Intel's first dual-core chip for Centrino laptops. Introduced in early 2006, the 32-bit Core Duo CPU was also the first x86 chip used in the Mac, as Apple transitioned from PowerPC to x86 (see ...

(see Intel microarchitectures). Prior to the i series, the 64-bit Core 2 family, introduced in mid-2006, was a major departure from the previous Core Duo chips. Using the Penryn microarchitecture ...

Learn more Intel is one of the biggest names in computing, and its Intel Core CPUs — central processing units, essentially the "brain" of a computer — are the most popular consumer-grade ...