CPULaptopReleased Aug 28, 2006

Intel Core 2 Duo T5500

2C/2T · 34 W

The Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 is one of the first Core 2 Duo notebook processors, launched on August 28, 2006 at $209 alongside the T5600 as a lower-cost entry to the 65 nm Merom family. It runs at 1.66 GHz on a 667 MT/s front-side bus with 2 MB of shared L2 cache and a 34 W TDP, and was offered as a socketed Socket M chip and as a 479-ball BGA package. Early units used the full Merom die, while later ones used the smaller Merom-2M die (L2 stepping); only the L2-stepping units support Intel VT-x virtualization.

General

Manufacturer: Intel
Model: Intel Core 2 Duo T5500
Segment: Laptop
Generation: Core 2 Duo (Merom)
Codename: Merom
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Merom
Release date: Aug 28, 2006
Price: $209Search on Amazon

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 2 cores / 2 threads
Base clock: 1.66 GHz
Boost clock: —
TDP (design W): 34 W
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: 2 MB
L3 cache: —
Technology (nm): 65 nm
65 nm

Platform

Socket: Socket M (mPGA478MT) / PBGA479
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: None
Memory type: —
Memory size: —
ECC memory: —
PCIe: —

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: x86-64 (Intel 64)MMXSSESSE2SSE3SSSE3
NPU: None

OS support

Windows: Windows 10
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: Windows 11 is not supported: version 24H2 and later require the POPCNT and SSE4.2 instructions, which Merom (SSSE3) does not provide. Windows 10 (64-bit) is the newest Windows release that will install. Current 64-bit Linux distributions still run on this processor. Not a supported ChromeOS Flex platform.

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