year??). You can compare only existing CPUs. 91.127.145.77 19:19, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

The article is... Patetic, it's biased, unsourced, not something i expect to read at Wikipedia, compare Core 2 to Athlon 64 is ok, but on a well written article. EduardoS 18:52, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

DDR2 Memory Modules

Do you think a link to this article is worth mentioning when it comes down to stating that Core 2 does not need high speed DDR2 memory to work at its best? --Jmke 15:21, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

I've added it to a section called "DDR2 Modules" with information on running Conroe FSB and Memory in sync having a positive effect on performance. --Jmke 12:03, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

I would like to know where did you get that information about 1:1 ratio between Conroe FSB and memory improves the general performance. This AnandTech article states there isn't any negligible improvement when using different DDR2 memory. This are the links: Part I - http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2810&p=1 . Part II - http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2813&p=1

the whole point is that no matter what DDR2 speed modules you buy, the performance difference will be very small, negligible as one would say. 57.67.177.26 08:58, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

DRM on this cpu

AFAIK this processor is the first to integrate the evil DRM. This should be explained on the article. --Licurgo 20:58, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Do you have any sources on this? What do you mean by DRM? Do you mean TPM or something else? --antilived ^{T | C} 04:08, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

it seems among some people drm is synonymous with tpm. where's the evidence? --gatoatigrado 01:47, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

TPM is a separate chip on the motherboard, so it has nothing to do with the main processor. Heck, since the original Pentium 3, we've had 'processor serial numbers' that could be used in relation to DRM to lock content to one computer. 65.100.35.138 09:57, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

For the record, PSN is long gone. IIRC, it was ditched with the Pentium 4 and removed from the P6 line with Tualatin. It was a pretty short-lived misfeature. jgp ^T_C 10:05, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Here is a link http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1983842,00.asp

1. 8 "Today, only business PCs have the TPM 1.2 protection chip built in. With Core 2 Duo, all PCs will be protected."

One must be very cautious when intel (or mainstream media) talks about tpr/drm. Well sorry for taking long, that was what I read.

And yes, the pentium 3 serial number was discarded on new intel cpu's, not to mention all the bios that disabled it or the software intel released to disable it.

Sorry if I was confusing drm with tpm, I'm not an expert on this issues but neither of them appeared on the article and they should be explained.

Licurgo 04:59, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Requested move

Intel Core 2 → Core 2 – All other Intel microprocessor articles except for this article and Intel Core do not include "Intel" in the article title. Intel Core must include the word "Intel" in order to disambiguate it from Core, but Intel Core 2 -> Core 2 has no such restriction (Core 2 is presently a redirect to Intel Core 2). jgp ^T_C 06:48, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Survey

Add "* Support" or "* Oppose" followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your opinion with ~~~~

• Support as nom. jgp ^T_C 06:49, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
• Oppose. The registered trademark for this product line is "Intel Core", whereas the Pentium brand did not mandate the word Intel. Also, the reason stated in the request is false: Intel 8086, Intel 8088, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 80486. -- Frankie 10:40, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

• Actually, the 80*86 processors must be disambiguated. According to WP:MOSNUM, "A page title that is just a positive whole number is always a year.". Thus, for example, 8086 must refer to the year 8086 CE (even though I doubt Wikipedia will still be around then, the convention holds). jgp ^T_C 20:51, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Whatever the reason, your original statement ("All other Intel microprocessor articles"...) is incorrect. And IMO the trademark issue is more significant anyways. Frankie

• Support: Per nom. —Wknight94 (talk) 02:34, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
• Oppose, as Frankie said. The words "core 2" are too vague to be related to a product, whereas "pentium" is obviously a trademark, not a word. --gatoatigrado 01:42, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

oh, i didn't see peter already mentioned it. --gatoatigrado 01:45, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

• Oppose Only "Core 2" is too vague, and I support putting manufacturer name in front of its products. --Will74205 06:41, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
• Oppose. Just Core 2 is too confusing, and "Intel" is more an organic part of the name than Pentium and the earlier processors. (I don't see how it matters all that much given that we have redirects). Herostratus 18:28, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
• Oppose. In agreement with Frankie and also Core 2 is too vague and not well known enough on it's own (for the time being anyway). -- Borb 11:46, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
• Oppose. Core 2 is really too vague. First time I went on this article it was buy simply typing "Intel_Core" and following the link to Intel_Core_2. Intel Core is a tradmark while core could be the core of any processor. 70.50.181.110 18:29, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Discussion

• Relisted. --Dijxtra 10:28, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
• If this matters, maybe the title should be "Core 2 (Intel)"; unlike Pentium 2, Core 2 can be somewhat ambiguous. Peter O. (Talk) 20:36, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
• Move has been declined. Teke ^(talk) 05:21, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Core 2 and Athlon 64 in same Generation?

