Intel Announces Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme

Intel Announces Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme

Sunday May 07, 2006 09:19 PM EST; Category: iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro
Written by Arnold Kim

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News.com reports on the new name for the next generation of Core Duo processors, now known as the Core 2 Duo.

The Core 2 Duo will be the new name for the upcoming Merom (mobile) and Conroe (desktop) processors which are now expected as early as July/August. Meanwhile, "Core 2 Extreme" will be Intel's name for the high end desktop processor.

Merom and Conroe processors are distinguished by their model numbers - 4000 and 6000 series for Conroe and 5000 and 7000 series for Merom.

Conveniently, the Conroe numbers match up well with the model numbers used by Advanced Micro Devices on its current generation of dual-core Athlon 64 X2 desktop processors

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