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More details on Core i3 and Core i5 processors

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 08/11/2009 08:34 AM | source: | 0 comment(s)

More and more details on Intel's upcoming Core i3 and i5 range surface with each day that passes by. Branding will be "simplified into entry-level (Intel Core i3), mid-level (Intel Core i5), and high-level (Intel Core i7)."

As you guys know by now, three processors will be launched initially: Core i5 750, Core i7 860, and Core i7 870. The entire new naming schema in combo with the three different sockets (!) are becoming messy, have a look at the following table:

 

Core i3

Core i5

Core i7

Core i9

Codename

Wolfdale Yorkfield Lynnfield Clarkdale Lynnfield Bloomfield Gulftown

Process

45nm 45nm 45nm 32nm 45nm 45nm 32nm

Architecture

Core 2 Core 2 Nehalem Westmere Nehalem Nehalem Westmere

Socket (LGA)

775 775 1156 1156 1156 1366 1366

Intel chipset support

P35, P43, P45, G35, G43, G45, Q35, Q43, Q45, X38, X48 P35, P43, P45, G35, G43, G45, Q35, Q43, Q45, X38, X48 P55, P57, H55, H57, Q57 P57, H57, Q57 P55, P57, H55, H57, Q57 X58 X58

Cores / Threads

2 / 2 4 / 4 4 / 4 2 / 4 4 / 8 4 / 8 6 / 12

Hyper Threading

No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

QPI / DMI

DMI DMI DMI DMI DMI QPI QPI

Memory

Dual-channel Dual-channel Dual-channel Dual-channel Dual-channel Tri-channel Tri-channel

Turbo boost

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

L3 cache

No No 8MB 4MB 8MB 8MB 12MB

45nm IGP

No No No Yes No No No

Availability

Now Core 2 Duo Now Core 2 Quad Q4 2009 Q4 2009 Q1 2010 Now Core i7 Q1 2010

So now you know the fundamentals. But here's an overview of what Intel has planned in the long run:

And then this chart surfaced recently, Core i5 dual-core processors with hyper-threading.

There will be some Core i5 models have their model number series beginning in the 600 series leaving the 500 series Core i3 processors behind them, it is reported that Core i3 dual-core processors range between US $123~$143, while Core i5 dual-core ones between $176~$284.

So we just learned the Westmere 32nm processors feature two cores, and HyperThreading technology enabling four logical CPUs (threads). Each core has a dedicated L2 cache of 256 KB, while a 4 MB L3 cache is shared between two cores.

What an astounding confusing stigma Intel is creating with it's over-SKUing, re-branding and three different sockets with accompanying chipsets.







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