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Intel Core
Line of CPUs by Intel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Intel Core is a line of multi-core (with the exception of Core Solo and Core 2 Solo) central processing units (CPUs) for midrange, embedded, workstation, high-end and enthusiast computer markets marketed by Intel Corporation. These processors displaced the existing mid- to high-end Pentium processors at the time of their introduction, moving the Pentium to the entry level. Identical or more capable versions of Core processors are also sold as Xeon processors for the server and workstation markets.
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Launched | January 2006; 18 years ago (2006-01) |
Marketed by | Intel |
Designed by | Intel |
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Performance | |
Max. CPU clock rate | 400 MHz to 6.2 GHz |
FSB speeds | 533 MT/s to 1.6 GT/s |
QPI speeds | 4.8 GT/s to 6.4 GT/s |
DMI speeds | 2.0 GT/s to 16 GT/s |
Data width | Up to 64 bits |
Address width | Up to 64 bits |
Virtual address width | Up to 57 bits |
Cache | |
L1 cache | Up to 112 KB per P-core 96 KB per E-core or LP E-core |
L2 cache | Core and Core 2: Up to 12 MB Nehalem-present: Up to 2 MB per P-core and up to 3 MB per E-core cluster |
L3 cache | Up to 36 MB |
Architecture and classification | |
Technology node | 65 nm to Intel 4 and TSMC N5 |
Microarchitecture | |
Instruction set | x86-64 |
Instructions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, TSX, AES-NI, FMA3, AVX-VNNI |
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GPU(s) | Intel Graphics Technology |
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Predecessor(s) | Pentium |
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The lineup of Core processors includes the enthusiast Core i9, high-end Core i7, mid-end Core i5, and low-end Core i3 series.
In 2023, Intel announced that it would drop the "i" moniker from their processor branding, making it "Core 3/5/7/9". The company would introduce the "Ultra" branding for high-end processors as well.[1] The new naming scheme debuted with the launch of Raptor Lake-U Refresh and Meteor Lake processors in 2024, using the "Core 3/5/7" branding for mainstream processors and "Core Ultra 5/7/9" branding for "premium" high-end processors.[2][3]