Intel Core Duo T2050

[x32579]

I am considering Toshiba Satelite laptop from Circuit City. It has a Intel Cor Duo Processor T2050.
I can not find that processor on the Intel web site.
Does anyone know what are the specs for this processor and why isn't it listed?

 

[Mex]

From the Circuit City website.
Description of a Toshiba Satellite:

This advanced notebook features the dual-core Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2050 , 1024MB of DDR2 SDRAM memory as well as a 120GB 5400RPM SATA hard drive. This capable PC also offers 1.6GHz processing speed and a 2MB L2 cache.

But I don't know why it isn't listed.

 

[Newf]

Must be a typo.
A Yonah 1.6GHz is a T2300.
All Yonahs have 2x1MB cache.
An easy typo could also be a 2GHz T2500.
Never seen a T2050...

 

[Mex]

Must be a typo.
A Yonah 1.6GHz is a T2300.
All Yonahs have 2x1MB cache.
An easy typo could also be a 2GHz T2500.
Never seen a T2050...

If it's a typo, then it's fooled a lot of people...and OEMs.

Dell Inspiron E1505:

Intel® Core™ Duo Proc T2050 (1.60GHz/533MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache)

Processor listing for the HP dv1000 series:

Choices:
Intel(R) Celeron(R) M 410 (1.46 GHz)
Intel(R) Core(TM) Solo processor T1350 (1.86 GHz)
Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo processor T2050 (1.60 GHz)
Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo processor T2250 (1.73 GHz)
Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo processor T2400 (1.83 GHz)
Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo processor T2500 (2.0 GHz)

Now, I suspect that this is an OEM processor. The Dell Insperon E1705 has a Core Duo T2250, which is also unlisted. Also, I noticed the T2300 has a 667MHz FSB, while the T2050 has a 533MHz FSB.

 

[Newf]

Good Catch!
At least I always learn something when I'm wrong.

 

[ltcommander_data]

The T2050 is a 1.6GHz Core Duo processor on a 533MHz FSB. The reason why it isn't listed on Intel's website is because it's an unofficial model that is listed below the official product line price points. The T2050 and T2250 are going to be used to clear out the last of the Core Duo processors since Intel has announced that they won't be offering any price cuts on the old Core Duos. The Core 2 Duos are direct replacements with the 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo being priced the same as the 2.33GHz Core Duo. This of course means that no-one will buy a regular Core Duo so intead manufacturers are encouraged to use those 2 lower models which are very cheap to clear the rest of the stock. Also the 533MHz FSB allows reject models that couldn't make a 667MHz FSB yet have 2 operational cores to still be sold.

Really the only difference is the lower FSB although they may have dropped VT support too.

 

[1Tanker]

The T2050 is a 1.6GHz Core Duo processor on a 533MHz FSB. The reason why it isn't listed on Intel's website is because it's an unofficial model that is listed below the official product line price points. The T2050 and T2250 are going to be used to clear out the last of the Core Duo processors since Intel has announced that they won't be offering any price cuts on the old Core Duos. The Core 2 Duos are direct replacements with the 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo being priced the same as the 2.33GHz Core Duo. This of course means that no-one will buy a regular Core Duo so intead manufacturers are encouraged to use those 2 lower models which are very cheap to clear the rest of the stock. Also the 533MHz FSB allows reject models that couldn't make a 667MHz FSB yet have 2 operational cores to still be sold.

Really the only difference is the lower FSB although they may have dropped VT support too.

Yeah they have a bunch of laptops at Future Shop here in Canada with the T2050 , i thought it was a typo, but there were a bunch, so i knew it wasn't a typo on 4 or 5 different machines. :?

 

[evilr00t]

Wouldn't these procs be a laptop overclockers' dream? Higher multiplier + lower FSB + FSB pinmod = faster CPU

 

[ltcommander_data]

Labtop's aren't the best platform for overclocking especially if you still want to use it as a portable computer. Besides, the 533MHz FSB is just too low for all out dual core use. The multipliers on regular Core Duos are already high enough for good overclocking anyways because of the 667MHz FSB instead of the 800MHz of Prescott or 1067MHz of Conroe.

 

[kukito]

Intel® Core™ Duo Proc T2050 (1.60GHz/533MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache)

Why do so many vendors use the "2 X 1MB L2" designation? Doesn't the Core Duo offer 2MB shared cache? The Pentium D and Athlon/Turion 64 X2 CPUs have the cache divided between the two cores put the Core Duo and C2D have a unified cache, right?

 

[ltcommander_data]

Yes all Core Duos and Core 2 Duos have a shared L2 cache. Obviously some marketing departments don't quite understand what they are selling or they are just trying to assure people that 1 core doesn't have all the cache and the other one is cacheless.

 

[kukito]

Yes all Core Duos and Core 2 Duos have a shared L2 cache. Obviously some marketing departments don't quite understand what they are selling or they are just trying to assure people that 1 core doesn't have all the cache and the other one is cacheless.

LOL!

 

[swistakers]

But what is better after all? Core Duo 1,6 T2050 or Pentium M 1,73? Does the lower FSB have considerable influence on the performace?