Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor

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Intel Core 2 Duo

Let's take a step back in time to when CPUs were easy to understand. Comparing different processor to easy, the higher the clock speed of the chip, the faster it was. That's all there was to it, 3GHz was better than 2.4GHz, and that's all one needed to know. The numbers game has of course been relegated to a historical footnote by newer core technologies that re-wrote the rules - anyone remember the shock of a Core 2 Duo processor out pacing a pentinium 4 chip at twice the speed?

Moving from single core to dual-core processors had an immediate benefit in many computing situations; background appl could run on one core, while the other focused on the tasks at hand. Moving from two cores to four cores hasn't been quite the universal panacea for processing power. Only a few applications make effective use of all that parallel processing goodness....

Which brings us to the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, a 3.0GHz dual-core processor based on the 'Wolfdale' core that is being manufactured on the 45nm process. This socket 755 processor packs in 6MB of L2 cache and operates with a 1333MHz Front Side Bus speed. The Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 retails for around $199 CDN ($170 USD, £113 GBP), which makes it considerably more affordable than quad-core processors with equivalent clock speed and cache.

So how does the E8400 compete against the new quad-core chips from AMD and Intel? While more cores can make a big difference in multi-threaded applications, they can also trip over themselves and slow down single-threaded applications. For everyday computer users, a fast dual-core CPU might be all the processing power you really need, let's find out!

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Processor Tech Specs Core 2 Duo E8400 Clock: 3.0 GHz Codename: Wolfdale Cores: 2 L1: 2 x 64K L2: 6MB Multiplier: 9x FSB Bus: 1333 MHz Package: LGA775 Socket: 775 organic mPGA Core: 45nm Transistor: 400M Power: 65 Watts Vcore: 0.850-1.3625V Cost: $203 CDN

Intel's Core 2 Duo E8400 processor is physically similar to the Core 2 Duo E6750 (Conroe) and Socket 775 Pentium D processors that came before it. All of these processors use the Land Grid Array 775-pad package. intels move to a 45 nanometer manufacturing process means the silicon die here is approximately 104mm2 in area and contains around 410 million transistors. While the Core 2 Duo E8400 is a Socket 775 CPU, it isn't compatible with all Socket 775 motherboard due to different voltage requirements and processor power envelopes.

Currently the Intel X48, X38, P45, P35, G35, G33 and G31 chipsets have native support for 45nm 'Wolfdale' processors and will support the 1333MHz Front Side Bus speed. Motherboards with older chipsets may support Wolfdale processors like the E8400 processor though BIOS updates, although compatibility isn't universal. As always, check the vendor's support page before you pick up any new parts.

Due to its 45nm die-shrink, the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 processor can be clocked at higher speeds yet maintain the same thermal design power (TDP) as the older 65nm E6000 series of processors. The typical TDP for the Core 2 Duo E8400 processor is 65W.

1333 MHz Front Side Bus Speed / 45nm Wolfdale Core

Wolfdale processors are currently Intel's fastest dual-core processors. You can identify a Wolfdale processor by its family series. The Intel E5000, E7000 and E8000-series are all based on the Wolfdale core, and share the same 45nm

The Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 is a member of the highest end family. All E8000-series processors have 410 million transistors, 6MB of L2 cache, run at a 1333MHz front side bus, and have a TDP of 65W. The lower end of the Wolfdale dual-core processor families scale down accordingly: the E7XXX family of processors have 3MB of cache and run at a 1066MHz FSB, and the Intel E5XXX family, which has 2MB of cache and runs at 800MHz FSB.

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Core 2 Duo E8400 Workhorse CPU

In this age of quad-core processors, can a dual-core processor really cut it? CPU manufacturers AMD and Intel have repeatedly emphasized that multi-threaded applications are the future of computing, and that both companies will soon relegate single and dual-core processors to entry-level markets. As quad-core processors become more widely adopted in the mid-range and high-end, we're going to see more developers taking advantage of them with multi-threaded software. There are already a few bleeding-edge applications like Bibble that do this.

