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Intel Core 2 Duo Merom Notebooks

Intel Core 2 DuoSo how does the mobile version of Core 2 Duo (Merom) actually differ from the desktop version (Conroe)? Actually, the differences are relatively minor though as it's essentially the same chip that's not really surprising. This means that it sports all the excellent features that made Conroe so powerful. This includes the Wide Dynamic Execution consisting of an increase in pipelines from three to four and the use of the Macro Fusion technique that combines common pairs of instructions into a single instruction. Perhaps most crucially Merom employs all of the power management saving tricks that the Core architecture is designed for, such as putting many parts of the CPU to sleep when they’re not required. This enables it to have a lower Thermal Design Power (TDP) figure of 34W, compared to 65W for Conroe, which is the essential figure for a mobile CPU. Other differences are that Merom runs at a lower Front Side Bus of 667MHz, (versus 1,066MHz).

If you’re looking for some more in-depth explanations of the Core micro architecture then you’d do well to head over to this article on our sister site Bit-Tech, which describes the desktop Core 2 Duo in detail.

The Front Side Bus speeds is of particular interest as it’s the same as the current Core Duo chips. The new chip also uses the same Socket 479 interface, which means that it’s a drop in replacement for the old Core Duo, so you could, in theory upgrade an older notebook with the newer chip. TrustedReviews - Intel Core 2 Duo ‘Merom’ Notebooks Linked by LT Hacker








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