“Every few months computer technology moves forward. Usually it’s only a small jump, such as a latest iteration of a graphics architecture, but sometimes it’s a significant one, such as the recent introduction of Intel’s Core 2 Duo desktop processor, known internally by Intel as Conroe,” Benny Har-Even reports for TrustedReviews.
“To test we employed our new in house 2D SpodeMark benchmarks, which run a series of demanding tasks such as audio and video compression and image manipulation, both singly and at the same time to test multi-tasking performance, which dual-core CPUs are designed for,” Har-Even reports.
TrustedReviews benchmarks Intel Core 2 Duo processor-based notebooks: one from AJP and one from Rock vs. a ThinkPad T60P with an Intel Core Duo “Yonah” processor to gauge the performance difference.
Earlier this month, the Chinese-language newspaper the Commercial Times reported that Apple will not only ship Core 2 Duo-based MacBook Pro notebooks, but also versions of its consumer-oriented MacBook, in September.
Full article here.
Intel Press Release: Cool-Looking—and Running—Laptops Get Performance Boost from Intel® Core™2 Duo Processors
Related MacDailyNews articles:
Report: MacBook Pro, MacBook to both go Core 2 Duo ‘Merom’ as soon as next month – August 11, 2006
Intel Core 2 Duo vs. Core Duo – August 05, 2006
Intel’s Core 2 Duo processors officially released – July 27, 2006
Intel Core 2 Duo ‘Conroe’ vs. AMD Athlon FX62 – July 17, 2006
Doesn’t it make more sense to test Yonah vs. Merom in the same laptop as done here:
http://laptopmag.com/Features/Intel-Core-2-Duo-Test-Drive.htm
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I didn’t know de Rock was making computers now. I once met up with that fat loser at de Spider Club in L.A. after de MTV Movie & Integrity Awards. Guy had a gut bigger than a pregnant bassett hound and stiffed de whole table for $300 bucks in drinks.
When he went to de men’s room for de fifth time with his “male friend”, I took a whiz in his Appletini.
It didn’t matter — like all wrestlers he was too stupid to know de difference.
It’s not about speed so much, it’s about 64-bit future-proofing. Not a huge deal.
Does anyone know, or have any sources that indicate when apple will move to Merom processors in the mac book pro?
Does anyone know, or have any sources that indicate when apple will move to Merom (core 2 duo) processors in the macbook pro? I am looking to buy, but want to wait until these come out.
db, aren’t we all? (Anxiously fingering sweaty wad of cash….)
db, the MacBook Pro’s will have Core 2 duo approximately 10 microseconds before Intel introduces the Core 3 Duo.
Hang in there!
BTW, I bought a MacBook Pro 15″ (Core [1] Duo) and am extremely happy with it.
I bet any money that the Core 2 Duo Macbook Pro will be available before the end of September.
The MacBook Pro will get them first, since there will not be enough of them during Merom production ramp up to supply them for the MacBook. I am waiting to buy a MacBook when Leopard ships. There are still a lot of problems that are being flushed out — like the going to sleep problem on the MacBooks. I expect that by that time, the bulk of the important bugs will be remedied.