Right now, however, these applications are few and far between. Most of the utilities, office applications and day-to-day software that's on the average computer won't know what to do with extra CPU cores and will be served by a processor with more cache or higher clock speeds.

Keeping this in mind, the spotlight is clearly on Intel's family of Core 2 Dup E8000-series Wolfdale processors. The Core 2 Duo E8400, with its 3.0GHz clock speed, 1333MHz FSB speed and 6MB of L2 cache, remains a force to be reckoned with. In tests like Sysmark that test common, real-world office applications, the E8400 was generally a little faster than the Phenom II X4 955 and a little slower than the Core i7 920. All processors are absolutely fast enough for average desktop applications likely to be encountered in the office or at home. The same holds true during gaming, where the majority of titles are more suited to high-frequency dual-core processors rather than parallel quad-core processors.

With a current street price of $199 CDN ($170 USD, £113 GBP) the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 is $100 cheaper than the AMD Phenom II X4 955 and $150 than the least expensive Intel Core i7 processor. While the quad-core processors can definitely outclass the Core 2 Duo E8400 in certain scientific simulations, 3D rendering and video encoding benchmarks, they just don't deliver as much everyday value as a speedy dual-core processor.

Under the hood, the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 isn't revolutionary. While the original Conroe E6000-series processors were manufactured on a 65nm process, the Wolfdale chips are produced at 45nm. Shrinking the chip has kept the E8400's power draw levels low, just 65W, so under full CPU load it actually draws less power than lower-performing processors. Intel has also added new SSE extensions, lower power states, and better hardware virtualization support.

Overclocking the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 was dead simple, with only a minor bump in voltages required to move the processor from 3.0GHz up to 4.05GHz when using the stock Intel cooler. While we didn't do any official benchmarks at that speed, a 4GHz E8400 is enough to give the Core i7 920 a run for its money in many single and dual-core applications.

Given the benchmark results I think it's safe to say two things are clear. The Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 processor is handicapped against triple and quad-core processors in tests that are multi-threaded. In standard desktop applications that people use everyday, like Word or email, surfing the web or doing spreadsheets, the Core 2 Duo E8400 is more than powerful, and a very good value. While those that specialize in content creation may have already embraced quad-core processing, most everybody else will find that a speedy dual-core CPU like the Core 2 Duo E8400 is a better value.

Intel Core 2 Duo microprocessor

The architecture is called Core, processor family is Core 2, the product names are Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme. In the past we've talked about its architecture and even previewed its performance, but today is the real deal. We've all been waiting for this day, the day Intel lifts the last remaining curtain on the chip that is designed to re-take the performance crown from AMD, to return Intel to its days of glory.

It sure looks innocent enough:

Core 2 Duo (left) vs. Pentium D (right)

What you see above appears to be no different than a Pentium D. Honestly, unless you flip it over there's no indication of what lies beneath that dull aluminum heat spreader.

Core 2 Duo (left) vs. Pentium D (right)

But make no mistake, what you see before you is not the power hungry, poor performing, non-competitive garbage (sorry guys, it's the truth) that Intel has been shoving down our throats for the greater part of the past 5 years. No, you're instead looking at the most impressive piece of silicon the world has ever seen - and the fastest desktop processor we've ever tested. What you're looking at is Conroe and today is its birthday.

Intel's Core 2 launch lineup is fairly well rounded as you can see from the table below:

CPU	Clock Speed	L2 Cache
Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800	2.93GHz	4MB
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700	2.66GHz	4MB
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	2.40GHz	4MB
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400	2.13GHz	2MB
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300	1.86GHz	2MB

As the name implies, all Core 2 Duo CPUs are dual core as is the Core 2 Extreme. Hyper Threading is not supported on any Core 2 CPU currently on Intel's roadmaps, although a similar feature may eventually make its debut in later CPUs. All of the CPUs launching today also support Intel's Virtualization Technology (VT), run on a 1066MHz FSB and are built using 65nm transistors.

