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Core 2 Duo Notebooks Reviewed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the and-it-fits-in-the-something-of-your-something dept.

An anonymous reader writes "With the launch of Intel's Core 2 Duo chip today, I found this article that not only covers the new chip itself, but also reviews and benchmarks two retail notebooks. It's interesting since one machine has the entry level 1.66GHz CPU while the other has the top end 2.33GHz chip."

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  1. Re:Launched today? by ZachPruckowski · · Score: 5, Informative

    Core 2 Duo desktop and laptop chips were formally announced in July (the 27th or so). Desktop chips (Conre) were launched then, and started shipping (with models coming out in serious numbers over the last two weeks). Notebook chips (Merom) were "launched" today, which means we can look at pretty benchmarks as Intel starts shipping them out to most OEMs. We will see the processors in computers at stores in a few weeks.

  2. Re:Nomenclature by ThinkingInBinary · · Score: 5, Informative

    You are entirely wrong.

    So the Intel Core 2 Duo chip, also known as Merom was internally known as Conroe...

    No. Merom and Conroe are the notebook and desktop versions, respectively, of the same chip. Merom and Conroe are both the internal names of the chips. Officially, they're both called "Core 2 Duo", and the model numbers distinguish the two series. There are physical differences, including FSB speed and (IIRC) cache architecture.

    and is based on the Pentium M 'Banias' mobile chip based out of Haifa.

    No. Core Duo is based on the Pentium M Dothan, which was an improved (more cache and higher FSB) version of Banias.

    Additionally, the original Core Duo (Yonah) isn't really a Core product,

    True. Props to Intel for the dumb naming.

    it's just a P4M with two cores.

    No! It's a Pentium M with two cores! Big difference! The Pentium 4-M is a pathetic, hot, power-hogging, slow version of the Pentium 4. The Pentium M is based mostly on the Pentium III, and was designed from the ground up to be more efficient per watt.

    Core structure actually starts with Core 2 Duo, thus the Core 2 identification?

    Yes. structure = microarchitecture.

    While I agree, Intel's naming and branding sucks... try not to make it worse!

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