Wolfdale (microprocessor)

Wolfdale is the code name for a processor from Intel that is sold in varying configurations as Core 2 Duo, Celeron, Pentium and Xeon. In Intel's Tick-Tock cycle, the 2007/2008 "Tick" was Penryn microarchitecture, the shrink of the Merom microarchitecture to 45 nanometers as CPUID model 23. This replaced the Conroe processor with Wolfdale.

Wolfdale
Core 2 Duo Wolfdale-3M E7500 2.93 GHz
General information
Launched2008 H1
Discontinued2012
Marketed byIntel
Designed byIntel
Common manufacturer
  • Intel
CPUID code1067x
Product codeWolfdale: 80570 Wolfdale-3M: 80571 Wolfdale-CL: 80588
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate2.5 GHz to 3.5 GHz
FSB speeds800 MT/s to 1333 MT/s
Cache
L2 cacheWolfdale: 6 MB
Wolfdale-3M: 3 MB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationDesktop
Technology node45 nm
MicroarchitecturePenryn
Instruction setx86-64
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 2
Sockets
Products, models, variants
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Variants
History
PredecessorsConroe (desktops and uniprocessor servers and workstations)
Woodcrest (dual-processor servers)
SuccessorsLynnfield (desktops and uniprocessor servers)
Gainstown (dual-processor servers)
Bloomfield (uniprocessor workstations)
Support status
Unsupported
Wolfdale-type Core 2 Duo E8400 perspective view

The Wolfdale chips come in four sizes, with 6 MB and 3 MB L2 cache (Core 2 Duo); the smaller version is commonly called Wolfdale-3M, 2 MB L2 (Pentium), and 1 MB L2 (Celeron).

The mobile version of Wolfdale is Penryn and the dual-socket server version is Wolfdale-DP. The Yorkfield desktop processor is a quad-core Multi-chip module of Wolfdale.

Wolfdale was replaced by Nehalem based Clarkdale.

Variants

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Processor Brand Name Model (list) Cores L2 Cache Socket TDP
Wolfdale-3M Celeron E3xxx 2 1 MB LGA 775 65 W
Pentium E2210
E5xxx 2 MB
E6xxx
Core 2 Duo E7xxx 3 MB
Wolfdale E8xxx 6 MB
Xeon 31x0 45-65 W
Wolfdale-CL 30x4 1 LGA 771 30 W
31x3 2 65 W

Wolfdale

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Wolfdale is the codename for the E8000 series of Core 2 Duo desktop processors and the Xeon 3100 server processor family. Released on January 20, 2008, the chips are manufactured using a 45-nanometer process and feature two processor cores. The Wolfdale models operate at 2.53 GHz, 2.66 GHz, 2.83 GHz, 3.0 GHz, 3.16 GHz, 3.33 GHz, and 3.5 GHz (unreleased Core 2 Duo E8700); the E31x0 and E8xxx series utilizes 6 MB of L2 cache and a 1333 MT/s FSB. These processors include the SSE4.1 media extensions. Wolfdale uses a product code 80570.[1][2][3]

Wolfdale-3M

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Wolfdale-3M is the logical successor of Allendale and uses the 82 mm2 dies with 3 MB L2 cache similar to Penryn-3M; its product code is 80571. It is used in the Core 2 E7xxx series as well as the E5xxx/E6xxx Pentium Dual-Core and E3xxx Celeron processors. The E5xxx enables only 2 MB of L2 cache, replacing the E2xxx series of Pentium Dual core chips; the E7xxx series uses the full 3 MB of L2 Cache, and a 1066MT/s FSB, replacing the Core 2 Duo E4xxx series; and the Celeron E3xxx series with 1 MB L2 cache enabled is the follow-on to the Celeron E1xxx series.

Wolfdale-DP

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Wolfdale-CL

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The Xeon L3014 and E3113 processors are Wolfdale-CL with product code 80588, in an LGA 771 package. L3014 has only one core, 3 MB L2 cache and it does not support Intel VT-x, while E3113 is identical to E3110 except that the former fits in an LGA771 socket while the latter fits in LGA775. Both E3113 and E3110 clock to 3Ghz on a 1333Mhz FSB. The Xeon L3014 and E3113 processors do not fit in LGA 775 based mainboards used by mainstream desktop processors but are typically used in single-socket LGA 771 blade servers that otherwise require the more expensive DP server processors. Wolfdale-CL follows an earlier Conroe-CL processor, and Yorkfield-CL is the respective Quad-Core version of Wolfdale-CL.

Successor

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Wolfdale was replaced by the 45 nm Nehalem processor.

See also

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