Intel Core 2 Due 45 nm Wolfdale vs. 65 nm Conroe

It was back in July 2006 when we got our first look at the then brand new Core 2 Duo processor technology. The processor code-named 'Conroe' was initially released in four different flavors ranging from the E6300 (1.86GHz) all the way up to the E6700 model running at 2.66GHz, and from the get go we knew Intel had a winner on its hands.

But, if we were to tell the story right, actually the E6300 and E6400 models were "Allendale" cores that had enabled only half of the full 4MB L2 cache. Eventually, Intel would replace these with revised (4MB L2) versions known as the E6420 and E6320.

About a year later in July 2007, the next generation of Conroe 65nm processors were much the same as the originals with the exception of an increased Front Side Bus speed. Then at 1333MHz we had the E6550 (2.33GHz), E6750 (2.66GHz) and E6850 (3.00GHz) which are the last processors built around a very successful Conroe core.