Core 2 Duo processors

The Core 2 Duo processors are simply the best processors in the world,' said Paul Otellini, president and CEO of Intel. 'Not since Intel introduced the Pentium® processor has the industry seen the heart of the computer reinvented like this. The Core 2 Duo desktop processor is an energy-efficient marvel, packing 291 million transistors yet consuming 40 percent lower power, while delivering the performance needed for the applications of today and tomorrow.'

The highly anticipated processor family already has very broad support with more than 550 customer system designs are underway -- the most in Intel's history. Ultimately, tens of thousands of businesses will sell computers or components based on these processors.

'This is an exciting time for Intel and for the connected world. We are proud, today, to launch the best processors that will enable a new generation of computing, based on the Intel® Core™ micro-architecture,' Said Samir Al-Schamma, general manager of Intel in the GCC. 'With this record breaking performance, these processors will transform what PCs can do for us in the next few years.'

The Intel Core 2 Duo processors are built in several of the world's most advanced, high-volume output manufacturing facilities using Intel's leading 65-nanometer silicon process technology. The desktop PC version of the processors also provide up to a 40 percent increase in performance and are more than 40 percent more energy efficient versus Intel's previous best processor. According to multiple independent review organizations, the processors win more than nine out of 10 major server, desktop PC and gaming PC performance benchmarks.