The table above features all of the Core 2 processors Intel will be releasing this year. In early next year Intel will also introduce the E4200, which will be a 1.60GHz part with only a 800MHz FSB, a 2MB cache and no VT support. The E4200 will remain a dual core part, as single core Core 2 processors won't debut until late next year. On the opposite end of the spectrum Intel will also introduce Kentsfield in Q1 next year, which will be a Core 2 Extreme branded quad core CPU from Intel.

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200

Intel helped launch their 45nm processors with the QX9650 in November, and then proceeded to release their mid-range Dual-Cores in late January and finally, their low-end and mid-range Quad-Cores late last month. So you might be asking, "where are the low-end Dual-Cores?" Good question, and one we'll help answer today.

The E7200 will be the first "value" model that Intel will launch, and for the most part, it's kind of like a Q9300 split right down the middle. The difference is that while the Q9300 utilizes a 1333MHz FSB, the E7200 sticks to the "stock" option of the 65nm models, at 1066MHz FSB. This in itself is a big improvement, since the most comparable 65nm Dual-Core, the E4700, uses an 800MHz FSB.

The rumored launch date for the E7200 is next month, but that conflicts with the "Q2" launch date that Intel's press relations gave us. Similar to the 45nm Quad-Core launch, Intel likely still has many 65nm low-end Dual-Cores and would like to clear some of them out first, before officially launching the E7200 and others. So at this point, the release date is up in the air, but it will probably prove a lot sooner than later.

With its unique 9.5x multiplier, the E7200 hits a stock clock frequency of 2.53GHz and includes 3 MB of L2 cache, 1.5 MB per core. This is unlike the mid-range Dual-Cores, such as the E8400, which includes 6 MB of L2 cache. Whether or not that decrease will affect performance is something our benchmarks will help explain.

Closer Look at the Core 2 Duo E7200

Like the E4xxx series before it, the E7xxx series is designed for value-conscious consumers who want a solid CPU that will help get the job done. They don't boast extreme performance, but as we've come to find out well over the past few years, even Intel's lower-end Core 2 Duo offerings are well worth the time... even with overclocking out of the picture.

The E7200 still contains a 65W TDP, so while it's a lower-end model, it's not meant to be more energy-efficient over the mid-range E8xxx series. Thanks to 45nm enhancements however, improved efficiency should result in an overall wattage drain decrease over previous 65nm products.

Processor Name	Cores	Clock	Cache	FSB	TDP	1Ku Price	Available
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775	4	3.20GHz	2 x 6MB	1600MHz	150W	$1,499	Now
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770	4	3.20GHz	2 x 6MB	1600MHz	136W	$1,399	Now
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650	4	3.0GHz	2 x 6MB	1333MHz	130W	$999	Now
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550	4	2.86GHz	2 x 6MB	1333MHz	95W	$530	Now
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450	4	2.66GHz	2 x 6MB	1333MHz	95W	$316	Now
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300	4	2.5GHz	2 x 3MB	1333MHz	95W	$266	Now
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500	2	3.16GHz	6MB	1333MHz	65W	$266	Now
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400	2	3.00GHz	6MB	1333MHz	65W	$183	Now
Intel Core 2 Duo E8200	2	2.66GHz	6MB	1333MHz	65W	$163	Now
Intel Core 2 Duo E8190	2	2.66GHz	6MB	1333MHz	65W	$163	Now
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200	2	2.53GHz	3MB	1066MHz	65W	~$133	May 2008

The E7200 would prove a great choice for most anyone, regardless of the intention. It would fit well in a general-use PC, it could well handle high-definition content in an HTPC, and even has the power to deliver superb gaming performance, as we'll see later. For the projected $133 USD (to retailer) price, the E7200 looks to be one heck of a offering.

