Intel Core

Intel Core are streamlined midrange consumer workstation and enthusiast computers central processing units (CPU) 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, and bumping the Celeron series of processors to the low end. Identical or more capable versions of Core processors are also sold as Xeon processors for the server and workstation markets.

Bottom of an LGA1151 CPU
Top of an Intel Core i7-6700K (6th Gen)

As of June 2017, the lineup of Core processors includes the Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, and Intel Core i9, along with the X-series Intel Core CPUs.[1][2]

In early 2018, news reports indicated that security flaws, referred to as "Meltdown" and "Spectre", were found "in virtually all Intel processors [made in the past two decades] that will require fixes within Windows, macOS and Linux". The flaw also affected cloud servers. At the time, Intel was not commenting on this issue.[3][4] According to a New York Times report, "There is no easy fix for Spectre ... as for Meltdown, the software patch needed to fix the issue could slow down computers by as much as 30 percent".[5]

In mid 2018, the majority of Intel Core processors were found to possess a defect (the Foreshadow vulnerability), which undermines the Software Guard Extensions (SGX) feature of the processor.[6][7][8] In March 2020, computer security experts reported another Intel chip security flaw, besides the Meltdown and Spectre flaws, with the systematic name CVE-2019-0090 (or, "Intel CSME Bug"). This newly found flaw is not fixable with a firmware update, and affects nearly "all Intel chips released in the past five years".[9][10][11]

Outline

Although Intel Core is a brand that promises no internal consistency or continuity, the processors within this family have been, for the most part, broadly similar.

The first products receiving this designation were the Core Solo and Core Duo Yonah processors for mobile from the Pentium M design tree, fabricated at 65 nm and brought to market in January 2006. These are substantially different in design than the rest of the Intel Core product group, having derived from the Pentium Pro lineage that predated Pentium 4.

The first Intel Core desktop processor—and typical family member—came from the Conroe iteration, a 65 nm dual-core design fabricated brought to market in July 2006, based on the all-new Intel Core microarchitecture with substantial enhancements in micro-architectural efficiency and performance, outperforming Pentium 4 across the board (or near to it), while operating at drastically lower clock rates. Maintaining high instructions per cycle (IPC) on a deeply pipelined and resourced out-of-order execution engine has remained a constant fixture of the Intel Core product group ever since.

The new substantial bump in microarchitecture came with the introduction of the 45 nm Bloomfield desktop processor in November 2008 on the Nehalem architecture, whose main advantage came from redesigned I/O and memory systems featuring the new Intel QuickPath Interconnect and an integrated memory controller supporting up to three channels of DDR3 memory.

Subsequent performance improvements have tended toward making additions rather than profound changes, such as adding the Advanced Vector Extensions instruction set extensions to Sandy Bridge, first released on 32 nm in January 2011. Time has also brought improved support for virtualization and a trend toward higher levels of system integration and management functionality (and along with that, increased performance) through the ongoing evolution of facilities such as Intel Active Management Technology.

Since 2019, the Core brand has been based on four product lines, consisting of the entry level i3, the mainstream i5, the high-end i7, and the "enthusiast" i9.

Overview

Brand Desktop Mobile
Code-named Cores Fab Date released Code-named Cores Fab Date released
Core Solo
Desktop version not available
Yonah 1 65 nm January 2006
Core Duo
Desktop version not available
Yonah 2 65 nm January 2006
Core 2 Solo
Desktop version not available
Merom-L
Penryn-L
1
1
65 nm
45 nm
September 2007
May 2008
Core 2 Duo Conroe
Allendale
Wolfdale
2
2
2
65 nm
65 nm
45 nm
August 2006
January 2007
January 2008
Merom
Penryn
2
2
65 nm
45 nm
July 2006
January 2008
Core 2 Quad Kentsfield
Yorkfield
4
4
65 nm
45 nm
January 2007
March 2008
Penryn 4 45 nm August 2008
Core 2 Extreme Conroe XE
Kentsfield XE
Yorkfield XE
2
4
4
65 nm
65 nm
45 nm
July 2006
November 2006
November 2007
Merom XE
Penryn XE
Penryn XE
2
2
4
65 nm
45 nm
45 nm
July 2007
January 2008
August 2008
Core M
Desktop version not available
Broadwell 2 14 nm September 2014[12]
Core m3
Desktop version not available
Skylake
Kaby Lake
Kaby Lake
Amber Lake
2
2
2
2
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
August 2015
September 2016
April 2017
August 2018
Core m5
Desktop version not available
Skylake 2 14 nm August 2015
Core m7
Desktop version not available
Skylake 2 14 nm August 2015
Core i3 Clarkdale
Sandy Bridge
Ivy Bridge
Haswell
Skylake
Kaby Lake
Coffee Lake
Coffee Lake
Comet Lake
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
32 nm
32 nm
22 nm
22 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
January 2010
February 2011
September 2012
September 2013
September 2015
January 2017
October 2017
Jan. & April 2019
April 2020
Arrandale
Sandy Bridge
Ivy Bridge
Haswell
Broadwell
Skylake
Kaby Lake
Skylake
Kaby Lake
Coffee Lake
Cannon Lake
Coffee Lake
Whiskey Lake
Ice Lake
Comet Lake
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
32 nm
32 nm
22 nm
22 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
10 nm
14 nm
14 nm
10 nm
14 nm
January 2010
February 2011
June 2012
June 2013
January 2015
Sept. 2015 & June 2016
August 2016
November 2016
Jan. & June 2017
April 2018
May 2018
July 2018
August 2018
May & Aug. 2019
September 2019
Core i5 Lynnfield
Clarkdale
Sandy Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Ivy Bridge
Haswell
Broadwell
Skylake
Kaby Lake
Coffee Lake
Coffee Lake
Comet Lake
4
2
4
2
2-4
2-4
4
4
4
6
6
6
45 nm
32 nm
32 nm
32 nm
22 nm
22 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
September 2009
January 2010
January 2011
February 2011
April 2012
June 2013
June 2015
September 2015
January 2017
October 2017
Oct. 2018 & Jan. 2019
April 2020
Arrandale
Sandy Bridge
Ivy Bridge
Haswell
Broadwell
Skylake
Kaby Lake
Kaby Lake
Kaby Lake-R
Coffee Lake
Amber Lake
Whiskey Lake
Ice Lake
Comet Lake
Comet Lake-H
2
2
2
2
2
2-4
2
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
32 nm
32 nm
22 nm
22 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
10 nm
14 nm
14 nm
January 2010
February 2011
May 2012
June 2013
January 2015
September 2015
August 2016
January 2017
October 2017
April 2018
Aug. 2018 & Oct. 2018
Aug. 2018 & April 2019
May & Aug. 2019
September 2019
April 2020
Core i7 Bloomfield
Lynnfield
Gulftown
Sandy Bridge
Sandy Bridge-E
Sandy Bridge-E
Ivy Bridge
Haswell
Ivy Bridge-E
Broadwell
Skylake
Kaby Lake
Coffee Lake
Coffee Lake
Comet Lake
4
4
6
4
6
4
4
4
4-6
4
4
4
6
8
8
45 nm
45 nm
32 nm
32 nm
32 nm
32 nm
22 nm
22 nm
22 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
November 2008
September 2009
July 2010
January 2011
November 2011
February 2012
April 2012
June 2013
September 2013
June 2015
August 2015
January 2017
October 2017
October 2018
April 2020
Clarksfield
Arrandale
Sandy Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Ivy Bridge
Haswell
Broadwell
Broadwell
Skylake
Kaby Lake
Kaby Lake
Coffee Lake
Amber Lake
Whiskey Lake
Ice Lake
Comet Lake
Comet Lake-H
4
2
4
2
2-4
2-4
2
4
2-4
2
4
4-6
2
4
4
4-6
6-8
45 nm
32 nm
32 nm
32 nm
22 nm
22 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
10 nm
14 nm
14 nm
September 2009
January 2010
January 2011
February 2011
May 2012
June 2013
January 2015
June 2015
September 2015
August 2016
January 2017
April 2018
August 2018
Aug. 2018 & April 2019
May & Aug. 2019
September 2019
April 2020
Core i7
Extreme
Bloomfield
Gulftown
Sandy Bridge-E
Ivy Bridge-E
Haswell-E
Broadwell-E
Skylake-X
Kaby Lake-X
4
6
6
6
8
10
6-8
4
45 nm
32 nm
32 nm
22 nm
22 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
November 2008
March 2010
November 2011
September 2013
August 2014
May 2016
June 2017
June 2017
Clarksfield
Sandy Bridge
Ivy Bridge
Haswell
4
4
4
4
45 nm
32 nm
22 nm
22 nm
September 2009
January 2011
May 2012
June 2013
Core i9 Skylake-X
Skylake-X
Cascade Lake-X
Coffee Lake
Comet Lake
10
12
14-18
8
10
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
14 nm
June 2017
August 2017
September 2017
October 2018
April 2020
Coffee Lake-H
Comet Lake-H
6
8
14 nm
14 nm
April 2018
April 2020

List of Intel Core microprocessors
List of Intel Core 2 microprocessors
List of Intel Core M microprocessors
List of Intel Core i3 microprocessors
List of Intel Core i5 microprocessors
List of Intel Core i7 microprocessors
List of Intel Core i9 microprocessors

Clock speeds range from 1.2 GHz to 4.2 GHz. (Intel Core i7-7700K) (or 4.5 GHz via Intel Turbo Boost Technology)[13]

Origins

Core

The original Core brand refers to Intel's 32-bit mobile dual-core x86 CPUs, which derived from the Pentium M branded processors. The processor family used an enhanced version of the Intel P6 microarchitecture. It emerged in parallel with the NetBurst microarchitecture (Intel P68) of the Pentium 4 brand, and was a precursor of the 64-bit Core microarchitecture of Core 2 branded CPUs. The Core brand had two branches: the Duo (dual-core) and Solo (Duo with one disabled core, which replaced the Pentium M brand of single-core mobile processor).

