Core 2 is a brand encompassing a range of Intel's consumer 64-bit x86-64 single-, dual-, and quad-core microprocessors based on the Core microarchitecture. The single- and dual-core models are single-die, whereas the quad-core models comprise two dies, each containing two cores, packaged in a multi-chip module. The introduction of Core 2 relegated the Pentium brand to the mid-range market, and reunified laptop and desktop CPU lines, which previously had been divided into the Pentium 4, Pentium D, and Pentium M brands.
The Core microarchitecture returned to lower clock rates and improved the usage of both available clock cycles and power when compared with the preceding NetBurst microarchitecture of the Pentium 4/D-branded CPUs. The Core microarchitecture provides more efficient decoding stages, execution units, caches, and buses, reducing the power consumption of Core 2-branded CPUs while increasing their processing capacity. Intel's CPUs have varied widely in power consumption according to clock rate, architecture, and semiconductor process, shown in the CPU power dissipation tables.
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Game | Min. | Rec. |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 913% | 1611% |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 805% | 1168% |
Halo: Reach | 522% | 607% |
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Cyberpunk 2077 | 1168% | 1353% |
Borderlands 3 | 1260% | 1611% |
FIFA 20 | 609% | 1124% |
Halo: The Master Chief Collection | 793% | 1611% |
eFootball PES 2020 | 772% | 1307% |
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