CPULaptopReleased 2008

Intel Core 2 Duo P8600

2C/2T · 25 W

The Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 is a dual-core notebook processor from Intel's 45 nm "Penryn" generation and one of the parts that launched the Centrino 2 (Montevina) platform in mid-2008. Sold in Socket P and BGA packages at a 25 W envelope, it became one of the most common mainstream notebook CPUs of 2008-2009.

General

Manufacturer: Intel
Model: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
Segment: Laptop
Generation: Core 2 Duo (Penryn)
Codename: Penryn-3M
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Penryn
Release date: 2008
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 2 cores / 2 threads
Base clock: 2.40 GHz
Boost clock: —
TDP (design W): 25 W
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: 3 MB
L3 cache: —
Technology (nm): 45 nm
45 nm

Platform

Socket: PPGA478 / PBGA479
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: None
Memory type: —
Memory size: —
ECC memory: —
PCIe: —

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: MMXSSESSE2SSE3SSSE3SSE4.1Intel 64XD bitEISTIntel VT-xTXTIDA
NPU: None

OS support

Windows: Windows 10
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: Not supported by Windows 11: version 24H2 and later require the POPCNT and SSE4.2 instructions, which Penryn (SSE4.1) does not have. Windows 10 runs, as do Ubuntu, Fedora and Arch Linux, which still target the baseline x86-64 (v1) ISA. Not a supported ChromeOS Flex platform.

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