CPUDesktopReleased Jul 22, 2007

Intel Core 2 Duo E6540

2C/2T · 65 W

The Core 2 Duo E6540 is a 65 nm Conroe dual-core desktop processor for LGA 775, launched on July 22, 2007 together with Intel's Bearlake (3 Series) chipsets. It runs at 2.33 GHz on a 1333 MHz front-side bus with 4 MB of shared L2 cache. It is otherwise similar to the Core 2 Duo E6550 but lacks Intel Trusted Execution Technology and vPro support. It has no integrated graphics.

General

Manufacturer: Intel
Model: Intel Core 2 Duo E6540
Segment: Desktop
Generation: Core 2 Duo
Codename: Conroe
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Core
Release date: Jul 22, 2007
Price: $163Search on Amazon

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 2 cores / 2 threads
Base clock: 2.33 GHz
Boost clock: —
TDP (design W): 65 W
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: 4 MB
L3 cache: —
Technology (nm): 65 nm
65 nm

Platform

Socket: PLGA775
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: None
Memory type: —
Memory size: —
ECC memory: —
PCIe: —

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: MMXSSESSE2SSE3SSSE3Intel 64VT-x
NPU: None

OS support

Windows: Windows 10
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: Windows 11 is out of reach: Conroe is far below the 8th-generation floor on Microsoft's supported-processor list and the platform offers no TPM 2.0. Windows 10 and the mainstream Linux distributions still install, because they are built for the x86-64 baseline, but the CPU has no SSE4.2 or POPCNT, so any software that requires x86-64-v2 or newer will not run. ChromeOS Flex does not cover hardware of this era.

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