Intel launched the Core brand on January 6, 2006 with the release of the 32-bit Yonah CPU  Intel's first dual-core mobile (low-power) processor. Its dual-core layout closely resembled two interconnected Pentium M branded CPUs packaged as a single die (piece) silicon chip (IC). Hence, the 32-bit microarchitecture of Core branded CPUs  contrary to its name  had more in common with Pentium M branded CPUs than with the subsequent 64-bit Core microarchitecture of Core 2 branded CPUs. Despite a major rebranding effort by Intel starting January 2006, some companies continued to market computers with the Yonah core marked as Pentium M.

The Core series is also the first Intel processor used as the main CPU in an Apple Macintosh computer. The Core Duo was the CPU for the first generation MacBook Pro, while the Core Solo appeared in Apple's Mac Mini line. Core Duo signified the beginning of Apple's shift to Intel processors across the entire Mac line.

In 2007, Intel began branding the Yonah core CPUs intended for mainstream mobile computers as Pentium Dual-Core, not to be confused with the desktop 64-bit Core microarchitecture CPUs also branded as Pentium Dual-Core.

September 2007 and January 4, 2008, marked the discontinuation of a number of Core branded CPUs including several Core Solo, Core Duo, Celeron and one Core 2 Quad chip.[14][15]

Core Solo

Intel Core Solo[16] (product code 80538) uses the same two-core die as the Core Duo, but features only one active core. Depending on demand, Intel may also simply disable one of the cores to sell the chip at the Core Solo price—this requires less effort than launching and maintaining a separate line of CPUs that physically only have one core. Intel had used the same strategy previously with the 486 CPU in which early 486SX CPUs were in fact manufactured as 486DX CPUs but with the FPU disabled.

Codename
(main article)
Brand name (list)L2 CacheSocketTDP
Yonah Core Solo T1xxx2 MBSocket M27–31 W
Core Solo U1xxx5.5–6 W

Core Duo

Intel Core Duo[17] (product code 80539) consists of two cores on one die, a 2 MB L2 cache shared by both cores, and an arbiter bus that controls both L2 cache and FSB (front-side bus) access.

Codename
(main article)
Brand name (list)L2 CacheSocketTDP
Yonah Core Duo T2xxx2 MBSocket M31 W
Core Duo L2xxx15 W
Core Duo U2xxx9 W

Core 2

The successor to Core is the mobile version of the Intel Core 2 line of processors using cores based upon the Intel Core microarchitecture,[18] released on July 27, 2006. The release of the mobile version of Intel Core 2 marks the reunification of Intel's desktop and mobile product lines as Core 2 processors were released for desktops and notebooks, unlike the first Intel Core CPUs that were targeted only for notebooks (although some small form factor and all-in-one desktops, like the iMac and the Mac Mini, also used Core processors).

Unlike the Intel Core, Intel Core 2 is a 64-bit processor, supporting Intel 64. Another difference between the original Core Duo and the new Core 2 Duo is an increase in the amount of Level 2 cache. The new Core 2 Duo has tripled the amount of on-board cache to 6 MB. Core 2 also introduced a quad-core performance variant to the single- and dual-core chips, branded Core 2 Quad, as well as an enthusiast variant, Core 2 Extreme. All three chips are manufactured at a 65 nm lithography, and in 2008, a 45 nm lithography and support Front Side Bus speeds ranging from 533 MHz to 1600 MHz. In addition, the 45 nm die shrink of the Core microarchitecture adds SSE4.1 support to all Core 2 microprocessors manufactured at a 45 nm lithography, therefore increasing the calculation rate of the processors.

Core 2 Solo

The Core 2 Solo,[19] introduced in September 2007, is the successor to the Core Solo and is available only as an ultra-low-power mobile processor with 5.5 Watt thermal design power. The original U2xxx series "Merom-L" used a special version of the Merom chip with CPUID number 10661 (model 22, stepping A1) that only had a single core and was also used in some Celeron processors. The later SU3xxx are part of Intel's CULV range of processors in a smaller µFC-BGA 956 package but contain the same Penryn chip as the dual-core variants, with one of the cores disabled during manufacturing.

Codename
(main article)
Brand name (list)L2 CacheSocketTDP
Merom-L Mobile Core 2 Solo U2xxx1 MBFCBGA5.5 W
Penryn-L Mobile Core 2 Solo SU3xxx3 MBBGA9565.5 W

Core 2 Duo

Inside of old Sony VAIO laptop (VGN-C140G)

The majority of the desktop and mobile Core 2 processor variants are Core 2 Duo[20][21] with two processor cores on a single Merom, Conroe, Allendale, Penryn, or Wolfdale chip. These come in a wide range of performance and power consumption, starting with the relatively slow ultra-low-power Uxxxx (10 W) and low-power Lxxxx (17 W) versions, to the more performance oriented Pxxxx (25 W) and Txxxx (35 W) mobile versions and the Exxxx (65 W) desktop models. The mobile Core 2 Duo processors with an 'S' prefix in the name are produced in a smaller µFC-BGA 956 package, which allows building more compact laptops.

Within each line, a higher number usually refers to a better performance, which depends largely on core and front-side bus clock frequency and amount of second level cache, which are model-specific. Core 2 Duo processors typically use the full L2 cache of 2, 3, 4, or 6 MB available in the specific stepping of the chip, while versions with the amount of cache reduced during manufacturing are sold for the low-end consumer market as Celeron or Pentium Dual-Core processors. Like those processors, some low-end Core 2 Duo models disable features such as Intel Virtualization Technology.

Codename
(main article)
Brand name (list)L2 CacheSocketTDP
Merom Mobile Core 2 Duo U7xxx2 MBBGA47910 W
Mobile Core 2 Duo L7xxx4 MB17 W
Mobile Core 2 Duo T5xxx2 MBSocket M
Socket P
BGA479
35 W
Mobile Core 2 Duo T7xxx2–4 MB
Conroe and
Allendale
Core 2 Duo E4xxx2 MBLGA 77565 W
Core 2 Duo E6xxx2–4 MB
Penryn Mobile Core 2 Duo SU7xxx3 MBBGA95610 W
Mobile Core 2 Duo SU9xxx
Mobile Core 2 Duo SL9xxx6 MB17 W
Mobile Core 2 Duo SP9xxx25 W
Mobile Core 2 Duo P7xxx3 MBSocket P
FCBGA6
25 W
Mobile Core 2 Duo P8xxx
Mobile Core 2 Duo P9xxx6 MB
Mobile Core 2 Duo T6xxx2 MB35 W
Mobile Core 2 Duo T8xxx3 MB
Mobile Core 2 Duo T9xxx6 MB
Mobile Core 2 Duo E8xxx6 MBSocket P35–55 W
Wolfdale Core 2 Duo E7xxx3 MBLGA 77565 W
Core 2 Duo E8xxx6 MB

Core 2 Quad

Core 2 Quad[22][23] processors are multi-chip modules consisting of two dies similar to those used in Core 2 Duo, forming a quad-core processor. This allows twice the performance of a dual-core processors at the same clock frequency in ideal conditions.

Initially, all Core 2 Quad models were versions of Core 2 Duo desktop processors, Kentsfield derived from Conroe and Yorkfield from Wolfdale, but later Penryn-QC was added as a high-end version of the mobile dual-core Penryn.

The Xeon 32xx and 33xx processors are mostly identical versions of the desktop Core 2 Quad processors and can be used interchangeably.

Codename
(main article)
Brand name (list)L2 CacheSocketTDP
Kentsfield Core 2 Quad Q6xxx2×4 MBLGA 77595–105 W
Yorkfield Core 2 Quad Q8xxx2×2 MB65–95 W
Core 2 Quad Q9xxx2×3–2×6 MB
Penryn-QC Mobile Core 2 Quad Q9xxx2×3–2×6 MBSocket P45 W

Core 2 Extreme

Core 2 Extreme processors[24][25] are enthusiast versions of Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors, usually with a higher clock frequency and an unlocked clock multiplier, which makes them especially attractive for overclocking. This is similar to earlier Pentium processors labeled as Extreme Edition. Core 2 Extreme processors were released at a much higher price than their regular version, often $999 or more.

Codename
(main article)
Brand name (list)L2 CacheSocketTDP
Merom Mobile Core 2 Extreme X7xxx4 MBSocket P44 W
Conroe Core 2 Extreme X6xxx4 MBLGA 77575 W
Kentsfield Core 2 Extreme QX6xxx2×4 MBLGA 775130 W
Penryn Mobile Core 2 Extreme X9xxx6 MBSocket P44 W
Penryn-QC Mobile Core 2 Extreme QX9xxx2×6 MBSocket P45 W
Yorkfield Core 2 Extreme QX9xxx2×6 MBLGA 775 / LGA 771130–150 W

1st generation

Nehalem microarchitecture

With the release of the Nehalem microarchitecture in November 2008,[26] Intel introduced a new naming scheme for its Core processors. There are three variants, Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7, but the names no longer correspond to specific technical features like the number of cores. Instead, the brand is now divided from low-level (i3), through mid-range (i5) to high-end performance (i7),[27] which correspond to three, four and five stars in Intel's Intel Processor Rating[28] following on from the entry-level Celeron (one star) and Pentium (two stars) processors.[29] Common features of all Nehalem based processors include an integrated DDR3 memory controller as well as QuickPath Interconnect or PCI Express and Direct Media Interface on the processor replacing the aging quad-pumped Front Side Bus used in all earlier Core processors. All these processors have 256 KB L2 cache per core, plus up to 12 MB shared L3 cache. Because of the new I/O interconnect, chipsets and mainboards from previous generations can no longer be used with Nehalem-based processors.

