Intel® Core™2 Duo

Maximum everything. Energy-efficient performance. Multimedia power. Based on Intel® Core™ microarchitecture, the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor family is designed to provide powerful energy-efficient performance so you can do more at once without slowing down. Intel® Core™ 2 Duo desktop processors With Intel Core 2 Duo desktop processor, you'll experience revolutionary performance, unbelievable system responsiveness, and energy-efficiency second to none. Big, big performance. More energy efficient.¹ Now available in smaller packages. The Intel Core 2 Duo processor-based desktop PC was designed from the ground up for energy efficiency, letting you enjoy higher performing, ultra-quiet, sleek, and low power desktop PC designs. Multitask with reckless abandon. Do more at the same time, like playing your favorite music, running virus scan in the background, and all while you edit video or pictures. The powerful Intel Core 2 Duo desktop processor provides you with the speed you need to perform any and all tasks imaginable. Love your PC again. Don’t settle for anything less than the very best. Find your perfect desktop powered by the Intel Core 2 Duo processor and get the best processing technology money can buy. Only from Intel. • Up to 6MB L2 cache • Up to 1333 MHz front side bus Product information Download the desktop processor product brief (PDF 767KB) Learn about processor numbersΔ Features and benefits Delivering the best overall performance. Period. With Intel Core 2 Duo processors powering your desktop PC you'll get the latest arsenal of performance-rich technologies, including up to 6MB of shared L2 cache and up to 1333 MHz Front Side Bus. And, all of the latest additions to the Intel Core 2 Duo processor family are built using Intel’s 45nm technology and Hafnium infused circuitry. You've got the future of computing now, and only from Intel: Dual-Core Processing, combines two independent processor cores in one physical package. Processors run at the same frequency and share up to 6MB of L2 cache and up to 1333 MHZ Front Side Bus for truly parallel computing Intel® Wide Dynamic Execution, enabling delivery of more instructions per clock cycle to improve execution time and energy efficiency Intel® Intelligent Power Capability, designed to deliver more energy-efficient performance and smarter battery performance in your laptop Intel® Smart Memory Access, improving system performance by optimizing the use of the available data bandwidth Intel® Advanced Smart Cache, providing a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem. Optimized for multi-core and dual-core processors Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost, accelerating a broad range of applications, including video, speech and image, photo processing, encryption, financial, engineering and scientific applications Extreme proof "...the fastest mobile processor we have seen in our testlab" – Tom's Hardware » Discover the biggest change in transistor technology in 40 years Compare products Compare desktop processors Compare motherboards and barebones Compare desktop chipsets ¹ Performance measured Intel® Core™2 Duo desktop processors compared to Intel® Pentium® D processor 805 on SPECint*_base2000 and SPECint*_rate_base2000 (2 copies). Actual performance may vary. See www.intel.com/performance for more information. Δ Intel® processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor families. See www.intel.com/products/processor_number/ for details.

Intel Core i7 Refresh Expected in Q2 2009 Motherboard makers are wary of the processors' success

Despite the fact that it has just released its next generation Core i7 processors, it looks as if Intel, the current number one company in the global consumer processors market, is already planning to update the high-performance processor lineup with the addition of a couple of models, set to be unveiled sometime during Q2 of 2009. The company's plans seem justified, as its competitor AMD is also set to launch its new Phenom CPU lineup, developed on the company's recently released Shanghai server processors, as early as January 2009.


There are no specific details available at this time, but according to xbitlabs, which claims to have had access to documentation revealing Intel's product roadmap, Intel's is already planning to refresh its new flagship model, the Extreme Core i7 965 processor. The chip maker will debut a more powerful solution in the hope of further differentiating itself from its archrival AMD. Also, the Core i7 940 is slated for an update, while upcoming processors are to fill the gap between the company's current 920 and 940 models. All of these will come out with different prices and frequency levels.

In related news, Digitimes reports that leading chip maker claims to have already shipped approximately 100,000 units of its next-generation Core i7 CPUs, codenamed Bloomfield. However, according to sources at motherboard makers, the company is not going to enjoy a high demand for its new products, at least not in the near future. That is because of the global low demand for consumer hardware products, which is believed to affect the market performance of Intel's Core i7 throughout the upcoming year.

