More performance. More possibilities.
Get the power to do more with your PC than ever before with the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor and Microsoft Windows Vista*. Experience blistering performance, breathtaking entertainment and extreme gaming that will revolutionize your PC and bring endless possibilities to your digital world. Having this innovative new operating system developed in tandem with cutting-edge processors delivers a seamless and rare experience.
"The launch of Microsoft Windows Vista and the 2007 Office System*, combined with the breakthrough performance of Intel Core 2 Duo and [Intel] Core 2 Quad processors, represents an unprecedented convergence of technology leadership from Intel and Microsoft. The ultimate winners are consumers who are looking for greater connection, community and creativity in their lives. For them, the natural synergy of hardware and software that Intel and Microsoft are delivering means better PC performance and powerful new connected experiences that will offer limitless possibilities in the years to come."
—Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer, Microsoft Corporation
Experience Windows Vista with exceptional integrated graphics capabilities
Intel Graphics brings the visually stunning design of the new Windows Aero* interface and Flip 3D* user experience in Windows Vista to life.
Intel® Core™2 Processor with vPro™ Technology. Intel® Centrino® Duo processor technology. Intel® Core™2 Processor with Viiv™ Technology. Each of these Intel Core 2 Duo processor-based platform includes full integrated graphics support for a 3-D Windows Aero experience second to none—with no additional graphics card required.
More performance gives you the headroom you need
Get up to 40 percent more performance and improved energy efficiency with Intel Core 2 Duo desktop processors while running Windows Vista.¹
For personal computing
Performance
Experience increased performance with an Intel Core 2 Duo desktop processor and Windows Vista, for effortless multitasking, with improved energy efficiency, enabling smaller, quieter PCs.¹
Entertainment
Let Intel Core 2 Processor with Viiv Technology rock the whole house with smooth high-definition video playback and theater-quality surround sound.∇
Gaming
Intel Core 2 Extreme processors running Windows Vista deliver adrenaline-accelerating gaming for more play, your way.
Mobility
Do more of the things you love where and when you want. With Windows Vista running on an Intel Centrino Duo processor technology-based laptop, you will experience the best of the Windows Aero experience with Intel Graphics, plus outstanding power management for greater battery life when connecting wirelessly on the go.²
For business computing
Security
PCs with Intel Core 2 Processor with vPro Technology are equipped with hardware-enhanced proactive security that allows IT departments to manage PCs remotely.³
Performance
Intel Core 2 Processor with vPro Technology powered PCs featuring the Intel Core 2 Duo processor feature energy-efficient performance that enables businesses to maximize the benefits of Windows Vista.◊
Graphics
PCs based on Intel Core 2 Processor with vPro Technology have built-in Intel Graphics that allows business users to take full advantage of the Aero* experience at no additional cost.
Mobility
Intel Centrino Duo processor technology gives Windows Vista users new levels of productivity, performance and reliability in the office and on the go.²