Core i3

Intel intended the Core i3 as the new low end of the performance processor line from Intel, following the retirement of the Core 2 brand.[30][31]

The first Core i3 processors were launched on January 7, 2010.[32]

The first Nehalem based Core i3 was Clarkdale-based, with an integrated GPU and two cores.[33] The same processor is also available as Core i5 and Pentium, with slightly different configurations.

The Core i3-3xxM processors are based on Arrandale, the mobile version of the Clarkdale desktop processor. They are similar to the Core i5-4xx series but running at lower clock speeds and without Turbo Boost.[34] According to an Intel FAQ they do not support Error Correction Code (ECC) memory.[35] According to motherboard manufacturer Supermicro, if a Core i3 processor is used with a server chipset platform such as Intel 3400/3420/3450, the CPU supports ECC with UDIMM.[36] When asked, Intel confirmed that, although the Intel 5 series chipset supports non-ECC memory only with the Core i5 or i3 processors, using those processors on a motherboard with 3400 series chipsets it supports the ECC function of ECC memory.[37] A limited number of motherboards by other companies also support ECC with Intel Core ix processors; the Asus P8B WS is an example, but it does not support ECC memory under Windows non-server operating systems.[38]

Codename
(main article)
Brand name (list)CoresL3 CacheSocketTDPI/O Bus
Clarkdale Core i324 MBLGA 115673 WDirect Media Interface,
Integrated GPU
Arrandale Core i3-3xxM3 MBrPGA-988A35 W
Core i3-3xxUM3 MBBGA-128818 W

Core i5

The first Core i5 using the Nehalem microarchitecture was introduced on September 8, 2009, as a mainstream variant of the earlier Core i7, the Lynnfield core.[39][40] Lynnfield Core i5 processors have an 8 MB L3 cache, a DMI bus running at 2.5 GT/s and support for dual-channel DDR3-800/1066/1333 memory and have Hyper-threading disabled. The same processors with different sets of features (Hyper-threading and other clock frequencies) enabled are sold as Core i7-8xx and Xeon 3400-series processors, which should not be confused with high-end Core i7-9xx and Xeon 3500-series processors based on Bloomfield. A new feature called Turbo Boost Technology was introduced which maximizes speed for demanding applications, dynamically accelerating performance to match the workload.

The Core i5-5xx mobile processors are named Arrandale and based on the 32 nm Westmere shrink of the Nehalem microarchitecture. Arrandale processors have integrated graphics capability but only two processor cores. They were released in January 2010, together with Core i7-6xx and Core i3-3xx processors based on the same chip. The L3 cache in Core i5-5xx processors is reduced to 3 MB, while the Core i5-6xx uses the full cache and the Core i3-3xx does not support for Turbo Boost.[41] Clarkdale, the desktop version of Arrandale, is sold as Core i5-6xx, along with related Core i3 and Pentium brands. It has Hyper-Threading enabled and the full 4 MB L3 cache.[42]

According to Intel "Core i5 desktop processors and desktop boards typically do not support ECC memory",[43] but information on limited ECC support in the Core i3 section also applies to Core i5 and i7.

Codename
(main article)
Brand name (list)CoresL3 CacheSocketTDPI/O Bus
Lynnfield Core i5-7xx48 MBLGA 115695 WDirect Media Interface
Core i5-7xxS82 W
Clarkdale Core i5-6xx24 MB73–87 WDirect Media Interface,
Integrated GPU
Arrandale Core i5-5xxM3 MBrPGA-988A35 W
Core i5-4xxM
Core i5-5xxUMBGA-128818 W
Core i5-4xxUM[44]

Core i7

Intel Core i7 as an Intel brand name applies to several families of desktop and laptop 64-bit x86-64 processors using the Nehalem, Westmere, Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, Haswell, Broadwell, Skylake, and Kaby Lake microarchitectures. The Core i7 brand targets the business and high-end consumer markets for both desktop and laptop computers,[45] and is distinguished from the Core i3 (entry-level consumer), Core i5 (mainstream consumer), and Xeon (server and workstation) brands.

Intel introduced the Core i7 name with the Nehalem-based Bloomfield Quad-core processor in late 2008.[46][47][48][49] In 2009 new Core i7 models based on the Lynnfield (Nehalem-based) desktop quad-core processor and the Clarksfield (Nehalem-based) quad-core mobile were added,[50] and models based on the Arrandale dual-core mobile processor (also Nehalem-based) were added in January 2010. The first six-core processor in the Core lineup is the Nehalem-based Gulftown, which was launched on March 16, 2010. Both the regular Core i7 and the Extreme Edition are advertised as five stars in the Intel Processor Rating.

In each of the first three microarchitecture generations of the brand, Core i7 has family members using two distinct system-level architectures, and therefore two distinct sockets (for example, LGA 1156 and LGA 1366 with Nehalem). In each generation, the highest-performing Core i7 processors use the same socket and QPI-based architecture as the medium-end Xeon processors of that generation, while lower-performing Core i7 processors use the same socket and PCIe/DMI/FDI architecture as the Core i5.

"Core i7" is a successor to the Intel Core 2 brand.[51][52][53][54] Intel representatives stated that they intended the moniker Core i7 to help consumers decide which processor to purchase as Intel releases newer Nehalem-based products in the future.[55]

Code nameBrand nameCoresL3 CacheSocketTDPProcessBussesRelease
Date
GulftownCore i7-9xxX Extreme Edition612 MBLGA 1366130 W32 nmQPI,
3 × DDR3
Mar 2010
Core i7-970Jul 2010
BloomfieldCore i7-9xx Extreme Edition48 MB45 nmNov 2008
Core i7-9xx (except Core i7-970/980)
LynnfieldCore i7-8xxLGA 115695 WDMI,
PCI-e,
2 × DDR3
Sep 2009
Core i7-8xxS82 WJan 2010
ClarksfieldCore i7-9xxXM Extreme EditionrPGA-988A55 WSep 2009
Core i7-8xxQM45 W
Core i7-7xxQM6 MB
ArrandaleCore i7-6xxM24 MB35 W32 nmDMI,
PCI-e,
FDI,
2 × DDR3
Jan 2010
Core i7-6xxLMBGA-128825 W
Core i7-6xxUM18 W

2nd generation

Sandy Bridge microarchitecture

In early 2011, Intel introduced a new microarchitecture named Sandy Bridge. This is the second generation of the Core processor microarchitecture. It kept all the existing brands from Nehalem, including Core i3/i5/i7, and introduced new model numbers. The initial set of Sandy Bridge processors includes dual- and quad-core variants, all of which use a single 32 nm die for both the CPU and integrated GPU cores, unlike the earlier microarchitectures. All Core i3/i5/i7 processors with the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture have a four-digit model number. With the mobile version, the thermal design power can no longer be determined from a one- or two-letter suffix but is encoded into the CPU number. Starting with Sandy Bridge, Intel no longer distinguishes the code names of the processor based on number of cores, socket or intended usage; they all use the same code name as the microarchitecture itself.

Ivy Bridge is the codename for Intel's 22 nm die shrink of the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture based on tri-gate ("3D") transistors, introduced in April 2012.

Core i3

Released on January 20, 2011, the Core i3-2xxx line of desktop and mobile processors is a direct replacement of the 2010 "Clarkdale" Core i3-5xx and "Arrandale" Core i3-3xxM models, based on the new microarchitecture. While they require new sockets and chipsets, the user-visible features of the Core i3 are largely unchanged, including the lack of support for Turbo Boost and AES-NI. Unlike the Sandy Bridge-based Celeron and Pentium processors, the Core i3 line does support the new Advanced Vector Extensions. This particular processor is the entry-level processor of this new series of Intel processors.

Codename
(main article)
Brand name (list)CoresL3 CacheSocketTDPI/O Bus
Sandy Bridge (Desktop) Core i3-21xx23 MBLGA 115565 WDirect Media Interface,
Integrated GPU
Core i3-21xxT35 W
Sandy Bridge (Mobile) Core i3-2xx0MrPGA-988B
BGA-1023
Core i3-2xx7MBGA-102317 W

Core i5

A Core i5-2500K. The K suffix indicates an unlocked clock multiplier, which allows for easier overclocking.

In January 2011, Intel released new quad-core Core i5 processors based on the "Sandy Bridge" microarchitecture at CES 2011. New dual-core mobile processors and desktop processors arrived in February 2011.

The Core i5-2xxx line of desktop processors are mostly quad-core chips, with the exception of the dual-core Core i5-2390T, and include integrated graphics, combining the key features of the earlier Core i5-6xx and Core i5-7xx lines. The suffix after the four-digit model number designates unlocked multiplier (K), low-power (S) and ultra-low-power (T).

The desktop CPUs now all have four non-SMT cores (like the i5-750), with the exception of the i5-2390T. The DMI bus runs at 5 GT/s.

