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Intel Launches Core 2 Duo Processor, Cuts Prices of Older CPUs

by , 1:10 PM EDT, July 27th, 2006

Intel on Thursday officially introduced its new Core 2 Duo processor, which is widely expected to find its way into the Intel-based Power Mac successor that Apple will likely announce at next month's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).

At the same time, the company also cut the prices of its Pentium D processor, although that won't affect Mac users since none of Apple's computers utilize it. That decision was in response to AMD's price cuts on Monday, IDG News noted.

According to another IDG article, the Core 2 Duo ranges from 1.86GHz to 2.93GHz. There's also a mobile version aimed at laptops; there's little evidence whether or not Apple will use it in the MacBook Pro.

A product manager at Hewlett-Packard told IDG that while Core 2 Duo runs at slow clock speeds than its Pentium predecessors, it can handle more calculations per clock cycle, thus offering more performance while drawing less electricity.

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Close Name:Tiger Posts: 904 Joined: 17 Jun 2003
Thu Jul 27, 2006 1:44 pm Subject: deja vu!

" while Core 2 Duo runs at slow clock speeds than its Pentium predecessors, it can handle more calculations per clock cycle, thus offering more performance while drawing less electricity."

I've heard this song before!


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Close Name:AaronAdams Posts: 30 Joined: 10 May 2004
Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:07 pm Subject:

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The article wrote:
...Core 2 Duo processor, which is widely expected to find its way into the Intel-based Power Mac successor...


That's not what I read. I read that Woodcrest is widely expected to be in the Intel-based Power Mac successor, with Core 2 Duo maybe filling the spot as the CPU in the low-end model.

http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2006/7/12/4622

http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1877


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Close Name:Biff Posts: 1479 Joined: 08 Apr 2004
Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:17 pm Subject:

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Tiger wrote:
" while Core 2 Duo runs at slow clock speeds than its Pentium predecessors, it can handle more calculations per clock cycle, thus offering more performance while drawing less electricity."

I've heard this song before!
How about this song?
http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/07/14/core2_duo_knocks_out_athlon_64/
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2795


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