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Some things just belong together.

Revolutionize your PC with the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor and Microsoft Windows Vista*. Get blistering performance. Stunning entertainment. And the power to do more than ever before. Because when superior design meets groundbreaking technology, the possibilities are endless.

More perfomance. More possibilities.

Get more out of your PC.

Create a high-definition slideshow movie with 100 of your favorite photos in about an hour; 57% faster than previous generation Intel® processors.²

Convert 30 minutes of MPEG video files into a high-definition Windows media file in under an hour; 29% faster than previous generation Intel processors.³

  • Get up to 40% more performance¹ with Intel Core 2 Duo desktop processors powering Vista. Do more at once with effortless multi-tasking.
  • Let Intel® graphics give you the most out of Vista’s new Aero* user experience.
  • Find documents and data files in a flash with the speed of the Intel Core 2 Duo processor and Vista’s dynamic search capabilities.
  • Bring your imagination to life with Intel Core 2 Duo desktop processors powering Windows Photo Gallery* and Windows Movie Maker*.

Experience breathtaking high-definition entertainment.

Now everyone in your family can find, organize, create and play all their digital entertainment in one place with Intel® Viiv™ technology powered by the Intel Core 2 Duo processor.

  • Rock the house with smooth, high-definition video playback and up to 7.1 theater-quality surround sound with Intel’s support for the Dolby PC Entertainment experience on Windows Vista.
  • Blast new and exclusive music, TV shows, and movies from your entertainment PC.

Get your game on.

  • More play, your way with the Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor for unbelievable game-play realism.
  • Satisfy your passion for extreme gaming: enjoy jaw-dropping, next-generation 3D graphics and a wide selection of high-performance games.
  • Handle advanced AI and physics for intense, stutter-free 3D gaming that’s up to 52% better than previous Intel® processors.4

Your digital life to go.

Play and share your favorite movies, games, music, and home videos on your Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology-based laptop featuring the Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and Windows Vista.

  • Do more of the things you love where and when you want: laptops running Vista on Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology deliver outstanding power management for great battery life, and easy-to-use options for enhanced security when connecting wirelessly on the go.
  • Tailor your wireless environment on the go using Windows Mobility Center and an Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology based-laptop. Confidently connect to wireless networks at a growing number of hotspots around the world.
  • Enjoy more time unplugged thanks to unrivaled processor performance, energy efficiency, and power-management features that maximize battery life.˜

Unrivaled performances

Buy an Intel-based PC


¹ Performance measured Intel® Core™2 Duo desktop processors compared to Intel® Pentium® D Processor 805 on SPECint_base2000 and SPECint_rate_base2000 (2 copies.) Actual performance may vary. See http://www.intel.com/performance for more information.
² Calculation based on Photo Gallery* 6.0 converting 6 jpg photos into a high definition wmv file. Source: Intel. Configuration: Intel® Core™2 Duo processor E6700 (4MB L2, 2.66GHz, 1066MHz FSB), or Intel® Pentium® D processor 960 (2x2MB L2, 3.60GHz, 800MHz FSB), Intel® Desktop Board DG965WH with Intel® G965 Express Chipset, Intel G965G 7.14.10.1101 driver, DS Corsair* CM2X1024-8500C5 XMS2-8500 2x1GB @DDR2-800 5-5-5-15, Maxtor DiamondMax* 10 6B300S0 300GB NCQ Serial ATA (7200 RPM, 16MB cache), using Windows Vista* Ultimate RTM Build 6000. Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific systems and/or components and reflect approximate performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware, software, or configuration may affect actual performance. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate system or component performance they are considering purchasing. For information on performance tests and performance of Intel products, visit www.intel.com/performance/resources/limits.htm
³ Calculation based on Movie Maker* 6.0 converting a 24 sec mpeg file (53MB, 1920x1080) into a high definition Windows Media Video* file. Source: Intel. Configuration:, Intel® Core™2 Duo processor E6700 (4MB L2, 2.66GHz, 1066MHz FSB), or Intel® Pentium® D Processor 960 (2x2MB L2, 3.60GHz, 800MHz FSB), Intel® Desktop Board DG965WH with Intel® G965 Express Chipset, Intel G965G 7.14.10.1101 driver, DS Corsair* CM2X1024-8500C5 XMS2-8500 2x1GB @DDR2-800 5-5-5-15, Maxtor DiamondMax* 10 6B300S0 300GB NCQ Serial ATA (7200 RPM, 16MB cache), using Windows Vista* Ultimate RTM Build 6000. Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific systems and/or components and reflect approximate performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware, software, or configuration may affect actual performance. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate system or component performance they are considering purchasing. For information on performance tests and performance of Intel products, visit www.intel.com/performance/resources/limits.htm
4 Intel® Core™2 Duo processor E6700 when compared to the Intel® Pentium® D processor 960. Performance measured using SPECfp*_rate_base2000. Actual performance may vary. SPECint, SPECfp is a trademark of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation, see http://www.spec.org for more information. Data collected Dec 2006.