New PC buyers would be facing one major questions, though its quite confirm that it would be a Core 2 (Duo / Quad) processor but now there is 2 versions of it. The 65nm Conroe batch and 45nm Penryn batch.
Many would be thinking whats the difference between these 45nm Core 2 Duo / Quad vs 65nm Core 2 Duo / Quad processors ?
I would be trying to list few basic difference between these processors from an end user point a view. The immediate difference one may find is their identifying model numbers.
- nm stands for nano meter.
- Code name of Intel processors comes from the a name of any local neighborhood near by to the Intel development facility in which it is developed
Intel 65nm processors are the 1st batch of Core architecture product code named Conroe / Conroe XE / Conroe L / Allendale / Merom / Merom XE / Kentsfield / Kentsfield XE.
Intel 45nm Penryn processors are the second batch of the successful Core architecture with Code name Penryn / Wolfdale / Yorkfield / Yorkfield XE.
Every single Intel processor model has their unique identification numbers, the 65nm numbers are as follows with relationship of their code name.
The 65nm Core 2 batch is as follows, it contains Dual Core desktop and notebook as well as Quad core desktop processors.
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