Intel’s Centrino Pro/Centrino Duo Platform (Santa Rosa)
Intel’s “Centrino Pro” or “Centrino Duo” (aka Santa Rosa) is the fourth-generation Centrino-based platform (released: May 9, 2007)
Highlights:
- Second generation of Intel Core 2 Duo mobile CPUs (Socket P)
- 800MT/s Front Side Bus
- Intel Mobile 965 (GM/PM965) Express Chipset (”Crestline”) with ICH8M Southbridge
- Intel Active Management Technology (iAMT) version 2.5
- Intel GMA X3000 Graphics chipset (X3100)
- Can use flash-based memory caching (Intel’s Turbo Memory - Wikipedia)
- EFI replaces BIOS
- Windows Vista Aero interface supported.
- Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 4965AGN/4965AG
CPUs - Core 2 Duo Low Voltage (LV) - L :
- L7200 - 1.33GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667MHz Front Side Bus
- L7300 - 1.4GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB
- L7400 - 1.5GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB
- L7500 - 1.6GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB
- L7700 - 1.8GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB (September 2007)
CPUs - Core 2 Duo T :
- T5250 - 1.5GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB (Merom-2M - Q2 2007)
- T5450 - 1.667GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB (Merom-2M - Q2 2007)
- T5500P - 1.667GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667MHz Front Side Bus (”Merom-2M” - May 2007)
- T7100 - 1.8GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB
- T7250 - 2.0GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB (”Merom-2M” - September 2007)
- T7300 - 2.0GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB
- T7500 - 2.2GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB
- T7700 - 2.4GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB
- T7800 - 2.6GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB (September 2007)
CPUs - Core 2 Solo Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) - U :
- U2100 - 1.066GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB (”Merom-2M” - September 2007)
- U2200 - 1.2GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB (”Merom-2M” - September 2007)
CPUs - Core 2 Duo Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) - U:
- U7500 - 1.06GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB
- U7600 - 1.2GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB
CPUs - Core 2 Extreme - Merom XE - X :
- X7800 - 2.6GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB (July 2007)
- X7900 - 2.8GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB (September 2007)
CPUs - Celeron Merom-L:
- Celeron M 540 - 1.866GHz, 1MBL L2, 533MHz FSB (July 2007)
Centrino Pro: Enhanced security technologies used
Centrino Duo: Enhanced security technologies not used.
Next upgrade: Sometime in 2008 with 45nm CPUs.
More information:
- Wikipedia.org
- Intel.com Press Release
- PC Magazine Article: Will ‘Santa Rosa’ Make a Big Splash in the Mobile Market? ”
- TG Daily Article (May 2007)
- Anandtech Review of Santa Rosa (May 2007)
Example Laptops Based on the Santa Rosa Platform:
- HP Compaq 2210b/CT - 12.1″ WS Tablet, Intel Core 2 Duo / Santa Rosa (Aug 207)
- ASUS R1E - 13.3″ WS Tablet, Intel Core 2 Duo Santa Rosa (Late 2007)
- ASUS W7S - 13.3″ WS, Intel Core 2 Duo, Santa Rosa (200)
- Toshiba Portege M600 - 13.3″ WS, Intel Core 2 Duo / Santa Rosa (Mid 2007)
- MSI-1221 - 12.1-inch, T7300/T7700, July 2007
- Fujitsu Siemens ESPRIMO Mobile U9200 - 12.1-inch (July 2007), Uses T7250 CPU, among others.
- Fujitsu T2010 - 12.1-inch Tablet PC/Convertible, (June 2007)
- Fujitsu LifeBook FMV-T8240 - 12.1-inch non-widescreen, (June 2007)
- Acer TravelMate 6292 - 12.1-inch display, May 2007, T7100 - T7700
- Fujitsu LifeBook FMV-T8140 - June 2007 - U7500, 12.1-inch touchscreen widescreen
- Toshiba Portege R500 - U7600, LED Backlit display, 12.1-inch Display
- Dell XPS M1330 - 13.3-inch widescreen display, LED Backlight, Solid State Drive (June 2007)
- Lenovo 3000 V200 series
- Dell Latitude XT - Dell’s Tablet PC - Few Details at this time
- Lenovo ThinkPad X61 Tablet Low Voltage Convertible, L7300 or L7500 CPU
- Lenovo ThinkPad X61 and X61s - Low Voltage, L7300 or L7500 CPUs
- LG R200 (May 2007) - 12.1-inch Widescreen
- Fujitsu LifeBook T4220 - 12.1-inch Tablet PC
- HP Compaq 2510p - 12.1-inch Ultra Low Voltage
- HP Compaq 2710p - 12.1-inch Tablet PC, Ultra Low Voltage
- TwoTop Lesance MS212IW-C2D-Gt - 12.1, Intel Core 2 Duo T7300
- Panasonic Toughbook 74 - 12.1″ Tablet, (Early 2006/2007), Semi-Rugged