The mobile Core i5-2xxxM processors are all dual-core and hyper-threaded chips like the previous Core i5-5xxM series, and share most of the features with that product line.

Codename
(main article)
Brand name (list)CoresL3 CacheSocketTDPI/O Bus
Sandy Bridge (Desktop) Core i5-2xxx
Core i5-2xxxK
46 MBLGA 115595 WDirect Media Interface,
Integrated GPU
Core i5-2xxxS65 W
Core i5-25xxT45 W
Core i5-23xxT23 MB35 W
Sandy Bridge (Mobile) Core i5-2xxxMrPGA-988B
BGA-1023
Core i5-2xx7MBGA-102317 W

Core i7

The Core i7 brand was the high-end for Intel's desktop and mobile processors, until the announcement of the i9 in 2017. Its Sandy Bridge models feature the largest amount of L3 cache and the highest clock frequency. Most of these models are very similar to their smaller Core i5 siblings. The quad-core mobile Core i7-2xxxQM/XM processors follow the previous "Clarksfield" Core i7-xxxQM/XM processors, but now also include integrated graphics.

Codename
(main article)
Brand name (list)CoresL3 CacheSocketTDPProcessI/O BusRelease
Date
Sandy Bridge-E (Desktop) Core i7-39xxX615 MBLGA 2011130 W32 nmDirect Media InterfaceNovember 2011
Core i7-39xxK12 MB
Core i7-38xx410 MB
Sandy Bridge (Desktop) Core i7-2xxxK, i7-2xxx8 MBLGA 115595 WDirect Media Interface,
Integrated GPU
January 2011
Core i7-2xxxS65 W
Sandy Bridge (Mobile) Core i7-2xxxXMrPGA-988B
BGA-1023
55 W
Core i7-28xxQM45 W
Core i7-2xxxQE, i7-26xxQM, i7-27xxQM6 MB
Core i7-2xx0M24 MB35 WFebruary 2011
Core i7-2xx9MBGA-102325 W
Core i7-2xx7M17 W

3rd generation

Ivy Bridge microarchitecture

Ivy Bridge is the codename for a "third generation" line of processors based on the 22 nm manufacturing process developed by Intel. Mobile versions of the CPU were released on April 2012 following with desktop versions on September 2012.

Core i3

The Ivy Bridge-based Core-i3-3xxx line is a minor upgrade to 22 nm process technology and better graphics.

Codename
(main article)
Brand name (list)CoresL3
Cache
SocketTDPI/O Bus
Ivy Bridge (Desktop) Core i3-32xx23 MBLGA 115555 WDirect Media Interface,
Integrated GPU
Core i3-32xxT35 W
Ivy Bridge (Mobile) Core i3-3xx0MrPGA-988B
BGA-1023
Core i3-3xx7UBGA-102317 W
Core i3-3xx9Y13 W

Core i5

Codename
(main article)
Brand name (list)CoresL3
Cache
SocketTDPI/O Bus
Ivy Bridge (Desktop) Core i5-3xxx
Core i5-3xxxK
46 MBLGA 115577 WDirect Media Interface,
Integrated GPU
Core i5-3xxxS65 W
Core i5-35xxT45 W
Core i5-34xxT23 MB35 W
Ivy Bridge (Mobile) Core i5-3xx0MrPGA-988B
BGA-1023
Core i5-3xx7UBGA-102317 W
Core i5-3xx9Y13 W

Core i7

Codename
(main article)
Brand name (list)CoresL3 CacheSocketTDPProcessI/O BusRelease
Date
Ivy Bridge-E (Desktop) Core i7-4960X615 MBLGA 2011130 W22 nmDirect Media InterfaceSeptember 2013
Core i7-4930K12 MB
Core i7-4820K410 MB
Ivy Bridge (Desktop) Core i7-37xx, i7-37xxK8 MBLGA 115577 WDirect Media Interface,
Integrated GPU
April 2012
Core i7-37xxS65 W
Core i7-37xxT45 W
Ivy Bridge (Mobile) Core i7-3xxxXM55 W
Core i7-38xxQM45 W
Core i7-36x0QM, i7-3xx0QE, i7-36x5QM,
i7-3xx5QE, i7-37xxQM
6 MB
Core i7-3xx2QM, i7-3xx2QE35 W
Core i7-3xxxM24 MB
Core i7-3xxxLE25 W
Core i7-3xx7U, i7-3xx7UE17 W
Core i7-3xx9Y13 WJanuary 2013

4th generation

Haswell microarchitecture

Haswell is the fourth generation Core processor microarchitecture, and was released in 2013.

Core i3

Codename
(main article)
Brand name (list)CoresL3 CacheGPU ModelSocketTDPProcessI/O BusRelease
Date
Haswell-DT (Desktop) Core i3-43xx24 MBHD 4600LGA 115054 W22 nmDirect Media Interface,
Integrated GPU
September 2013
Core i3-43xxT, Core i3-4xxxTE35 W
Core i3-41xx3 MBHD 440054 W
Core i3-41xxT35 W
Haswell-MB (Mobile) Core i3-4xx2EHD 4600BGA 136425 W
Core i3-4xx0E37 W
Core i3-4xxxMSocket G3
Core i3-4xx8UIris 5100BGA 116828 WJune 2013
Core i3-4xx0U, Core i3-4xx5UHD 440015 W
Core i3-4xxxYHD 420011.5 W

Core i5

Codename
(main article)
Brand name (list)CoresL3 CacheGPU ModelSocketTDPProcessI/O BusRelease Date
Haswell-DT (Desktop) Core i5-4xxx, i5-46xxK46 MBHD 4600LGA 115084 W22 nmDirect Media Interface,
Integrated GPU
June 2013
Core i5-4xxxS65 W
Core i5-46xxT45 W
Core i5-45xxT, Core i5-45xxTE24 MB35 W
65 W
Haswell-H (MCP) Core i5-4xxxR 4 4 MB Iris Pro 5200 BGA 1364 65 W
Haswell-MB (Mobile) Core i5-4xxxH23 MBHD 460047 WSeptember 2013
Core i5-4xx2E25 W
Core i5-4xx0E37 W
Core i5-4xxxMSocket G3
Core i5-4xx8UIris 5100BGA116828 WJune 2013
Core i5-4x50UHD 500015 W
Core i5-4x00UHD 4400
Core i5-4xxxYHD 420011.5 W

Core i7

Codename
(main article)
Brand name (list)CoresL3 CacheGPU ModelSocketTDPProcessI/O BusRelease
Date
Haswell-E (Desktop)[56] Core i7-5960X 8 20 MB N/A LGA 2011-3 140 W 22 nm Direct Media Interface September 2014
Core i7-5930K 6 15 MB
Core i7-5820K
Haswell-DT (Desktop) Core i7-47xx, i7-47xxK48 MBHD 4600LGA 115084 WDirect Media Interface,
Integrated GPU
June 2013
Core i7-47xxS65 W
Core i7-47x0T45 W
Core i7-47x5T35 W
Core i7-47xxR6 MBIris Pro 5200BGA 136465 W
Haswell-MB (Mobile) Core i7-4x50HQ, Core i7-4x60HQ
Core i7-4x50EQ, Core i7-4x60EQ
47 W
Core i7-47x2HQ, Core i7-47x2EQ
Core i7-470xHQ, Core i7-470xEQ
HD 460037 W
47 W
Core i7-47x2MQ
Core i7-470xMQ
Socket G337 W
47 W
Core i7-49xxMQ, Core i7-4xxxXM8 MB57 W
Core i7-4xxxM24 MB35 WSeptember 2013
Core i7-4xx8UIris 5100BGA 116828 WJune 2013
Core i7-4x50UHD 500015 W
Core i7-4x00UHD 4400
Core i7-4xxxYHD 420011.5 W

5th generation

Broadwell microarchitecture

Broadwell is the fifth generation Core processor microarchitecture, and was released by Intel on September 6, 2014, and began shipping in late 2014. It is the first to use a 14 nm chip.[57] Additionally, mobile processors were launched in January 2015[58] and Desktop Core i5 and i7 processors were released in June 2015.[59]

Desktop processor (DT-Series)

Processor brandingModel (list)Cores
(Threads)
L3 CacheGPU ModelSocketTDPProcessI/O BusRelease
Date
Core i7 Core i7-5775C 4 (8) 6 MB Iris 6200 LGA 1150 65 W 14 nm Direct Media Interface,

Integrated GPU

June 2015
Core i7-5775R
Core i5 Core i5-5675C 4 (4) 4 MB
Core i5-5675R
Core i5-5575R

Mobile processors (U-Series)

Processor brandingModel (list)Cores
(Threads)
L3 CacheGPU ModelSocketTDPProcessI/O BusRelease
Date
Core i7 5xx7U 2 (4)4 MBIris 6100BGA 116828 W 14 nmDirect Media Interface,
Integrated GPU
January 2015
5x50UHD 600015 W
5x00UHD 5500
Core i5 5xx7U2 (2)3 MBIris 610028 W
5x50UHD 600015 W
5x00UHD 5500
Core i3 5xx7UIris 610028 W
5xx5U HD 5500 15 W
5xx0U

Mobile Processors (Y-Series)

Processor branding Model (list) Cores
(Threads)
L3 Cache GPU Model Socket TDP Process I/O Bus Release
Date
Core M 5Yxx 2 (2) 4 MB HD 5300 BGA 1234 4.5 W 14 nm Direct Media Interface,
Integrated GPU
September 2014

High-end Desktop Processors (E-Series)

Processor brandingModel (list)Cores (Threads)L3 CacheGPU ModelSocketTDPProcessI/O BusRelease
Date
Core i7 Core i7-6800K 6 (12) 15 MB N/A LGA 2011-3 140 W 14 nm Direct Media Interface Q2'16
Core i7-6850K
Core i7-6900K 8 (16) 20 MB
Core i7-6950X 10 (20) 25 MB

6th generation

Skylake microarchitecture

Skylake is the sixth generation Core processor microarchitecture, and was launched in August 2015. Being the successor to the Broadwell line, it is a redesign using the same 14 nm manufacturing process technology; however the redesign has better CPU and GPU performance and reduced power consumption. Intel also disabled overclocking non -K processors.

