List of Intel Core 2 microprocessors
The Core 2 brand refers to Intel's x86/x86-64 microprocessors with the Core microarchitecture targeted at the consumer and business markets above Pentium. The Core 2 solo branch covered single-core CPUs for notebook computers, Core 2 Duo – dual-core CPUs for both desktop and notebook computers, Core 2 Quad – quad-core CPUs for both desktop and notebook computers, and Core 2 Extreme – dual-core and quad-core CPUs for both desktop and notebook computers.
Desktop processors
Dual-Core Desktop processors
Core 2 Duo
"Allendale"">Conroe (microprocessor)#Allendale">"Allendale" (65 nm, 800 MT/s)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2
- Die size: 111 mm2
- Steppings: L2, M0, G0
Note: The E4700 uses G0 Stepping which makes it a Conroe CPU.
"Conroe"">Conroe (microprocessor)#Conroe">"Conroe" (65 nm, 1066 MT/s)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2
- All models support: Intel VT-x
- Die size: 143 mm2
- Steppings: B2, G0
Note: The L2 Stepping as well as the models with sSpec SL9ZL, SL9ZF, SLA4U, SLA4T have better optimizations to lower the idle power consumption from 22W to 12W.
Note: The M0 and G0 Steppings have better optimizations to lower idle power consumption from 12W to 8W.
"Conroe"">Conroe (microprocessor)#Conroe">"Conroe" (65 nm, 1333 MT/s)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2
- All models support: Intel VT-x
- All E6x50 models support: Intel VT-x, TXT''
- Die size: 143 mm2
- Transistor count: 291 million
- Steppings: B2, G0
Note: The L2 Stepping as well as the models with sSpec SL9ZL, SL9ZF, SLA4U, SLA4T have better optimizations to lower the idle power consumption from 22W to 12W.
Note: The M0 and G0 Steppings have better optimizations to lower idle power consumption from 12W to 8W.
"Conroe-CL"">Conroe (microprocessor)#Conroe-CL">"Conroe-CL" (65 nm, 1066 MT/s)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x, TXT
- Die size: 111 mm2
- Steppings: ?
"Wolfdale-3M"">Wolfdale (microprocessor)#Wolfdale-3M">"Wolfdale-3M" (45 nm, 1066 MT/s)
- All models support: ''MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2
- Die size: 82 mm2
- Transistor Count: 230 million
- Steppings: M0, R0
- Models with a part number ending in "ML" instead of "M" support Intel VT-x
"Wolfdale"">Wolfdale (microprocessor)#Wolfdale">"Wolfdale" (45 nm, 1333 MT/s)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x, Intel VT-d, TXT
- Die size: 107 mm2
- Transistor Count: 410 million
- Steppings: C0, E0
See also: Versions of the same Wolfdale core in an LGA 771 are available under the Dual-Core Xeon brand.
Core 2 Extreme
"Conroe XE"">Conroe (microprocessor)#Conroe XE">"Conroe XE" (65 nm)
These models feature an unlocked clock multiplier- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x, TXT
- Die size: 143 mm2
- Steppings: B1, B2
- The X6900 was never publicly released.
Quad-Core Desktop processors
Core 2 Quad
"Kentsfield"">Kentsfield (microprocessor)#Kentsfield">"Kentsfield" (65 nm)
- All models support: ''MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x
- Die size: 2 ×143 mm2
- Steppings: B3, G0
"Yorkfield-6M"">Yorkfield (microprocessor)#Yorkfield-6M">"Yorkfield-6M" (45 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x, Intel VT-d, TXT
- Die size: 2 × 82 mm2
- Steppings: M0, M1, R0
- All Q8xxx models are Yorkfield-6M MCMs with only 2 × 2 MB L2 cache enabled.
Note: Q8200, Q8200S, Q8300, Q8400, Q8400S, Q9500 does not support Intel VT-d.
Note: Q8200, Q8200S, Q8300, Q8400, Q8400S, Q9500 does not support TXT.
Yorkfield">Yorkfield#Yorkfield">Yorkfield (45 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x, Intel VT-d, TXT
- Die size: 2 × 107 mm2
- Steppings: C0, C1, E0
Core 2 Extreme
"Kentsfield XE"">Kentsfield (microprocessor)#Kentsfield XE">"Kentsfield XE" (65 nm)
These models feature an unlocked clock multiplier- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x
- Die size: 2 ×143 mm2
- Steppings: B3, G0
"Yorkfield XE"">Yorkfield (microprocessor)#Yorkfield XE">"Yorkfield XE" (45 nm)
- These models feature an unlocked clock multiplier
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x''
- I/O Acceleration Technology supported by: QX9775
- Intel VT-d supported by: QX9650
- Die size: 2 × 107 mm2
- Steppings: C0, C1, E0
- The QX9750 was never publicly released. Engineering samples have surfaced along with claims that Intel gave them away to employees sometime in 2009.
Notebook (mobile) processors
Single-Core Notebook processors
Core 2 Solo
"Merom-L"">Merom (microprocessor)#Merom-L">"Merom-L" (65 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x, TXT
- Die size: 81 mm2
- Steppings: A1
"Penryn-L"">Penryn (microprocessor)#Penryn-L">"Penryn-L" (45 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x, TXT, IDA
- Socket P processors are capable of throttling the front-side bus anywhere between 400–800 MT/s as necessary.