The same motherboard makers also believe that some of the upcoming Intel Core i7 processors, which are slated for release in the third quarter of 2009, could potentially ship in higher quantities. That could happen because upcoming processors will be developed for the mainstream market, offering the same Nehalem performance at a more affordable price tag.

Intel Desktop Board DG45ID

Help your entertainment-savvy customers experience superior home entertainment at a mainstream value. With the growing popularity of user-generated media, peer-to-peer sharing and the uploading and viewing of streaming video, photos and more, it's no secret that the creation and sharing of digital entertainment is on the rise. From tech-savvy hobbyists to professional designers, your customers need hardware that can run the latest multimedia tools with ease.

Supporting a wide range of new Intel® 45nm processors, the Intel® Desktop Board DG45ID is ideal for running demanding entertainment, education, and gaming applications. Big, unwieldy media files can quickly overcome mainstream desktop PCs. the Intel® Desktop Board DG45ID allows users to experience HD videos in surround sound, design school projects or presentations, or upload vacation videos right out of the box, and with superior speed and efficiency.

The Intel Desktop Board DG45ID can offer your customers an excellent visual experience thanks to the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD with Intel® Clear Video Technology. This built-in support for full 1080p high-definition visuals eliminates the need for an additional graphics card while offering support for today's most popular video outputs including HDMI and DVI. This feature enables incredible visual media capabilities including video and image editing, streaming video viewing, and HD home theater entertainment. Ever flexible, this Intel® Desktop Media Series Board also offers a PCI Express* x16 graphics connector to support the latest high-end graphics cards for a great 3D gaming experience.

Utilizing the Intel® High Definition audio chipset, the Intel Desktop Board DG45ID delivers rich, realistic 360° Dolby Home Theater audio with up to 8-channel, 7.1 surround sound. Included Dolby Control Center software allows your customers to tweak and adjust their audio experience to meet their exacting requirements. . With a desktop platform featuring the Intel Desktop Board DG45ID, your customers can immerse themselves in sound as they enjoy the latest film in high definition or relax with some favorite tunes.

With support for Intel's latest quad-core processors, Intel® Desktop Media Series Boards deliver highly efficient performance for the most demanding entertainment applications. With multiple computing "brains", new multi-core processing systems can run resource intensive games and multimedia applications with phenomenal ease and superior responsiveness.

Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN

The Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN product is an embedded 802.11a/b/g/Draft N¹ PCIe* Mini Card network adapter card that operates in both the 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz spectrum, delivering high throughput and a host of features that enhance today's mobile lifestyle. Deploying WLAN technology in your home and business increases productivity, efficiency and flexibility by enabling faster decision making, reducing down-time, and enhancing employee satisfaction.

Intel® Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapter

The Intel® Gigabit ET and EF Multi-Port Server Adapters are Intel's third generation of PCIe GbE network adapters. Built with the Intel® 82576 Gigabit Ethernet Controller, these new adapters showcase the next evolution in GbE networking features for the enterprise network and data center. These features include support for multi-core processors and optimization for server virtualization.

Intel® PRO/1000 XF Server Adapter

PCI-X Fiber Gigabit connection for your next generation network

Greater distances and noise resistance enabled through fiber optic connectionHigh network performance and flexibility via PCI-X bus at 64 bit/133 MHzAlleviate server bottlenecks while increasing uptime through advanced server features

Intel® 10 Gigabit CX4 Dual Port Server Adapter

10 Gigabit performance at the lowest cost per portAdding to a robust family of 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters, Intel is now offering the Intel® 10 Gigabit CX4 Dual Port Server Adapter. Following the 802.ak specification, the Intel 10 Gigabit CX4 Dual Port Server Adapter offers the lowest cost per port of all the current 10GbE interconnects. The low-profile PCI Express* form factor combined with two CX4 ports and a low-power envelope for energy efficiency, makes the board ideal for slot-constrained environments. 10GBASE-CX4 adapters are well-suited for customers with shorter distance and low latency requirements.