Notebook processor

A notebook processor is a CPU optimized for notebook computers.

One of the main characteristics differentiating notebook processors from other CPUs is low-power consumption.

The notebook processor is becoming an increasing important market segment in the semiconductor industry. Notebook computers are an increasingly popular format of the broader category of mobile computers. The objective of a notebook computer is to provide the performance and functionality of a desktop computer in a portable size and weight.

• AMD: Turion 64, Turion 64 X2
• Transmeta: Crusoe and Efficeon
• Intel: Pentium M, Core Duo, Core 2 Duo and the budget Celeron M
• Freescale Semiconductor makes the PowerPC processors that were used in the pre-Intel Apple Computer notebooks.

Cell phones and PDAs require microcontrollers that use even less power than notebook processors.

While it is possible to use desktop processors in laptops, this practice is generally not recommended, as desktop processors heat faster than notebook processors and drain batteries faster.

Currently, the fastest notebook processor is the Intel X9000, an Intel Core 2 dual-core processor. The first "quad-core" notebook processor (code named "Penryn QC") is planned to be released by Intel in Q3 2008. [1]

See also

• Personal computing
• Computer architecture
• Microprocessor
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