Santa Rosa or Peryn CPU in my MBP?

[metamind]

I tried to find more information about my processor because I am confused about if my MBP is a Santa Rosa or Peryn CPU enable computer...

My Specs:

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.6 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz

I found very confusing information about my laptop because there is not clear documentation at INTEL website. My computer is supposed to be a Santa Rosa late 2007 but it was upgrade to this processor 2.6 GHz. when I go to search info about it , there is no info about any Santa Rosa CPU with this specs, only Penryn.
I didn't find any accuracy documentation for my processor so far.
It looks that INTEL produced 2 versions (T7800 and X7800) other websites says E6700 with same specs.
Some light about how to get this information?

 

[maflynn]

Its both, the C2D chipset that's called Penryn.

 

[Solid Raven]

Its both, the C2D chipset that's called Penryn.

I thought the chipset was called Santa Rosa, the cpu itself is penryn.

 

[Tallest Skil]

I thought the chipset was called Santa Rosa, the cpu itself is penryn.

This is correct.

 

[aleksandra.]

Penryn is the CPU, Santa Rosa is a "platform" - CPU + mainboard chipset + wifi adapter. (That's just Intel's way of selling its other products along with its CPUs). Apple never used all the parts, but MacBooks with Merom/Penryn and Intel Mobile 965 Express series chipset were referred to as "Santa Rosa" anyway.

Your processor is probably T7800, and if so it's Merom, not Penryn.

Link to T7800: http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=31729&processor=T7800&spec-codes=SLA75,SLAF6

More about Santa Rosa (and generally Centrino) platform: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrino#Santa_Rosa_platform_.282007.29

 

[Joruus]

Quite Simple, or not so.
Grab a Copy of Virtual Box. Download any linux Distrubution, something like Damn Small Linux and after you logged into the Shell type this: cat /proc/cpuinfo voila your done