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Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550

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Product Collection
Vertical Segment
Processor Number
Lithography
New Design Availability Expiration Date


Product Collection	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical Segment	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) Desktop	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) Mobile
Processor Number	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) E6550	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) B940
Lithography	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) 65 nm	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 32 nm
New Design Availability Expiration Date	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) Sunday, July 22, 2012


Product Collection	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical Segment	Desktop Mobile
Processor Number	E6550 B940
Lithography	65 nm 32 nm
New Design Availability Expiration Date	Sunday, July 22, 2012

Performance Specifications


Total Cores
Processor Base Frequency
Cache
Bus Speed
FSB Parity
TDP
VID Voltage Range


Total Cores	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) 2
Processor Base Frequency	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) 2.33 GHz
Cache	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) 4 MB L2 Cache
Bus Speed	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) 1333 MHz
FSB Parity	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) No
TDP	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) 65 W
VID Voltage Range	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) 0.8500V-1.5V


Total Cores	2
Processor Base Frequency	2.33 GHz
Cache	4 MB L2 Cache
Bus Speed	1333 MHz
FSB Parity	No
TDP	65 W
VID Voltage Range	0.8500V-1.5V

Supplemental Information


Marketing Status
Launch Date
Servicing Status
Embedded Options Available
End of Servicing Updates Date
Datasheet


Marketing Status	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) Discontinued	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) Discontinued
Launch Date	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) Q3'07	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) Q2'11
Servicing Status	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) End of Servicing Lifetime	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) End of Servicing Updates
Embedded Options Available	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) No	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) No
End of Servicing Updates Date		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Datasheet		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) View now


Marketing Status	Discontinued Discontinued
Launch Date	Q3'07 Q2'11
Servicing Status	End of Servicing Lifetime End of Servicing Updates
Embedded Options Available	No No
End of Servicing Updates Date	Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Datasheet	View now

Package Specifications


Sockets Supported
T_CASE
Package Size
Processing Die Size
# of Processing Die Transistors
Max CPU Configuration
T_JUNCTION


Sockets Supported	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) PLGA775	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) PGA988
T_CASE	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) 72°C
Package Size	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) 37.5mm x 37.5mm	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Processing Die Size	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) 143 mm²
# of Processing Die Transistors	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) 291 million
Max CPU Configuration		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 1
T_JUNCTION		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 85 C


Sockets Supported	PLGA775 PGA988
T_CASE	72°C
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Processing Die Size	143 mm²
# of Processing Die Transistors	291 million
Max CPU Configuration	1
T_JUNCTION	85 C

Advanced Technologies


Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡
Intel® 64 ^‡
Instruction Set
Idle States
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Instruction Set Extensions
Intel® My WiFi Technology
4G WiMAX Wireless Technology
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access


Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) No	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) No
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) No	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) No
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) Yes
Intel® 64 ^‡	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) Yes	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) Yes
Instruction Set	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) 64-bit	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 64-bit
Idle States	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) Yes	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) Yes	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) Yes
Intel® Demand Based Switching	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) No	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) No
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) Yes	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) Yes
Instruction Set Extensions		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® My WiFi Technology		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) No
4G WiMAX Wireless Technology		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) No
Intel® Fast Memory Access		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) Yes
Intel® Flex Memory Access		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) Yes


Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡	No No
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡	No No
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡	Yes
Intel® 64 ^‡	Yes Yes
Instruction Set	64-bit 64-bit
Idle States	Yes Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology	Yes Yes
Intel® Demand Based Switching	No No
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes Yes
Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® My WiFi Technology	No
4G WiMAX Wireless Technology	No
Intel® Fast Memory Access	Yes
Intel® Flex Memory Access	Yes

Security & Reliability


Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ^‡
Execute Disable Bit ^‡
Anti-Theft Technology
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ^‡


Intel® AES New Instructions	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) No	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) No
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ^‡	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) Yes	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) No
Execute Disable Bit ^‡	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) Yes	Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) Yes
Anti-Theft Technology		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) No
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) No
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ^‡		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) No


Intel® AES New Instructions	No No
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ^‡	Yes No
Execute Disable Bit ^‡	Yes Yes
Anti-Theft Technology	No
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡	No
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ^‡	No

CPU Specifications


# of Cores
Total Threads
Processor Base Frequency
Cache
TDP


# of Cores		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 2
Total Threads		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 2
Processor Base Frequency		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 2.00 GHz
Cache		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 2 MB L3 Cache
TDP		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 35 W


# of Cores	2
Total Threads	2
Processor Base Frequency	2.00 GHz
Cache	2 MB L3 Cache
TDP	35 W

Memory Specifications


Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
Memory Types
Max # of Memory Channels
Max Memory Bandwidth
ECC Memory Supported ^‡


Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 16 GB
Memory Types		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) DDR3 1066/1333
Max # of Memory Channels		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 2
Max Memory Bandwidth		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 21.3 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported ^‡		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) No


Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	16 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 1066/1333
Max # of Memory Channels	2
Max Memory Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported ^‡	No

GPU Specifications


Processor Graphics ^‡
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Output
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology
Intel® Clear Video Technology
Macrovision* License Required
# of Displays Supported ^‡


Processor Graphics ^‡		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics Base Frequency		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 650 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 1.10 GHz
Graphics Output		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT
Intel® Quick Sync Video		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) No
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) No
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) No
Intel® Clear Video Technology		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) No
Macrovision* License Required		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) No
# of Displays Supported ^‡		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 2


Processor Graphics ^‡	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics Base Frequency	650 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics Output	eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT
Intel® Quick Sync Video	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology	No
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology	No
Intel® Clear Video Technology	No
Macrovision* License Required	No
# of Displays Supported ^‡	2

Expansion Options


PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Configurations ^‡
Max # of PCI Express Lanes


PCI Express Revision		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 2.0
PCI Express Configurations ^‡		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes		Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz) 16


PCI Express Revision	2.0
PCI Express Configurations ^‡	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	16

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