Top Left: E7200, Top Right: E8400, Bottom: QX9650

To recap, while we are unsure of the actual release date and price, we wouldn't be surprised to see it launch next month with a $133USD (/1,000) price tag. Rumors have been rampant, so it could very well happen. We're just not willing to put money on it quite yet.

So, let's get right to some benchmarking! On the following page, we explain in-depth how our testing methodology works, then we'll jump into our SYSmark and PCMark tests, followed by many more.

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 vs E8600

Introducing the contenders

In the blue corner we got the E7400 ( retailing around 120-150 euros ). In the red corner the awesome E8600 (in many shops available at twice the price of the E7400 ) Both CPU's are based on the "Wolfdale" core and therefore are both 45nm Dual cores. Main differences are the amount of Level 2 cache ( 3 vs 6Mb ) and the FSB ( 266 vs 333FSB ) More technical details are in the table below :

As you can see there's not much separating these 2 CPU's, besides the 0.5 extra multi (E7400) and the Virtualisation Technology available for the E8600.

The main objective of this article is to find out if the cache is really worth the premium price. The FSB difference between both CPU's can be corrected by running a small OC. For those that do not want to touch any of the bios settings, testing will be also conducted at the following speed : 10 X 266FSB = 2.66Ghz (so basically at E7300 speeds). Second test will be done at E8600 speed : 10 X 333FSB = 3.33Ghz. Most enthusiasts run these CPU's daily at 4ghz or higher. I opted for 2 different FSB speeds ( 10 x 400 and 8 x 500 ) This approach was chosen to determine if the Level 2 cache gets any benefits from a higher FSB and secondly to see if there's a better scaling in favour of the E8600 with its larger cache

Intel Core 2 Duo

Introduction:

Intel Core 2 Duo does not really need much of an introduction at this time more than a year after its début. The CPU price war and further price reduction last July together with the collapse of DDR2 price in recent months has become a little paradise for computer shoppers. So much so, the E4500 has not even touched the interest of many hardware review sites with 1333FSB, Quad Cores and X38 chipset dominate most of the headlines.

However, with $1 price difference; E4300, E4400, and E4500 differ only in multipliers of 9, 10 and 11 respectively may be worthy to look into. Particularly, the new M0 stepping found in all E4500.

While I was looking for the processor S-spec, I was surprised to find out Intel has changed almost all the C2D S-spec core Voltage to read 0.85 to 1.5V. Interesting! I snapped a few screen shots for keep sake.

I've read a couple quick snaps on how well the E4500 overclocks; so well that it was hard to believe. Yet, another reported disappointing result. Let's find out, shall we?

Intel Core 2 on 45nm:

Introduction

A little over a year ago we saw Intel take back the performance crown when they launched their new CPU based off the Pentium M series, dubbed “Core 2 Duo” this CPU held 2 physical cores inside one heatspreader, and it’s performance was stellar even at lower clock speeds. Build on 65nm process the Core 2 Duo could be manufacturered at reduced cost and proved to have quite a bit of headroom in the speed department. The top of the line model was the Core 2 X6800 clocked at 2.93Ghz with 4Mb L2 cache and 266Mhz FSB.

Since then more affordable CPUs have been added to the Core 2 line-up, with lower end models receiving less L2 cache to reduce cost, newer revisions released this year got a FSB bump to 333, and we have one in for test here today too, the Core 2 E6850 is clocked at 3Ghz (9x333) and has 4Mb L2 cache; this CPU surpasses the performance of the original X6800 but costs only ~$280 at time of writing. AMD has yet to reveal a CPU which can match the Core 2 in price/performance, and while Intel it still in the lead, they are not sitting by idly.

