Clarksfield is the code name for an

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processor, initially sold as mobile

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. It is closely related to the desktop Lynnfield processor, both use quad-core dies based on the

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and have integrated PCI Express and DMI links. The predecessor of Clarksfield, Penryn-QC was a

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with two dual-core Penryn dies based on Penryn microarchitecture, a shrink of

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. The name of the direct successor of Clarksfield has not been announced.

Arrandale Arrandale is the code name for a family of mobile Intel processors, sold as mobile Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 as well as Celeron and Pentium. It is closely related to the desktop Clarkdale processor; both use dual-core dies based on the '' Westm ...

is a later mobile processor but opens a new line of mid-range dual-core processors with integrated graphics. At the time of its release at the

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on September 23, 2009, Clarksfield processors were significantly faster than any other laptop processor, including the Core 2 Extreme QX9300. The initial laptop manufacturers shipping products based on Clarksfield processors include MSI, Dell/Alienware, Hewlett-Packard,

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and Asustek.Intel Execs Introduce Clarksfield, Tout Mobility , News & Opinion
PCMag.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-14.

Brand names

As of September 2009, all Clarksfield processors are marketed as Core i7, in three product lines differing in thermal design power and the amount of third-level cache that is enabled. See the respective lists for details about each model.

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Intel – ARK – Products (formerly Clarksfield)
{{Intel processors, nehalem Intel microprocessors

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