Desktop processors (DT-Series)

Processor Branding Model Cores/Threads L3 Cache GPU Model Socket TDP Process I/O Bus Release Date
Core i7 6700K 4/8 8 MB HD 530 LGA 1151 91 W 14 nm Direct Media Interface,

Integrated GPU

August 2015
6700 65 W September 2015
6700T 35 W
6785R Iris Pro 580 65 W May 2016
Core i5 6600K 4/4 6 MB HD 530 91 W September 2015
6600 65 W
6500
6400
6402P HD 510 December 2015
6xx0R HD 530 35 W June 2016
6xx0T September 2015
Core i3 6320 2/4 4 MB HD 530 51 W
6300
6300T 35 W
6100 3 MB HD 530 51 W
6100T 35 W
6098P HD 510 54 W December 2015

Mobile processors (H-Series)

Processor Branding Model Cores/Threads L3 Cache GPU Model Socket TDP Process I/O Bus Release Date
Core i3 6100H 2/4 3 MB HD 530 35 W FBGA 1356 14 nm Direct Media Interface,

Integrated GPU

September 2015

Mobile processors (U-Series)

Processor Branding Model Cores/Threads L3 Cache GPU Model Socket TDP Process I/O Bus Release Date
Core i7 Core i7-6650U 2/4 4 MB Iris 540 FBGA 1356 15 W 14 nm Direct Media Interface,

Integrated GPU

September 2015
Core i7-6600U HD 520 25 W
Core i7-6567U Iris 550 28 W
Core i7-6x60U Iris 540 15 W
Core i7-6x00U HD 520
Core i5 62x7U Iris 550 28 W
6360U Iris 540 9.5 W
6300U HD 520 15 W
6260U Iris 540
6200U 3 MB HD 520
Core i3 6167U 3 MB HD 550 28 W
6100U HD 520 15 W

High-end Desktop processors (X-Series)

Processor Branding Model Cores/Threads L3 Cache Socket TDP Process I/O Bus Price
Core i9 7980XE 18/36 ? LGA 2066 ? 14 nm Direct Media Interface,

Integrated GPU

$1999
7960X 16/32 $1699
7940X 14/28 $1399
7920X 12/24 $1199
7900X 10/20 13.75 MB 140 W $999
Core i7 7820X 8/16 11 MB $599
7800X 6/12 8.25 MB $389

7th generation

Kaby Lake microarchitecture

Kaby Lake is the seventh generation Core processor microarchitecture, and was launched in October 2016 (mobile chips)[60] and January 2017 (desktop chips).[61] With the latest generation of microarchitecture, Intel decided to produce Kaby Lake processors without using their "tick–tock" manufacturing and design model.[62] Similar to Skylake, Kaby Lake processors are produced using a 14 nanometer manufacturing process technology.[62]

Features

Built on an improved 14 nm process (14FF+), Kaby Lake features faster CPU clock speeds and Turbo frequencies. Beyond these process and clock speed changes, little of the CPU architecture has changed from Skylake, resulting in identical IPC.

Kaby Lake features a new graphics architecture to improve performance in 3D graphics and 4K video playback. It adds native HDCP 2.2 support, along with fixed function decode of H.264, HEVC Main and Main10/10-bit, and VP9 10-bit and 8-bit video. Hardware encode is supported for H.264, HEVC Main10/10-bit, and VP9 8-bit video. VP9 10-bit encode is not supported in hardware. OpenCL 2.1 is now supported.

Kaby Lake is the first Core architecture to support hyper-threading for the Pentium-branded desktop CPU SKU. Kaby Lake also features the first overclocking-enabled i3-branded CPU.

Features common to desktop Kaby Lake CPUs:

  • LGA 1151 socket
  • DMI 3.0 and PCIe 3.0 interfaces
  • Dual channel memory support in the following configurations: DDR3L-1600 1.35 V (32 GiB maximum) or DDR4-2400 1.2 V (64 GiB maximum)
  • A total of 16 PCIe lanes
  • The Core-branded processors support the AVX2 instruction set. The Celeron and Pentium-branded ones support only SSE4.1/4.2
  • 350 MHz base graphics clock rate
  • No L4 cache (eDRAM).
  • A release date of January 3, 2017

Desktop processors (S-Series)

Processor

branding

Model Cores (threads) CPU

clock rate

CPU Turbo clock rate GPU model Maximum

GPU clock rate

L3

cache

TDP Price (USD)
Single core Dual core Quad core
Core i7 7700K 4 (8) 4.2 GHz 4.5 GHz 4.4 GHz 4.4 GHz HD 630 1150 MHz 8 MB 91 W $350
7700 3.6 GHz 4.2 GHz 4.1 GHz 4.0 GHz 65 W $312
7700T 2.9 GHz 3.8 GHz 3.7 GHz 3.6 GHz 35 W
Core i5 7600K 4 (4) 3.8 GHz 4.2 GHz 4.1 GHz 4.0 GHz 6 MB 91 W $243
7600 3.5 GHz 4.1 GHz 4.0 GHz 3.9 GHz 65 W $224
7600T 2.8 GHz 3.7 GHz 3.6 GHz 3.5 GHz 1100 MHz 35 W
7500 3.4 GHz 3.8 GHz 3.7 GHz 3.6 GHz 65 W $202
7500T 2.7 GHz 3.3 GHz 3.2 GHz 3.1 GHz 35 W
7400 3.0 GHz 3.5 GHz 3.4 GHz 3.3 GHz 1000 MHz 65 W $182
7400T 2.4 GHz 3.0 GHz 2.9 GHz 2.7 GHz 35 W $187
Core i3 7350K 2 (4) 4.2 GHz N/A 1150 MHz 4 MB 60 W $179
7320 4.1 GHz 51 W $157
7300 4.0 GHz $147
7300T 3.5 GHz 1100 MHz 35 W
7100 3.9 GHz 3 MB 51 W $117
7100T 3.4 GHz 35 W
7101E 3.9 GHz 54 W
7101TE 3.4 GHz 35 W
Pentium G4620 3.7 GHz 51 W $93
G4600 3.6 GHz $82
G4600T 3.0 GHz 1050 MHz 35 W $75
G4560 3.5 GHz HD 610 54 W $64
G4560T 2.9 GHz 35 W
Celeron G3950 2 (2) 3.0 GHz 2 MB 51 W $52
G3930 2.9 GHz $42
G3930T 2.7 GHz 1000 MHz 35 W

Mobile Processors (H-Series)

Processor

branding

Model Cores (threads) CPU

clock rate

CPU Turbo clock rate GPU GPU clock rate L3

cache

Max. PCIe lanes TDP cTDP Release date Price (USD)
Single core Dual core Quad core Base Max. Up Down
Xeon E3 1535M v6 4 (8) 3.1 GHz 4.2 GHz 4.1 GHz 3.9 GHz HD P630 350 MHz 1100 MHz 8 MB 16 45 W N/A N/A Q1 2017 $623
1505M v6 3.0 GHz 4.0 GHz 3.8 GHz 3.6 GHz $434
Core i7 7920HQ 3.1 GHz 4.1 GHz 3.9 GHz 3.7 GHz HD 630 350 MHz 35 W $568
7820HQ 2.9 GHz 3.9 GHz 3.7 GHz 3.5 GHz $378
7820HK
7700HQ 2.8 GHz 3.8 GHz 3.6 GHz 3.4 GHz 6 MB
Core i5 7440HQ 4 (4) 1000 MHz $250
7300HQ 2.5 GHz 3.5 GHz 3.3 GHz 3.1 GHz
Core i3 7100H 2 (4) 3.0 GHz N/A 950 MHz 3 MB 35 W N/A $225

Mobile Processors (U-Series)

Processor

branding

Model Cores

(threads)

CPU

clock rate

CPU Turbo clock rate GPU GPU clock rate L3

cache

L4

cache

Max. PCIe lanes TDP cTDP Release date Price (USD)
Single core Dual core Base Max. Up Down
Core i7 7660U 2 (4) 2.5 GHz 4.0 GHz ? Iris Plus 640 300 MHz 1100 MHz 4 MB 64 MB 12 15 W N/A 9.5 W Q1 2017 ?
7600U 2.8 GHz 3.9 GHz HD 620 1150 MHz N/A 25 W 7.5 W $393
7567U 3.5 GHz 4.0 GHz Iris Plus 650 64 MB 28 W N/A 23 W ?
7560U 2.4 GHz 3.8 GHz Iris Plus 640 1050 MHz 15 W 9.5 W
7500U 2.7 GHz 3.5 GHz HD 620 N/A 25 W 7.5 W Q3 2016 $393
Core i5 7360U 2.3 GHz 3.6 GHz Iris Plus 640 1000 MHz 4 MB 64 MB 12 15 W N/A 9.5 W Q1 2017 ?
7300U 2.6 GHz 3.5 GHz HD 620 1100 MHz 3 MB N/A 12 15 W 25 W 7.5 W $281
7287U 3.3 GHz 3.7 GHz Iris Plus 650 4 MB 64 MB 28 W N/A 23 W ?
7267U 3.1 GHz 3.5 GHz 1050 MHz
7260U 2.2 GHz 3.4 GHz Iris Plus 640 950 MHz 15 W 9.5 W
7200U 2.5 GHz 3.1 GHz HD 620 1000 MHz 3 MB N/A 25 W 7.5 W Q3 2016 $281
Core i3 7167U 2.8 GHz N/A Iris Plus 650 1000 MHz 3 MB 64 MB 12 28 W N/A 23 W Q1 2017 ?
7100U 2.4 GHz HD 620 N/A 15 W 7.5 W Q3 2016 $281