Back in October last year Intel released a press statement regarding the switch to 45nm manufacturing process, the 65nm CPU had a code name “Conroe”, the 45nm CPUs got a new one: Penryn. We are now at the end of October 2007 and Intel is going public with 45nm processors, you’ll see a large collection of reviews and articles on the web this week, covering not only the Penryn, but also its larger brother, the “Yorkfield”. The latter is a Quad Core CPU, and where the Penryn has 1x6Mb L2 cache, the Quad Core has 2x6Mb L2.

The CPU Intel provided us was an Engineer Sample of the QX9650 CPU, running at 3Ghz with 333 FSB (a multiplier of 9x), with an estimated retail price of $999. Still on socket 775 this new CPU should work on most recent motherboards.

Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 vs E6300

Introduction

I have to admit: I was one of those people who wanted a C2D as fast as possible. Due to my student life, I didn't have the budget to buy myself the first series of the X6800, E6700 or even the E6600. No, I had to settle with the slowest of them all: E6300, running at 1862Mhz. As the lowest and thereby cheapest product of the first line of C2D chips, the E6300 is equipped with the same features like its bigger brothers, but it has only the half of L2 cache on board (2MB instead of 4MB).

Pretty soon it became clear that the E6300 was good enough for the budget gamers, but due to the multiplier limit to 7 and the lower cache, it never reached the same performance as a E6600 or higher. The maximum multiplier of 7 limits the overclockers among us, because at that time, no motherboard could do over 500Mhz FSB easily. With the breakthrough of Intel's I965 and the new P35 chipset, these CPUs now reach higher speeds, unthinkable when they were first released. But is the old low-end CPU still a good deal for the budget gamers?

As time passed by, Intel released more and more C2D models, all with different clock speeds, L2 caches and FSB speeds. These new low-end C2D chips, the E4300 and E2160, run stock at 200Mhz FSB instead of 266Mhz. To reach 1.8Ghz, they have a multiplier of 9, ideal for higher overclocks.

With help of Leon from Dollarshops I got my hands on a brand new E2160 and set out to compare its performance to the E6300. Both CPUs are still available in stores with prices for the E6300 ranging from €140~160, and from €80~100 for the E2160.

Specification Comparison

In the performance tests on the next pages you’ll find out if the lower CPU speed (-66Mhz) and lower L2 cache (-1Mb) will translate into a noticeable performance drop.

Test Setup and Test Methodology

Comparing the performance at stock speed as well as overclocked, I increased the FSB high enough so that each CPU was running at 3Ghz, additionally I pushed the E2160 a bit further to 3.3Ghz. Do note that with the E2160 the memory was running slightly faster. Overclocking was done with the stock Intel heatsink which kept the CPUs running stable even at speeds over 3Ghz.

Intel in Architecture

The Intel Architecture is a system of Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controllers designed by Intel for use in Systematic Multi processor (SMP) computers . It was originally implemented by the Intel 82093AA and 82489DX, and is found in most x86 SMP motherboards. It is one of several attempts to solve interrupt routing efficiency issues in multiprocessor computer systems. There are two components in the Intel APIC system, the Local APIC (LAPIC) and the I/O APIC. There is one LAPIC in each CPU in the system. LAPICs manage all external interrupts for the processor that it is part of. In addition, it is able to accept and generate inter-processor interrupts (IPIs) between LAPICs. /O APICs contain a redirection table, which is used to route the interrupts it receives from peripheral buses to one or more Local APICs.

Intel® Graphics Technology

Intel Graphics Technology is built right onto your PC's motherboard, so you get excellent speed and functionality at low cost, compared to typical add-in graphics cards. Get fast and perfect visual results from your mobile or desktop PC with Intel® Graphics Technology, including the full Microsoft Windows Vista, experience beautiful video playback, and excellent mainstream gaming performance.

Intel Graphics Technology supports the latest Microsoft DirectX and 3D features such as Microsoft Shader Model 3.0 to enable stunning visual effects in games, such as object deformation, motion blurs, and complex animations with realistic shading, lighting, and textures. These 3D features are supported by the latest Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (Intel® GMA) software drivers. Intel® Graphics Technology make the leap into compelling game realism and life-like effects, enabling a cost-effective PC solution .

