Intel Achievements in Dual-Core Processing

Intel first implemented multi-core processing through dual-coreprocessors across all key sectors (desktop, workstation, mobile, andmainstream server). In accordance with our new cadence for processtechnology and microarchitecture, Intel’s second generation of dualcoreprocessors, released in the third quarter of 2006, uses the newIntel Core microarchitecture. These products include Intel® Core™2Duo desktop and mobile processors, and Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® 5100processor 5100 series for dual-processor servers. By transitioningthe majority of our volume products to Intel Core microarchitecturebaseddual-core processors, Intel took the lead in performanceand energy efficiency in most of these product segments.According to benchmark tests:

• The Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100 server processor deliversup to 135 percent performance improvements2 and up to a40 percent reduction3 in energy consumption over previousIntel server products.
• The Intel Core 2 Duo desktop processor delivers up to a 40percent improvement in performance and up to a 40 percentreduction in power as compared to today's high-end Intel®Pentium® D processor 960.4
• The Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processor delivers greaterthan 2X CPU performance5 and up to a 28 percent powerreduction6 with new Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technologylaptops based on the Intel Core 2 Duo processor as comparedto previous-generation Intel® Centrino® mobile technologybasedlaptops.