Do more. Do it longer. Do it wirelessly. Run your favorite applications simultaneously more than 2X as fast as before¹ with great battery life and outstanding wireless connectivity.†

Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology

High performance, great battery life, and advanced connectivity

Experience 45nm hafnium-infused power, improved energy-efficiency, expanded wireless connectivity, and amazing battery life.†

Experience over 2x processor performance when multi-tasking¹

Get more done at the same time on your notebook, with new hafnium-infused circuitry and up to 6 MB L2 Cache.

Enjoy great battery life†

New hafnium-infused circuitry conserves even more energy, giving you more time away from the wall outlet.


5x the speed. 2x the range.²

Spread out and stay connected with faster broader wireless, on your wireless n home network with optional Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N technology.

No. More. Choppy. Graphics.

Get up to 50% faster performance for intensive multimedia³ like encoding videos, watching HD movies, or catching the latest viral videos. With Intel® HD Boost, you can experience groundbreaking multimedia power that delivers gorgeous, crystal clear content.



† System performance, battery life, power savings, high-definition quality, video playback and functionality, and wireless performance and functionality will vary depending on your specific operating system, hardware, chipset, connection rate, site conditions, and software configurations. References to enhanced performance including wireless refer to comparisons with previous generation Intel technologies. Wireless connectivity and some features may require you to purchase additional software, services or external hardware. Availability of public wireless LAN access points is limited, wireless functionality may vary by country and some hotspots may not support Linux-based Intel® Centrino® processor technology systems. See http://www.intel.com/products/ centrino/index.htm and http://www.intel.com/performance/mobile/benchmarks.htm for more information on performance, wireless, power savings and energy efficiency. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of their respective owners.

¹ As measured by SPEC*CPU2006 comparing latest generation pre-production Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9500 & T8100 with a comparable frequency single core Intel® Pentium® M Processor. Actual performance may vary. See http://www.intel.com/performance/mobile/benchmarks.htm for important additional information. SPEC, SPECint, SPECfp, SPECrate, SPECweb, SPECjbb are trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. See: http://www.spec.org/ for more information on the benchmarks.

² Up to 2x greater range and up to 5x better performance and improved battery life with optional Intel® Next-Gen Wireless N technology enabled by 2x3 Draft N implementations with 2 spatial streams. Actual results may vary based on your specific hardware, connection rate, site conditions, and software configurations. See http://www.intel.com/performance/mobile/wireless/index.htm for more information. Also requires a Connect with Intel® Centrino® processor technology certified wireless n access point. Wireless n access points without the Connect with Intel Centrino processor technology identifier may require additional firmware for increased performance results. Check with your PC and access point manufacturer for details. Requires Intel® Next-Gen Wireless N technology and Connect with Intel® Centrino® processor technology certified wireless N access point. Wireless N access points without the Connect with Intel Centrino technology processor identifier may require additional firmware for increased performance results. Check with your PC and access point manufacturer for details.

³ Performance measured based on TMPGEncoder* Xpress* 4.4 optimized for Intel® HD Boost, comparing latest generation pre-production Intel® CoreTM2 Duo Processor T9500 & T8100 with a comparable frequency previous generation Intel® CoreTM Duo Processor. Actual performance may vary. See http://www.intel.com/performance/mobile/benchmarks.htm for important additional information.
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