Mobile Processors (Y-Series)

Processor

branding

Model Cores

(threads)

CPU

clock rate

CPU Turbo clock rate GPU GPU clock rate L3

cache

Max. PCIe lanes TDP cTDP Release date Price (USD)
Single core Dual core Base Max. Up Down
Core m7 7Y75 2 (4) 1.3 GHz 3.6 GHz ? HD 615 300 MHz 1050 MHz 4 MB 10 4.5 W 7 W 3.5 W Q3 2016 $393
Core m5 7Y57 1.2 GHz 3.3 GHz 950 MHz Q1 2017 $281
7Y54 3.2 GHz Q3 2016
Core m3 7Y30 1.0 GHz 2.6 GHz 900 MHz
7Y32 1.1 GHz 3.0 GHz Q2 2017
Pentium Gold 4415Y 1.6 GHz N/A 850 MHz 2 MB 6 W N/A 4.5 W Q2 2017 $161

High-end Desktop processors (X-Series)

Kaby Lake-X processors are modified versions of Kaby Lake-S processors that fit into the LGA 2066 socket. However, they can't take advantage of the unique features of the platform.

Processor

branding

Model Cores (threads) CPU

clock rate

CPU Turbo clock rate L3

cache

TDP Price (USD)
Single core Dual core Quad core
Core i7 7740X 4 (8) 4.3 GHz 4.5 GHz 4.4 GHz 4.4 GHz 8 MB 112 W $339
Core i5 7640X 4 (4) 4.0 GHz 4.2 GHz 4.1 GHz 4.0 GHz 6 MB $242

Server processors (WS-Series)

Processor

branding

Model Cores

(threads)

CPU

clock rate

CPU Turbo clock rate GPU model EUs GPU clock rate L3

cache

TDP Release date Price (USD)
Single core Dual core Quad core Base Max.
Xeon E3 1280 v6 4 (8) 3.9 GHz 4.2 GHz ? ? N/A 8 MB 72 W Q1 2017 $612
1275 v6 3.8 GHz HD P630 ? 350 MHz 1150 MHz 73 W $339
1270 v6 N/A 72 W $328
1245 v6 3.7 GHz 4.1 GHz HD P630 ? 350 MHz 1150 MHz 73 W $284
1240 v6 N/A 72 W $272
1230 v6 3.5 GHz 3.9 GHz $250
1225 v6 4 (4) 3.3 GHz 3.7 GHz HD P630 ? 350 MHz 1150 MHz 73 W $213
1220 v6 3.0 GHz 3.5 GHz N/A 72 W $193

Embedded processors

Processor

branding

Model Cores

(threads)

CPU

clock rate

CPU Turbo clock rate GPU model EUs GPU clock rate L3

cache

TDP Release date Price (USD)
Single core Dual core Quad core Base Max.
Xeon E3 1505L v6 4 (8) 2.2 GHz 3.0 GHz ? ? HD P630 ? 350 MHz 1000 MHz 8 MB 25 W Q1 2017 $433

8th generation

Kaby Lake Refresh microarchitecture

Mobile processors (U-Series)

Processor
branding
Model Cores
(threads)
CPU
clock
rate
CPU Turbo clock rate GPU GPU clock rate L3
cache
L4
cache
Max.
PCIe
lanes
TDP cTDP Release
date
Price
(USD)
Single
core
Dual
core
Quad
core
Base Max. Up Down
Core i7 8650U 4 (8) 1.9 GHz 4.2 GHz 3.9 GHz UHD 620 300 MHz 1150 MHz 8 MB N/A 12 15 W 25 W 10 W Q3 2017 $409
8550U 1.8 GHz 4.0 GHz 3.7 GHz
Core i5 8350U 1.7 GHz 3.6 GHz 1100 MHz 6 MB $297
8250U 1.6 GHz 3.4 GHz

Coffee Lake microarchitecture

Coffee Lake is the eighth generation Intel Core micro-architecture and was launched in October 2017. For the first time in the ten-year history of Intel Core processors, the Coffee Lake generation features an increase in core counts across the desktop lineup of processors, a significant driver of improved performance versus previous generations despite similar per-clock performance.

Increase in number of CPU cores in desktop Coffee Lake processors
Kaby Lake
(7th Generation)
Coffee Lake
(8th Generation)
Cores / Threads Cores / Threads
Core i3 2 / 40 4 / 40
Core i5 4 / 40 6 / 60
Core i7 4 / 80 6 / 12

* Intel Hyper-threading capabilities allow an enabled processor to execute two threads per physical core

Features

Coffee Lake features largely the same CPU core and performance per MHz as Skylake/Kaby Lake.[63][64] Features specific to Coffee Lake include:

  • Following similar refinements to the 14 nm process in Skylake and Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake is the third 14 nm process refinement ("14nm++") and features increased transistor gate pitch for a lower current density and higher leakage transistors which allows higher peak power and higher frequency at the expense of die area and idle power.
  • Coffee Lake will be used in conjunction with the 300-series chipset and is incompatible with the older 100- and 200-series chipsets.[65][66]
  • Increased L3 cache in accordance to the number of cores
  • Increased turbo clock speeds across i5 and i7 CPUs models (increased by up to 200 MHz)
  • Increased iGPU clock speeds by 50 MHz
  • DDR4 memory support updated for 2666 MHz (for i5 and i7 parts) and 2400 MHz (for i3 parts); DDR3 memory is no longer supported

Desktop processors (S-Series)

Processor
branding
Model Cores

(threads)

Base CPU
clock rate
Turbo clock rate[67] [GHz] GPU max GPU
clock rate
L3
cache
TDP Memory
support
Price
(USD)
Number of cores used
1 2 3 4 5 6
Core i7 8086K 6 (12) 4.0 GHz 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 UHD 630 1.20 GHz 12 MB 95 W DDR4

2666

$425
8700K 3.7 GHz 4.7 $359
8700 3.2 GHz 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 65 W $303
8700T 2.4 GHz 4.0 3.9 or 4.0 ? 3.9 3.8 35 W
Core i5 8600K 6 (6) 3.6 GHz 4.3 4.2 4.1 1.15 GHz 9 MB 95 W $257
8600 3.1 GHz 65 W $213
8600T 2.3 GHz 3.7 3.6 3.5 35 W
8500 3.0 GHz 4.1 4.0 3.9 1.10 GHz 65 W $192
8500T 2.1 GHz 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 35 W
8400 2.8 GHz 4.0 3.9 3.8 1.05 GHz 65 W $182
8400T 1.7 GHz 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 35 W
Core i3 8350K 4 (4) 4.0 GHz N/A 1.15 GHz 8 MB 91 W DDR4

2400

$168
8300 3.7 GHz 62 W $138
8300T 3.2 GHz 35 W
8100 3.6 GHz 1.10 GHz 6 MB 65 W $117
8100T 3.1 GHz 35 W
Pentium

Gold

G5600 2 (4) 3.9 GHz 4 MB 54 W $86
G5500 3.8 GHz $75
G5500T 3.2 GHz 35 W
G5400 3.7 GHz UHD 610 1.05 GHz 54 W $64
G5400T 3.1 GHz 35 W
Celeron G4920 2 (2) 3.2 GHz 2 MB 54 W $52
G4900 3.1 GHz $42
G4900T 2.9 GHz 35 W

* Processors Core i3-8100 and Core i3-8350K with stepping B0 actually belong to "Kaby Lake-S" family

Mobile processors (H-Series)

Processor

branding

Model Cores

(threads)

CPU

clock rate

Max. Turbo

clock rate

GPU GPU clock rate L3

cache

TDP cTDP Price

(USD)

Base Max. Down Up
Xeon E 2186M 6 (12) 2.9 GHz 4.8 GHz UHD P630 350 MHz 1.20 GHz 12 MB 45 W 35 W N/A $623
2176M 2.7 GHz 4.4 GHz $450
Core i7 8850H 2.6 GHz 4.3 GHz UHD 630 1.15 GHz 9 MB $395
8750H 2.2 GHz 4.1 GHz 1.10 GHz
8700B 3.2 GHz 4.6 GHz 1.20 GHz 12 MB 65 W $303
Core i5 8500B 6 (6) 3.0 GHz 4.1 GHz 1.10 GHz 9 MB $192
8400B 2.8 GHz 4.0 GHz 1.05 GHz $182
8400H 4 (8) 2.5 GHz 4.2 GHz 1.10 GHz 8 MB 45 W $250
8300H 2.3 GHz 4.0 GHz 1.00 GHz $250
Core i3 8100H 4 (4) 3.0 GHz N/A 6 MB $225

Mobile processors (U-Series)

Processor

branding

Model Cores

(threads)