- Die size: 82 mm2
- 228 million transistors
- Package size: 22 mm × 22 mm
- Steppings: M0, R0
Dual-Core Notebook processors
Core 2 Duo
"Merom"">Merom (microprocessor)#Merom">"Merom", "Merom-2M"">Merom (microprocessor)#Merom-2M">"Merom-2M" (standard-voltage, 65 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2
- Model T7600G features an unlocked clock multiplier. Only sold OEM in the Dell XPS M1710.
- Intel VT-x: Supported by T5500, T5600 and all T7xxx
- Intel Dynamic Front Side Bus Frequency Switching: Supported by E1, G0, G2, M0 Steppings
- Socket P processors are capable of throttling the front-side bus anywhere between 400–800 MT/s as necessary.
- Die size: 143 mm2, 111 mm2
- Steppings: B2, E1, G0, G2, L2, M0
- All models of stepping B2 released on July 2006, stepping L2 released on January 2007.
"Merom"">Merom (microprocessor)#Merom">"Merom" (low-voltage, 65 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x, TXT
- Intel Dynamic Front Side Bus Frequency Switching: Supported by E1, G0, G2 Steppings
- Die size: 143 mm2
- Steppings: B2, E1, G0, G2
"Merom-2M"">Merom (microprocessor)#Merom-2M">"Merom-2M" (ultra-low-voltage, 65 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x
- Die size: 111 mm2
- Steppings: L2, M0
"Penryn">Penryn (microprocessor)#Penryn">Penryn" (Apple iMac specific, 45 nm)
- Die size: 107 mm2
- The 2008 20" iMac used the E8135 and E8335 CPUs at a lower than specified clock frequency, explaining why the same model is used at different frequencies. This list shows the frequencies used by Apple.
- Steppings: C0, E0
"Penryn"">Penryn (microprocessor)#Penryn">"Penryn", "Penryn-3M">Penryn (microprocessor)#Penryn-3M">"Penryn-3M" (standard-voltage, 45 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, IDA
- T6570, T6670, all T8xxx and T9xxx models support Intel VT-x
- All T9xxx models support TXT
- T6xxx models are Penryn-3M processors with 1 MB L2 cache disabled.
Penryn processors support Dynamic Front Side Bus Throttling between 400–800MT/s.
- Die size: 107 mm2, 82 mm2
- Steppings: C0, E0 M0, R0
"Penryn"">Penryn (microprocessor)#Penryn">"Penryn", "Penryn-3M"">Penryn (microprocessor)#Penryn-3M">"Penryn-3M" (medium-voltage, 45 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x, TXT, IDA
- Select Apple subsets of P7000 series processors support Intel VT-x.
- Penryn and Penryn-3M processors support Dynamic Front Side Bus Throttling between 533–1066MT/s.
- Die size: 107 mm2, 82 mm2
- Package size: 35 mm × 35 mm
- Transistors: 410 million
- Steppings: C0, E0 M0, R0
"Penryn"">Penryn (microprocessor)#Penryn">"Penryn" (medium-voltage, 45 nm, Small Form Factor)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x, TXT, IDA
- Die size: 107 mm2
- Package size: 22 mm × 22 mm
- Steppings: C0, E0
"Penryn"">Penryn (microprocessor)#Penryn">"Penryn" (low-voltage, 45 nm, Small Form Factor)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x, TXT, IDA
- Die size: 107 mm2
- Package size: 22 mm × 22 mm
- Steppings: C0, E0
"Penryn-3M"">Penryn (microprocessor)#Penryn-3M">"Penryn-3M" (ultra-low-voltage, 45 nm, Small Form Factor)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x, TXT, IDA
- Die size: 107 mm2
- Package size: 22 mm × 22 mm
- Steppings: M0, R0
Core 2 Extreme
"Merom XE"">Merom (microprocessor)#Merom XE">"Merom XE" (65 nm)
These models feature an unlocked clock multiplier- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x, TXT, Intel Dynamic Front Side Bus Frequency Switching
- Merom XE processors support Dynamic Front Side Bus Throttling between 400–800 MT/s.
- Die size: 143 mm2
- Steppings: E1, G0
"Penryn XE"">Penryn (microprocessor)#Penryn-QC">"Penryn XE" (45 nm)
- These models feature an unlocked clock multiplier
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x, TXT''
- Penryn XE processors support Dynamic Front Side Bus Throttling between 400–800 MT/s and 533–1066 MT/s.
- Die size: 107 mm2
- Steppings: C0, E0
Quad-Core Notebook processors
Core 2 Quad
"Penryn QC"">Penryn (microprocessor)#Penryn-QC">"Penryn QC" (45 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x, TXT
- Capable of throttling the front-side bus anywhere between 533–1066 MT/s as necessary.
- Die size: 2 × 107 mm2
- Steppings: E0
Core 2 Extreme
"Penryn QC XE"">Penryn (microprocessor)#Penryn-QC">"Penryn QC XE" (45 nm)
- This model features an unlocked clock multiplier usually manipulated through the systems BIOS however some manufacturers do not have this feature enabled on their laptops that use this processor.
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, Intel VT-x, TXT''
- Capable of throttling the front-side bus anywhere between 533–1066 MT/s as necessary.
- Package size: 35 mm × 35 mm
- Die size: 2 × 107 mm2
- Steppings: E0