Core 2 has the lowest power consumption of any desktop chip this generation, including both Prescott's TDP of 130 W and San Diego's TDP of 89 W. Isn't Core 2 the successor to the the position previously held by Prescott? Then how can Core 2 be in the same generation to Prescott or Athlon 64? --antilived ^{T | C} 04:02, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Prescott is being assembled as well, so it is the same generation, or define "generation" :) 91.127.145.77 19:24, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

I think it should be changed to "at the date of its release", and changed to "consumer desktop ix86 architecture". The Cell microprocessor takes up 40 watts of power and kills the core 2. --gatoatigrado 01:44, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

No SSSE3

The introduction to the article mentions SSSE3, which of course is a typo. Made the necessary changes. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Vliktor (talk • contribs) 08:21, 29 September 2006 (UTC).

No, not a typo. See the top of page 5 of this Intel white paper, which says "A further advancement, Supplemental SSE3, is now available in Intel Core microarchitecture. Included in Intel(R) Xeon(R) 5100 processors (server and workstation) and the 350 Intel Core 2 Duo processors (notebook and desktop) processors.". Guy Harris 16:18, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, just creepy timing.

I was reading this article, and came upon the 'Kentsfield' section. I noticed that it still called them 'Core 2 Quadro', so I hit the section 'edit' to correct it. The text in the edit box had already been edited! So in the time it took me to read the article, someone else had already fixed it. I love Wikipedia. (Sorry for the off-topic rant, but I just found it cool.) 65.100.35.138 10:00, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Power consumption

(AMD codenamed processor known as) San Diego's TDP of 89 W. - (with the possible exception of the AMD "energy efficient" line of processors announced around may of 2006 which include 65 W versions and even 35 W versions of some AMD processors)

I've removed the misleading bit on power consumption cf AMD. AMD AM2 Orleans which was released a while before the Core 2 has a TDP of 62W. The 939 Venice which was released way way before the Core 2 has a TDP of 67W so while the TDP of the Core 2 is still slightly lower it's not the 89W that was used for comparison. While it might be fairer to compare X2s to the Core 2, the article simply talked about desktop chips not desktop dual cores. Even the bit about EE AMDs was poorly written. The EE AMDs have been available for a while (although they did take a while to become available from launch) yet the article just talked about them like they were irrelevant. Finally as has been discussed in many places, TDP cannot be used to compare power consumption for many reasons including the fact that AMD and Intel define TDP differently. Nil Einne 09:53, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Removing reference to iMac/Macbook

I removed the fact that iMac use the merom CPU (since it's not the only desktop doing so) as well as rumors (rumors on wikipedia, WTF!) about a coming Macbook Pro/Macbook with a C2D.

Mac-users/zealots, please think twice before adding any informations related to Apple/Mac as, to put it bluntly, most of the world don't give a shit about what Apple do or do not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.233.73.177 (talk • contribs)

Fan speed Error

I don't know if it deserves inclusion but I have one and did a bit of research and for some motherboards the core 2 duo causes a fan speed error since the idle fanspeed doesn't have to be as high as a P4 chip. The BIOS on the motherboard is expectign 20%-30% higher fanspeed and gives a warning. I hear this is common for Asus boards.

Sounds like the old error that affects any slow CPU fan, although if this is happening with the heatsink and fan included with the CPU then it's probably worth mentioning.

CPU-Z version 1.37 & E6400

Processors Information

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Processor 1 (ID = 0) Number of cores 2 Number of threads 2 (max 2) Name Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Codename Allendale Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz Package Socket 775 LGA (platform ID = 0h) CPUID 6.F.6 Extended CPUID 6.F Core Stepping B2 Technology 65 nm Core Speed 2133.2 MHz (8.0 x 266.7 MHz) Rated Bus speed 1066.6 MHz Stock frequency 2133 MHz Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T L1 Data cache 2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size L1 Instruction cache 2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size L2 cache 2048 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size FID/VID Control yes FID range 6.0x - 8.0x max VID 1.213V

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CPU-Z 1.38 has been fixed and now correctly reports the E6300 and E6400 as Conroes. -- Borb 17:53, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

kentsfield Quad core proccesor

I have a question, i found info on this proccesor in the Dell´s website. This technology is included in the XPS 710 (Intel® Core™2 Extreme QX6700 (8MB L2 Cache,2.66GHz,1066 FSB)) But i want to know one thing... it says that the proccesor has 4 cores in one proccesor(all of them clocked at 2.66 GHZ), Are we talking about a total proccesing power of 10.64 Ghz, or what? I really don´t understand this and I want to know, because i´m planning to buy a new PC for gaming. Can someone explain me the way this proccesor works and it´s power??? is this proccesor is as powerful as they say it is??????? Somebody please, explain me this.

This goes completely off topic but... If you haven't built it already, you should know that there are currently only a handful of games which can take advantage of a multi-core setup, it is mostly useful if you are running multiple programs which have heavy CPU usage: CD/DVD Ripping and compressing large files for example. If you are building a gaming system you want to focus more on your RAM and video card (personally I would say that if you have enough money for the kentsfield, you should go with the AMD socket F FX series, but then again I've always favored AMD).
As far as I know, neither Intel or AMD has come up with a way to combine the processing power of multiple cores together efficiently. The Kentsfield CPUs run at 4x2.66 Ghz, and the total load on the system is divided between the four cores. Most games will only be able to use one core at a time so you might as well have a single 2.66 Ghz processor. I don't know whether that is clear or not, perhaps someone else could phrase it differently? -RK 66.72.64.57 22:28, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Core Duo Vs. Core 2 Duo

Is there any difference between the above two except for the obvious difference of "2" added to the latter?

