What core is a E2200? Conroe or Allendale?

[Wolfcastle]

Does anybody know the official word on the matter?

 

[Zap]

I believe that they are all Allendale. Conroe of course was the first released "Core" product. It was available with 2MB and 4MB cache, though it was understood that the core itself has 4MB cache, with half disabled for 2MB cache versions. Allendale was a Conroe, but manufactured with only 2MB cache to begin with, making it cheaper to make. Of course with half disabled to make 1MB cache Pentium Dual Cores.

I could be wrong though, and if I am I'm sure a few peeps will jump in and correct me.

 

[bryanW1995]

yes, they're allendales.

 

[Wolfcastle]

Any official URL to prove it? I don't actually care too much, but I've seen both cores listed by what seemed pretty authoritative.

 

[bdubyah]

i got one for my moms PC, it is an allendale.

 

[Syzygies]

A google search for the phrase "E2200 Allendale" gets about 2,100 English pages.

A google search for the phrase "E2200 Conroe" gets 30 English pages. This thread is the "I'm feeling lucky" hit.

Intel seems to have an aversion to using pet names ("Big Steve and the twins?") in their official documentation, e.g.

Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Desktop Processor E2200

so as suggested here, official proof would require architectural analysis e.g. cache sizes.

 

[bryanW1995]

Originally posted by: Wolfcastle
Any official URL to prove it? I don't actually care too much, but I've seen both cores listed by what seemed pretty authoritative.

no official proof, but the core2 and pentium dual core wiki seems to have been very accurate for me in the past:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L...l-Core_microprocessors

 

[Aluvus]

Intel's ARK identifies the E2200 as a Conroe chip, but you should note that it lumps all Allendale products in with Conroe. And that was pretty much your one shot at something "official".

 

[RallyMaster]

Aren't they pretty similar architecture?

 

[Extelleron]

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
Aren't they pretty similar architecture?

Conroe = Dual-core/65nm/4MB L2/143mm^2
Allendale = Dual-core/65nm/2MB L2/110mm^2~

Currently all 65nm chips w/ 2MB or less L2 are based on Allendale. At the launch of Conroe, the E6300/E6400 parts were based on Conroe die with only 2MB of L2 enabled.

Likely the confusion with whether or not E2200 is Allendale/Conroe comes from Conroe being not only the name of the 4MB L2 65nm core, but also the name for the family of 65nm Core 2 chips, just as "Penryn" is commonly used as the family name for 45nm chips.

 

[aigomorla]

i think its not even an allendale.

LOL.. Its hard to explain. If C2D are conroes. Meaning 4 meg cache.

Allendales are 2 meg cache.

What is the 1 Meg Cache budget chip?


And what do you call the funky G0 stepping with 1 meg cache as well? A lazy kentsfield?