The Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 code-named Wolfdale is manufactured on 45 nm process and it is prices around 5500INR approx. These processors are ideal for building budger PC or a Home Theatre PC. The processor has a 1066 MHz bus and a clock speed of 2.53 GHz. The L2 cache memory is redueced to 3MB when compared to E8000 series. It is comparable to AMD’s Phenom X3 8750. It has 2 cores and can be operated at 65W.

Features

• Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 (2.53GHz, 3M Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
• Architecture:65 nm
• Intel 64bit Architecture
• Socket LGA 775 With Fan
• 3 Years Limited Warranty

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The Intel Core 2 Duo processor is code-named with Conroe(65 nm) , Allendale(65 nm) and Wolfdale(45 nm) for the desktop version while Merom(65 nm) and Penryn(45 nm) for the laptop versions. These Core 2 Duo processors were a replacement for Pentium 4 and Pentium D processors. In the near future these processors will be phased out due to the entry of Intel’s Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Extreme processors. Since Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Extreme are priced heavily when compared to Core 2 Duo people prefer to buy Core 2 Duo.

The Core 2 Duo are no less than Quad and Extreme series. when it comes to performance. The Core 2 Duo’s are very good in running multiple applications. But the Quad and Extreme series are much better in games. The Core 2 Duo are appropriate for students and professionals who don’t spend much of their time in playing games.These Core 2 Duo processors consumes 40% less power than the Pentium 4 processors.