Intel Penryn Mobile Platform

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Features and Information
– Information first released at April 2007 Intel Developer Forum (IDF)
– Released on January 6, 2008
– Sequel to the Merom-based Core 2 Duo CPUs
– Will be succeeded by Nehalem (Wiki) (Late 2008)
– Paired with Intel’s “Crestline” Mobile Chipset (GL960, GM965, PM965) with a Front Side Bus (FSB) of 533MHz or 800MHz.
– Can be used with Intel’s “Santa Rosa” Centrino platform
– 45nm process
– Contains Intel Streaming SIMD Extensions 4 (SSE4) (Wikipedia – SSE4)
— SSE4 instructions for Penryn are sometimes referred to as SSE4.1
– “Deep Power Down” technology to lower energy consumption.
– Contains Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)
– 64-bit
– Contains Intel Virtualization Technology (VT) allowing hardware-accelerated Virtual Machines (VMs) – Basically one OS running inside another
– 35W thermal envelope (44W for Penryn XE)
– Socket P or Socket FCBGA6
– All are dual core for now

CPUs/Processors using Intel Penryn technology
– Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 (Jan 6, 2008) 2.5GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB, 1.062 – 1.150V (SLAQG), 1.00 – 1.250V (SLAPV)
– Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 (Jan 6, 2008) 2.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB, 1.062 – 1.150V (SLAQH), 1.00 – 1.250V (SLAPW)

CPUs/Processors using Intel Penryn-3M technology
– Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 (Jan 6, 2008) 2.1GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB, 1.00 – 1.250V
– Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 (Jan 6, 2008) 2.4GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB, 1.00 – 1.250V

CPUs/Processors using Intel Penryn XE technology (EXtreme)
– Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 (Jan 6, 2008) 2.8GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 8000MHZ FSB, 1.062 – 1.150V

Links
Wikinews – Intel launches 45nm Penryn Processor aiming for energy-effciency – November 13, 2007

Articles – Benchmarks
Anandtech: Mobile Penryn Benchmarked: Battery Life Improves Again – January 7, 2008

Laptops With Penryn Processors
Dell XPS M1330 – T9300 or T9500 – 13.3″ Widescreen
Sony VAIO VGN-SZ7 Series – T8100, T8300, T9300, T9500 – 13.3″ Widescreen
Toshiba Satelite U305 – T8100 – 13.3″ Widescreen