CPU

clock rate

Max. Turbo

clock rate

GPU GPU clock rate L3

cache

L4 cache

(eDRAM)

TDP cTDP Price

(USD)

Base Max. Down Up
Core i7 8559U 4 (8) 2.7 GHz 4.5 GHz Iris Plus 655 300 MHz 1.20 GHz 8 MB 128 MB 28 W 20 W N/A $431
Core i5 8269U 2.6 GHz 4.2 GHz 1.10 GHz 6 MB $320

8259U

2.3 GHz 3.8 GHz 1.05 GHz N/A
Core i3 8109U 2 (4) 3.0 GHz 3.6 GHz UHD 630 1.10 GHz 4 MB

Workstation processors (E-Series)

Processor
branding
Model Cores

(Threads)

Base CPU
clock rate
Turbo clock rate[67] [GHz] GPU max GPU
clock rate
L3
cache
TDP Memory
support
Price
(USD)
Number of cores used
1 2 3 4 5 6
Xeon E 2186G 6 (12) 3.8 GHz 4.7 ? ? ? ? ? UHD P630 1.20 GHz 12 MB 95 W DDR4

2666 ECC

memory

supported

$450
2176G 3.7 GHz ? ? ? ? ? 80 W $362
2146G 3.5 GHz 4.5 ? ? ? ? ? 1.15 GHz $311
2136 3.3 GHz ? ? ? ? ? N/A $284
2126G 6 (6) ? ? ? ? ? UHD P630 1.15 GHz $255
2174G 4 (8) 3.8 GHz 4.7 ? ? ? N/A 1.20 GHz 8 MB 71 W $328
2144G 3.6 GHz 4.5 ? ? ? 1.15 GHz $272
2134 3.5 GHz ? ? ? N/A $250
2124G 4 (4) 3.4 GHz ? ? ? UHD P630 1.15 GHz $213
2124 3.3 GHz 4.3 ? ? ? N/A $193

Amber Lake microarchitecture

Amber Lake is a refinement over the low power Mobile Kaby Lake CPUs.

Mobile Processors (Y-Series)

Processor

branding

Model Cores

(threads)

CPU clock rate GPU Max GPU

clock rate

L3

cache

TDP cTDP Price
Base Max turbo Up Down
Core i7 8510Y 2 (4) 1.8 GHz 3.9 GHz UHD 617 1050 MHz 4 MB 7 W N/A $393
8500Y 1.5 GHz 4.2 GHz UHD 615 5 W 7 W 3.5 W $393
Core i5 8310Y 1.6 GHz 3.9 GHz UHD 617 7 W N/A $281
8210Y 3.6 GHz
8200Y 1.3 GHz 3.9 GHz UHD 615 950 MHz 5 W 7 W 3.5 W $291
Core m3 8100Y 1.1 GHz 3.4 GHz 900 MHz 8 W 4.5 W $281
Pentium Gold 4425Y 1.7 GHz N/A 850 MHz 2 MB 6 W N/A 4.5 W $161

Whiskey Lake microarchitecture

Whiskey Lake is Intel's codename for the third 14 nm Skylake process-refinement, following Kaby Lake Refresh and Coffee Lake. Intel announced low power mobile Whiskey Lake CPUs availability on August 28, 2018.[68][69] It has not yet been advertised whether this CPU architecture contains hardware mitigations for Meltdown/Spectre class vulnerabilities—various sources contain conflicting information.[70][71][69][72] Unofficially it was announced that Whiskey Lake has hardware mitigations against Meltdown and L1TF while Spectre V2 requires software mitigations as well as microcode/firmware update.[73][74][75][76]

Architecture changes compared to Kaby Lake Refresh

  • 14++ nm process, same as Coffee Lake
  • Increased turbo clocks (300–600 MHz)
  • 14 nm PCH
  • Native USB 3.1 gen 2 support (10 Gbit/s)
  • Integrated 802.11ac 160 MHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0
  • Intel Optane Memory support

Mobile processors (U-Series)

Processor

branding

Model Cores

(threads)

CPU

clock rate

Turbo clock GHz

Num of cores

GPU Max GPU

clock rate

L3

cache

cTDP Memory Price
1 2 4 Up Down
Core i7 8665U 4 (8) 1.9 GHz 4.8 UHD
620
1150 MHz 8 MB 25 W 10 W DDR4-2400

LPDDR3-2133

$409
8565U 1.8 GHz 4.6 4.5 4.1 $409
Core i5 8365U 1.6 GHz 4.1 1100 MHz 6 MB $297
8265U 3.9 3.9 3.7 $297
Core i3 8145U 2 (4) 2.1 GHz 3.9 3.7 N/A 1000 MHz 4 MB $281
Pentium Gold 5405U 2.3 GHz N/A UHD
610
950 MHz 2 MB - 12.5 W DDR4-2133

LPDDR3-1866

$161
Celeron 4205U 2 (2) 1.8 GHz 900 MHz $107

Cannon Lake microarchitecture

Cannon Lake (formerly Skymont) is Intel's codename for the 10-nanometer die shrink of the Kaby Lake microarchitecture. As a die shrink, Cannon Lake is a new process in Intel's "process–architecture–optimization" execution plan as the next step in semiconductor fabrication.[77] Cannon Lake are the first mainstream CPUs to include the AVX-512 instruction set. In comparison to the previous generation AVX2 (AVX-256), the new generation AVX-512 most notably provides double the width of data registers and double the number of registers. These enhancements would allow for twice the number of floating point operations per register due to the increased width in addition to doubling the overall number of registers, resulting in theoretical performance improvements of up to four times the performance of AVX2.[78][79]

At CES 2018, Intel announced that they had started shipping mobile Cannon Lake CPUs at the end of 2017 and that they would ramp up production in 2018.[80][81][82] No further details were disclosed.

Architecture changes compared to Coffee Lake

  • AVX-512 instruction set extension
  • Intel's first 10 nm process technology

Mobile processors (U-Series)

Processor

branding

Model Cores

(threads)

CPU

clock rate

CPU Turbo

clock rate

GPU GPU clock rate L3

cache

TDP cTDP Price

(USD)

Base Max. Down
Core i3 8121U[83][84] 2 (4) 2.2 GHz 3.2 GHz N/A 4 MB 15 W N/A ?

9th generation

Skylake Refresh microarchitecture

High-end Desktop processors (X-Series)

The 9th generation Skylake CPUs are updated versions of previous Skylake X-Series CPUs with clockspeed improvements.

Processor Branding Model Cores/Threads Base Clock Single Core Turbo Clock L3 Cache TDP Price
Core i9 9980XE 18/36 3.0 GHz 4.5 GHz 24.75 MB 165 W $1979
9960X 16/32 3.1 GHz 22 MB $1684
9940X 14/28 3.3 GHz 19.25 MB $1387
9920X 12/24 3.5 GHz $1189
9900X 10/20 $989
9820X 3.3 GHz 4.2 GHz 16.5 MB $889
Core i7 9800X 8/16 3.8 GHz 4.5 GHz $589

Coffee Lake Refresh microarchitecture

Desktop processors (S-Series)

The 9th generation Coffee Lake CPUs were released in the fourth quarter of 2018. They include hardware mitigations against certain Meltdown/Spectre vulnerabilities.[85][86]

For the first time in Intel consumer CPU history, these CPUs support up to 128 GB RAM.[87]

Increase in number of CPU cores in desktop 9th Generation processors
8th Generation 9th Generation
Cores / Threads Cores / Threads
Core i3 4 / 40 4 / 40
Core i5 6 / 60 6 / 60
Core i7 6 / 12 8 / 8
Core i9 N/A 8 / 16

* Intel Hyper-threading capabilities allow an enabled processor to execute two threads per physical core

Even though the F suffix CPUs lack an integrated GPU, Intel set the same price for these CPUs as their featureful counterparts.[88]

Processor
branding
Model Cores

(Threads)

Base CPU
clock rate
Turbo clock rate[89] [GHz] GPU max GPU
clock rate
L3
cache
TDP Memory

support

Price
(USD)
Number of cores used
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Core i9 9900KS 8 (16) 4.0 GHz 5.0 UHD 630 1.20 GHz 16 MB 127 W * DDR4

2666

$524
9900K 3.6 GHz 5.0 4.8 4.7 95 W * $488
9900KF N/A
Core i7 9700K 8 (8) 3.6 GHz 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.6 UHD 630 1.20 GHz 12 MB 95 W $374
9700KF N/A
Core i5 9600K 6 (6) 3.7 GHz 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 N/A UHD 630 1.15 GHz 9 MB $262
9600KF N/A
9400 2.9 GHz 4.1 UHD 630 1.05 GHz 65 W $182
9400F N/A
Core i3 9350KF 4 (4) 4.0 GHz 4.6 N/A 8 MB 91 W DDR4

2400

$173
9100F 3.6 GHz 4.2 N/A 6 MB 65 W DDR4

2400

$122
9100 UHD 630 1.10 GHz

* various reviews show that the Core i9 9900K CPU may consume over 140 W under load. The Core i9 9900KS may consume even more.[90][91][92][93]

Mobile processors (H-Series)

Processor
branding
Model Cores

(Threads)

Base CPU
clock rate
Single Core Turbo clock rate [GHz] GPU Max GPU
clock rate
L3
cache
TDP Memory
support
Price
(USD)
Core i9 9980HK 8 (16) 2.4 GHz 5.0 HD 630 1.25 GHz 16 MB 45 W DDR4-2666 $583
9880H 2.3 GHz 4.8 1.20 GHz $556
Core i7 9850H 6 (12) 2.6 GHz 4.6 1.15 GHz 12 MB $395
9750H 4.5
Core i5 9400H 4 (8) 2.5 GHz 4.3 1.10 GHz 8 MB $250
9300H 2.4 GHz 4.1 1.05 GHz

10th generation

Cascade Lake microarchitecture

High-end Desktop processors (X-Series)

Cascade Lake X-Series CPUs are the 10th generation versions of the previous Skylake X-Series CPUs. They offer minor clockspeed improvements and a highly reduced price.