Is there any difference between the Pentium and the Pentium II other than the obvious difference of "II" added to the latter?

The answer, in both cases, is "yes". For one thing, the Core 2 supports the 64-bit EM64T instruction set, as well as SSSE3, while the Core doesn't. In addition, the internal design of the Pentium and Pentium II are very different; the internal design of the Core (which had the Pentium M derivative of the Intel P6 microarchitecture as its internal design) and the Core 2 (which has the Intel Core microarchitecture as its internal design) are also different, although not as different as the Pentium and Pentium II. Guy Harris 11:25, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Re: Dualcores

Ok, I'm slightly confused. Let's take the E6400 (Core 2 Duo, 2.16 ghz).

Does each core run at 2.16 GHZ or in unison is their standard clock speed 2.16 ghz, hence their individual speed in 1.08 ghz? Logical2u 22:37, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

An E6400 is a single chip with two processors on it; both processors on the chip run at 2.16 GHz. Guy Harris 23:22, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

dont use pwned.

I think the phrase "pwned the athlon64" should be taken out. its just unprofessional. Discussion of why it is better than athlon64 is fine, but pwned is just vague and sounds opinionated. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.185.114.198 (talk) 19:25, 8 December 2006 (UTC).

Already reverted, it was vandalism. — Aluvus ^t/c 22:29, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Overclocking and comparisons against Athlon 64

Why are there so many references to overclocking and Core 2's performance vs. A64? I think they are completely unnessessary - it even sounds a little fanboyish. I don't think the average joe would care how well his CPU overclocks. Not only are some of the statements uncited but I would imagine that most Core 2 owners didn't buy their CPUs to see how much they could overclock, or how long it takes to calculate pi to 1M decimal points. --MaXim 05:24, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

These chips are well known for their amazing overclocking ability, which may not mean much to an average user purchasing a pre made computer based on the Core 2 platform, but for the large enthusiast market it is a very good attribute to have. A lot of online reviews will include overclocking results when reviewing CPU's. -- 58.107.223.215 00:46, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

The time it takes to calculate 1M PI shows the CPU power, but I agree, it tells nothing to an average person, not interested in computers. The same with overclocking. The question is whether we should provide these information... I think it is better to have an unknown statement (for an average user) than to have no statement (which some people may be interested in).91.127.145.77 19:31, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

This may be true, but we need to explain the significanse of overclocking, either here or in a separate article. Significance:

• The "overclocker culture" is a set of people who like to explore the limits of a system.
• Historically, a system that performs well when overclocked is well-designed and relatively better-behaved when NOT overclocked. The design is not pushing its limits. By contrast, as system thts behaves poorly when overclocked probably has much less margin in at least one dimension (e.g., ambient temperature or voltage fluctuation) than a system that can be overclocked.

-Arch dude 01:39, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

MT/s unnecessary?

Intel FSB speeds are generally still rated by MHz even though the the conroe and kentsfield core 2 processors currently use a 266mhz quad-pumped bus and the meron chips use a 166mhz quad-pumped bus. - just a thought, RK —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.244.123.101 (talk) 17:02, 14 December 2006 (UTC).

A note on fab locations

I'm sure I'm just being picky, but I thought wikipedia was created to further the global knowledge pool and otherwise benefit the greater good. It's no big deal, but it seems a tad ignorant to give the locations of US fabs only by their state - when the locations of fabs located in other countries are given by their country, and not the province or locality. This has been the case for so long that people don't seem to pay mind to it, but by the same token as 'pwnage' seems inappropriate, it seems inappropriate to assume that US-located facilities need no mention of the fact that they are in the US, as if everyone automatically knows, or 'should' know. Where I live, at least, the states of the U.S. are not part of the school curriculum.

What do others think? Discuss :) --Growly 15:34, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

• "Where I live, at least, the states of the U.S. are not part of the school curriculum.". Oh, man! Where do you live? In the USA? ;^) Giving the locations by state helps North Americans learn their geography, in case they didn't have time to at school, between "Why we should rule the world" and "Firearms use for kids" classes. — Isilanes 17:03, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

• Be bold. You do not need anyone's permission to make this change: just do it. Get on Google and find the city locations for the fabs in the US and in foreign countries, and then edit this article. Alternatively, create a new article the lists fabs, put the locations in that article, and reference the article from here, Or create a whole new set of articles, one per fab: a fab is at least as significant as (say) a naval ship or a CD, as Wikipedia has articles for individual ships and CDs. -Arch dude 02:00, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

• I added the County in Ireland that Intel's Fab 24-2 is located in, in the introduction section. Flash fact: Intel's Fab 24-4 in Leixlip in Co. Kildare in Ireland is the largest fabrication plant outside of the US.