Intel® Graphics Technology and Intel® processors, it's no longer necessary for most users to buy expensive add-on graphics cards. Users can pocket the difference, or spend the extra money instead on system enhancements like a more powerful CPU. Intel Graphics Technology is an especially smart choice for a value platform for Microsoft Windows Vista, because you get a great built-in graphics adapter capable of the full Microsoft Windows Vista experience.¹ Plus, this cost-effective solution is ideal if you're a mainstream PC user who needs broad, modern feature support. Intel Graphics Technology powers the next generation of PC display technology. When you buy a PC with Intel Graphics, you get a cost-effective solution with the performance you need.

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor

The first Intel Core 2 Duo branded processor cores, code-named Conroe (Intel product code 80557), were launched on July 27, 2006. These processors were fabricated on 300 mm wafers using a 65 nm manufacturing process, and intended for desktop computers, as a replacement for the Pentium 4 and Pentium D branded CPUs. Intel released four additional Core 2 Duo Processors on July 22, 2007. The new processors are named Core 2 Duo E6540, E6550, E6750, and E6850. Processors with a number ending in "50" have a 1333 MT/s FSB. The processors all have 4 MB of L2 cache.

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor gives faster performance, maximum energy efficiency, and more responsive multitasking. Desktop PCs with Intel® Core™2 processor can help more productivity. Desktop PCs with Intel® Core™2 processor family do more in less time period than ever before reducing energy costs by an average of 50 percent.
The Core 2 brand was introduced on July 27, 2006 comprising the Solo (single-core), Duo , Quad (Quad- core) ), and in 2007, the Extreme (dual- or quad-core CPUs for enthusiasts) version. Intel Core 2 processors with VPRO technology (designed for businesses) include the dual-core and quad-core branches.
Features:

*One of the main feature is can get an arsenal of performance-rich technologies, including up to 6MB of shared L2 cache and up to 1333 MHz Front Side Bus.

* Get smarter, more energy-efficient performance enabled by Intel® Intelligent Power Capability.
* Improve execution time and energy efficiency with more instructions per clock cycle enabled by Intel® Wide Dynamic Execution.
*Accelerate a broad range of applications, , including video, speech and image, photo processing, encryption, financial, engineering and scientific applications, enabled by Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost.
* Get higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem enabled by Intel® Advanced Smart Cache, optimized for multi-core and dual-core processors.

Enjoy 3X faster multitasking performance with multi-core processing combines two independent processor cores in one physical package.¹ Processors run at the same frequency and share up to 6MB of L2 cache and up to 1333 MHZ Front Side Bus for truly parallel computing with over.
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Abbreviations:
With the release of the Core 2 processor, the abbreviation C2 has come into common use, with its variants C2D (the present Core 2 Duo), and C2Q, C2E to refer to the Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Extreme processors respectively. C2QX stands for the Extreme-Editions of the Quad (QX6700, QX6800, QX6850).

Intel used in different products

Intel® Parallel Composer - It brings an unprecedented breadth of parallelism development options. Its combination of compilers, libraries, including OpenMP, and parallel debugger extension for Microsoft Visual Studio* C/C++ developers supports easier, faster multithreading of serial and parallel applications and drawing on thousands of lines of parallel code, full integration with Visual Studio and the Microsoft* debugger, and parallel debugging.

Parallel Inspector - is the easiest multithreading error checking tool for Microsoft Visual Studio* C/C++ developers. It provides guidance to help ensure application reliability detects challenging threading and memory errors.

Intel® Parallel Amplifier - quickly find multicore performance bottlenecks without needing to know the processor architecture or assembly code and takes away the guesswork and analyzes performance behavior in Windows* applications, providing quick access to scaling information for faster and improved decision making.

