core 2
Core-2 is an Intel processor generation that comes in single-core, dual-core and quad-core versions. The Core 2 is designed in the Core microarchitecture, which is based on the Pentium-M.
In this architecture, low- power ULV processors can be manufactured with supply voltages between 1.05 V and 1.15 V, whose performance is not restricted by the lower supply voltage. As a result, the single-core 2 versions have a power consumption of only 5.5 W and the dual-core versions 10 W. In addition, the core processors are equipped with power-saving functions.
Core 2 processors are manufactured in integration densities of 45 nm to 65 nm. They are extremely flat and are manufactured as a Flip Chip Ball Grid Array( FCBGA). The clock frequencies for the CPUs range between 1.06 GHz and 3.33 GHz, and those for the front side bus( FSB) between 200 MHz and 1.6 GHz. Core-2 have different Level 2 caches with memory capacities between 1 MB and 12 MB. The dual-core versions have two independent processor cores and each has an L2 cache of 6 MB.
During its development period, the Core-2 had the most diverse codenames. For example, Conroe, Allendale, Kentsfield, Meron, Wolfdale, Yorkfield, Penryn and others.