Intel unveiled its iconic Core 2 Duo family 20 years ago – dethroned AMD Athlon
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July 29, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
justsomehnguy
Nah, while Conroe did it part it wasn't till Wolfdale with Bearlake/Eaglelake when it fully got both the speed and the cost. AMD CPUs were still a good price/performance choice well into 2010.
tibbydudeza
Good times - we will not mention the short lived single core Core Solo used in the Macbook Air. E8500 was a gem.