We recommend it for home or school use. Price as reviewed / Starting price. $1,339 / $950. Processor. 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300. Memory. 2GB of 667MHz DDR2. Hard drive. 160GB at 5,400rpm. The Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 was a uppder middle class dual core CPU for laptops, at the time of introduction. It is similar to the Core 2 Duo P9500 except for the higher TDP of 35 versus 25 Watt Performance Specifications. Total Cores 2. Processor Base Frequency 2.26 GHz. Cache 3 MB L2 Cache. Bus Speed 1066 MHz. FSB Parity No. TDP 25 W. VID Voltage Range 1.050V-1.150V. For example, the highest end Core Duo processor being announced today is the T2600 which runs at 2.16GHz. The fastest low voltage Core Duo is the L2400, but it only runs at 1.66GHz. Intel launched the Centrino mobile platform brand in March 2003. Centrino-branded systems were based on the then-newly-launched Pentium M processor and Intel wireless networking modules. In 2006, Intel dropped the words "Mobile Technology" from the Centrino logo. Centrino Duo branding was used on systems based on the Core Duo and Core 2 Duo processors. In 2011, Intel discontinued Centrino as a The Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor is Intel's second-generation mobile dual-core processor designed to deliver breakthrough performance and great power savings. Intel® Centrino® Processor technology-based laptops with the new Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 4 MB cache offer performance increases for processor-intensive tasks like multitasking. Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology is Intel’s next-generation mobile platform enabling a whole new generation of thin and light notebook PCs that are designed to enable breakthrough performance and improved battery life over previous generation Intel® Centrino® mobile technology-based platforms. Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology Average Bench 40.3%. The Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 is amongst the fastest of the Core 2 Duo range of now nearly ten year old CPUs. The E8400 is included in our group tests simply as a reference point due to its huge success back in its day. Running at a clock speed of 3.0 GHz the E8400 has an effective speed of 52 which is 85% slower than its swPQv.