Pentium Dual-Core
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Launched | 2006 |
Discontinued | 2010 |
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Predecessors | Pentium M (mobile) Pentium 4 (desktop) |
Successor | Pentium (2009) |
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The Pentium Dual-Core brand was used for mainstream x86-architecture microprocessors from Intel from 2006 to 2009, when it was renamed to Pentium. The processors are based on either the 32-bit Yonah or (with quite different microarchitectures) 64-bit Merom-2M, Allendale, and Wolfdale-3M core, targeted at mobile or desktop computers.
In terms of features, price, and performance at a given clock frequency, Pentium Dual-Core processors were positioned above
processors in Intel's product range. The Pentium Dual-Core was also a very popular choice for overclocking, as it can deliver high performance (when overclocked) at a low price.![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Pentium_E2220_with_Intel_i945GC_Chipset.jpg/220px-Pentium_E2220_with_Intel_i945GC_Chipset.jpg)
Processor cores
In 2006,
Intel Pentium Dual-Core processor family | |||||||
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Allendale Wolfdale |
dual (65 nm) dual (45 nm) |
Jun 2007 Aug 2008 |
Yonah Merom Penryn |
dual (65 nm) dual (65 nm) dual (45 nm) |
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List of Intel Pentium Dual-Core processors |
Yonah
The first processors using the brand appeared in notebook computers in early 2007. Those processors, named Pentium T2060, T2080, and T2130,
Allendale
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Subsequently, on June 3, 2007, Intel released the desktop Pentium Dual-Core branded processors
Merom-2M
The mobile version of the Allendale processor, the Merom-2M, was also introduced in 2007, featuring 1MB of
Wolfdale-3M
The 45 nm E5200 model was released by
Penryn-3M
The Penryn core is the successor to the Merom core and Intel's 45 nm version of their mobile series of Pentium Dual-Core processors. The FSB is increased from 667 MHz to 800 MHz and the voltage is lowered. Intel released the first Penryn-based Pentium Dual-Core, the T4200, in December 2008. Later, mobile Pentium T4000, SU2000, and SU4000 processors based on Penryn were marketed as Pentium.
Rebranding
The Pentium Dual-Core brand was discontinued in early 2010 and replaced by the Pentium name. The Desktop E6000 series and the OEM-only mobile Pentium SU2000, and all later models were always called Pentium, but the Desktop Pentium Dual-Core E2000 and E5000 series processors had to be rebranded.
Comparison to the Pentium D
Although using the Pentium name, the desktop Pentium Dual-Core is based on the
See also
References
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- ^ Schmid, Patrick (12 September 2007). "$89 Pentium Dual Core that Runs at 3.2 GHz". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2009-09-21.