Processor Branding Model Cores/Threads Base Clock Single Core Turbo Clock All Core Turbo Clock L3 Cache TDP Price
Core i9 10980XE 18/36 3.0 GHz 4.8 GHz 3.8 GHz 24.75 MB 165 W $979
10940X 14/28 3.3 GHz 4.1 GHz 19.25 MB $784
10920X 12/24 3.5 GHz 4.3 GHz $689
10900X 10/20 3.7 GHz 4.7 GHz $590

Ice Lake microarchitecture

Ice Lake is codename for Intel's 10th generation microarchitecture, representing an enhancement of the 'Architecture' of the preceding generation Kaby Lake/Cannon Lake processors (as specified in Intel's process–architecture–optimization execution plan). As the successor to Cannon Lake, Ice Lake uses Intel's newer 10 nm+ fabrication process.

Ice Lake will be the first Intel CPU to feature in-silicon mitigations for the hardware vulnerabilities discovered in 2017, Meltdown and Spectre. These side-channel attacks exploit branch prediction's use of speculative execution. These exploits may cause the CPU to reveal cached private information which the exploiting process is not intended to be able to access as a form of timing attack.

Features

CPU
  • On average 18% increase in IPC in comparison to 2015 Skylake running at the same frequency and memory configuration[94][95]
  • L1 instruction/data cache: 32 KB / 48 KiB; L2 cache: 512 KiB[69]
  • Dynamic Tuning 2.0 which allows the CPU to stay at turbo frequencies for longer[96][97]
  • Six new AVX-512 instruction subsets: VPOPCNTDQ, VBMI2, BITALG, VPCLMULQDQ, GFNI, and VAES
  • AI tasks acceleration, Intel Deep Learning Boost[98][97]
GPU
  • Gen 11 GPU with up to 64 execution units;[99][100] 4K@120 Hz, 5K, 8K display output[101]
  • Variable Rate Shading[102][103]
  • DisplayPort 1.4a with Display Stream Compression; HDMI 2.0b
  • Up to 1.15 TFLOPS of computational performance
  • Two HEVC 10-bit encode pipelines, either two 4K60 4:4:4 streams simultaneously or one 8K30 4:2:2[97]
Package
  • 10 nm+ transistors
  • New memory controller with DDR4 3200 and LPDDR4X 3733 support
  • Integrated support for Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
  • Thunderbolt 3 support[104]

Mobile processors (U-Series)

Processor
branding
Model Cores
(threads)
Base CPU
clock rate
Turbo clock GHz

Num of cores

GPU L3
cache
TDP cTDP Price
1 2 4 Series EUs Max clock
rate
Up Down
Core i7 1065G7 4 (8) 1.3 GHz 3.9 3.5 Iris Plus 64 1.1 GHz 8 MiB 15 W 25 W 12 W $426
Core i5 1035G7 1.2 GHz 3.7 3.3 1.05 GHz 6 MiB 15 W 25 W 12 W $320
1035G4 1.1 GHz 48 $309
1035G1 1.0 GHz 3.6 UHD 32 13 W $297
Core i3 1005G1 2 (4) 1.2 GHz 3.4 UHD 32 0.9 GHz 4 MiB 15 W 25 W 13 W $281

Mobile processors (Y-Series)

Processor
branding
Model Cores
(threads)
Base CPU
clock rate
Turbo clock GHz

Num of cores

GPU L3
cache
TDP cTDP Price
1 2 4 Series EUs Max clock
rate
Up Down
Core i7 1060G7 4 (8) 1.0 GHz 3.8 3.4 Iris Plus 64 1.1 GHz 8 MiB 9 W 12 W
Core i5 1030G7 0.8 GHz 3.5 3.2 Iris Plus 64 6 MiB 9 W 12 W
1030G4 0.7 GHz 48
Core i3

1000G4

2 (4) 1.1 GHz 3.2 Iris Plus 48 0.9 GHz 4 MiB 9 W 12 W
1000G1 UHD 32

Comet Lake microarchitecture

Comet Lake is Intel's codename for the fourth 14 nm Skylake process-refinement, following Whiskey Lake. Intel announced low power mobile Comet Lake CPUs availability on August 21, 2019.[105]

Architecture changes compared to Whiskey Lake

  • Up to six CPU cores; L3 cache up to 12 MiB
  • Higher turbo frequencies
  • LPDDR4x 2933 memory support
  • Wi-Fi 6 AX201 support (Depend on PCH chipset)[106]

Desktop Processors (S-Series)

Processor
branding
Model Cores

(Threads)

Base CPU
clock rate
Turbo clock rate[89] [GHz] GPU TDP Memory

support

Price
(USD)
Number of cores used
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Core i9 10900K 10 (20) 3.7 GHz 5.3 5.2 4.9 UHD 630 125 W DDR4

2933

$488
10900KF N/A $472
10900 2.8 GHz 5.2 5.1 4.6 UHD 630 65 W $439
10900F N/A $422
Core i7 10700K 8 (16) 3.8 GHz 5.1 4.7 N/A UHD 630 125 W $374
10700KF N/A $349
10700 2.9 GHz 4.7 4.6 UHD 630 65 W $323
10700F N/A $298
Core i5 10600K 6 (12) 4.1 GHz 4.8 4.5 N/A UHD 630 125 W DDR4

2666

$262
10600KF N/A $237
10600 3.3 GHz 4.4 UHD 630 65 W $213
10500 3.1 GHz 4.5 4.2 $192
10400 2.9 GHz 4.3 4.0 $182
10400F N/A $157
Core i3 10320 4 (8) 3.8 GHz 4.6 4.4 N/A UHD 630 $154
10300 3.7 GHz 4.4 4.2 $143
10100 3.6 GHz 4.3 4.1 $122
Pentium Gold G6600 2 (4) 4.2 GHz N/A 58 W $86
G6500 4.1 GHz $75
G6400 4.0 GHz UHD 610 $64
Celeron G5920 2 (2) 3.5 GHz $54
G5900 3.4 GHz $42

Mobile processors (H-Series)

Processor

branding

Model Cores

(threads)

CPU

clock rate

Single Core Turbo clock GHz GPU Max GPU

clock rate

L3

cache

TDP cTDP Memory Price
Up Down
Core i9 10980HK 8 (16) 2.4 GHz 5.3 UHD
620
N/A 16 MB 45 W N/A DDR4-2933 $583
Core i7 10875H 2.3 GHz 5.1 $450
10850H 6 (12) 2.7 GHz 12 MB $395
10750H 2.6 GHz 5.0 $395
Core i5 10400H 4 (8) 4.6 8 MB $250
10300H 2.5 GHz 4.5 $250

Mobile processors (U-Series)

Pentium and Celeron CPUs lack AVX2 support.

Processor

branding

Model Cores

(threads)

CPU

clock rate

Turbo clock GHz

Num of cores

GPU Max GPU

clock rate

L3

cache

TDP cTDP Memory Price
1 2 4 Up Down
Core i7 10710U 6 (12) 1.1 GHz 4.7 UHD
620
1150 MHz 12 MiB 15 W 25 W 12.5 W LPDDR4x-2933
DDR4-2666
LPDDR3-2133
$443
10510U 4 (8) 1.8 GHz 4.9 8 MiB 10 W $409
Core i5 10210U 1.6 GHz 4.2 3.9 1100 MHz 6 MiB $297
Core i3 10110U 2 (4) 2.1 GHz 4.1 3.7 N/A UHD

610

1000 MHz 4 MiB $281
Pentium Gold 6405U 2.4 GHz N/A 950 MHz 2 MiB N/A 12.5 W DDR4-2400

LPDDR3-2133

$161
Celeron 5205U 2 (2) 1.9 GHz 900 MHz $107

Amber Lake Refresh microarchitecture

Mobile processors (Y-Series)

List of Amber Lake Refresh Y-series processors
Branding Model Cores (threads) CPU clock rate Turbo Boost clock rate GPU Max GPU clock rate L3 cache TDP cTDP Memory Price
1 core 2 cores 4 cores Up Down
Core i7 10510Y 4 (8) 1.2 GHz 4.5 GHz 3.2 GHz UHD Graphics 620 1150 MHz 8 MB 7 W 9 W 4.5 W LPDDR3-2133 US$403
Core i5 10310Y 1.1 GHz 4.1 GHz 2.8 GHz 1050 MHz 6 MB 5.5 W US$292
10210Y 1.0 GHz 4.0 GHz 2.7 GHz 4.5 W
Core i3 10110Y 2 (4) 3.7 GHz N/A 1000 MHz 4 MB 5.5 W US$287
gollark: You can also emulate completely different CPUs (like ARM devices) but that's slower and so less common.
gollark: Honestly I've never really needed that, but it's useful if you need to run stuff which only runs on different OSes.
gollark: You can also run useful software!
gollark: Inasmuch as standard markdown exists.
gollark: I'm relatively sure standard markdown *does* need double line breaks to add a line break in the output.

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