Dual Core Notebook CPUs Explored

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Core 2 Duo (65 nm Merom Core)

The Core 2 Duo is Intel's second generation mobile dual core. The versions with 2 MB L2 cache carry a T5000 model number, while the T7000 identifies 4 MB versions. If you have to decide between more cache and more clock speed, we'd usually opt towards the faster clock speed: it has an impact on all applications, while larger cache memories might not always improve performance noticeably.

Patrick Schmid
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.