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200

The Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 is available for about Rs. 6,000; roughly the price point of rival AMD’s new triple core Phenom X3 8450+ and the older dual core Athlon 5600+. It is based on the 45nm manufacturing process. It has a reduced L2 cache, 3MB shared between both cores. The clock speed is a moderate 2.53GHz and it also has the now fairly standard 1066MHz FSB. It meet the needs of heavy tasks such as multimedia editing and 3D rendering. Gaming on this CPU is more likely to be constrained by the video card rather than the CPU itself.

INTEL PRODUCTS

*Intel® Xeon® Processor 5000 Sequence - According to your application adjusting wisely the server performance.
*Intel® Server Processors - It enables you to optimize and scale computing environments to maximize server utilization to workload, while providing you with headroom for growth.
*Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ Technology - It keeps your work more secure , mobile and managed. With security and manageability built right onto the chip, Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology provides hardware-assisted remote isolation, diagnostics. So you can manage your work load remotly, even if the system's OS is not responding. With an exception, Dual-core performance, better wireless performance and the long life battery.

Intel's secret plan

At Intel's offices in Austin, visitors are welcomed by security, then pass through yet another gauntlet of guards and buffers as they make their way past a set of stout metal doors into the facility's fourth-floor labs.

Once inside, they find a chaotic tangle of circuit boards and wires and the animated chatter of engineers huddling around computers and workbenches. At one end of the room a mysterious-looking box about the size of a refrigerator conceals a project so top-secret that the engineers won't tell you its code name at first; later, one lets it slip: Medfield.

What the team in Austin - and their bosses at Intel's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. - will disclose is that the microprocessor they're testing inside that black box is the culmination of a decade-long effort to push the world's leading supplier of brawny, energy-hungry chips for enterprise computers and PCs into an important new market: portable devices.

The march started with the development of Centrino, a low-power Wi-Fi-enabled chip launched in 2003 that made laptops as functional as desktop computers. Last year Intel (INTC, Fortune 500) followed up with Atom, a super-low-power processor that is fueling the nascent market for so-called netbooks, those clutch-sized, bare-bones computers such as the HP Mini 1000 and Acer's Aspire One line.

For its next act, Intel is getting ready to launch an even lower-power "system on a chip" (silicon lingo for a single circuit that contains all the components of a computer), code-named "Moorestown," that marries the low-power Atom processor with graphics processors, a memory controller, and other circuitry - a potent combination of technologies that has the potential to propel Intel into businesses that have long eluded the chipmaker: consumer electronics and wireless gadgets.

Succeeding in this new market is critical for $38-billion-a-year Intel, which, like the rest of the industry, is seeing a slowdown in PC sales. Partly as a result of sluggish revenue in its main business, the company's stock has been hit badly (down 31% in the past 12 months, underperforming Nasdaq slightly), and in the fourth quarter Intel reported its first loss in 21 years.

CEO Paul Otellini says he's confident that Intel can conquer consumer electronics, noting that such devices are increasingly becoming more like computers, something Intel knows intimately. "All consumer electronics - and I mean all - are aimed at bringing the Internet into devices," he says. Indeed, Otellini optimistically predicts that Moorestown will spawn a new category of handheld devices, much the way Atom seeded the netbook business.

Intel already pulls in $2 billion a year in revenue from "embedded" chips - processors installed in medical devices, cars, and other machines. Otellini believes the next generation of Intel chips, starting with Medfield, eventually will populate all electronics, from wireless phones to MP3 players to heart monitors and household appliances.

But the shift Otellini is gearing Intel to make is fraught with major challenges. The big dog in computers, Intel finds itself the underdog in consumer electronics and phones - a decade ago it tried to make a chip for small devices and failed miserably. And Intel's aggressive push into portable products threatens to upend its driven culture, which has focused on churning out high-performance chips, and its earnings statement. Instead of selling tens of millions of high-performance chips at, say, $100 a pop, Intel has to try to sell hundreds of millions of low-power pro

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