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    What were the original two Core2Duo processor options?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by CheeseFrog, Dec 30, 2010.

  1. CheeseFrog

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    I remember there were two Core2Duo options when the m11x first came out. The SU7300 was the upper end option. Does anybody what the base C2D was?
     
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    SU4100 was the other one.
     
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    Does this mean when the r3 comes out theyre gonna phase out the current c2d config?
     
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    R3... R3 is still a rumor, but most likely they will use an I3 or I5 as their entry if an R3 ever happens.
     
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    We're seeing an M17x-R3 revealed at E3, I suspect R3 versions of both the M15x and the M11x (and maybe an M13x/M14x to herald them in) is on the way later this year. I am very curious myself what the next styling revision will be... I suspect the current styling will be left in place to help establish the brand image after the integration with Dell so an R-3 for all the lines makes perfect sense.
     
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    Another reason behind that is Intel has already decided to EOL most of their 45nm chips already, and the C2D falls straight into the laps of "old tech" that should be removed from further production.
     
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    From a marketing stand point this is correct but architecturally they are identical (Both are Penryn based). The SU4100 is merely missing 1mb L2 cache and virtualization, both of which offer nothing to the normal end user.

    Compare Intel® Products,

    The same thing has happened to the desktop line. The original line of Pentium dual cores (E2140-2200) were merely Conroe Core 2's with 1mb of L2 cache instead of 2mb.
     
    Xaser04, Dec 31, 2010
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