Intel Core
Logo since 2023 | |
| General information | |
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| Launched | January 2006 |
| Marketed by | Intel |
| Designed by | Intel |
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| Performance | |
| Max. CPU clock rate | 400 MHz to 6.2 GHz |
| Physical specifications | |
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| GPU | Intel Graphics Technology |
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| 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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| History | |
| Predecessor | Celeron |
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, enthusiast and gaming 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 mid-range budget market. Identical or more capable versions of Core processors are also sold as Xeon processors for the server and workstation markets.
Core was launched in January 2006 as a mobile-only series, consisting of single-core and dual-core models. It was then succeeded later in July by the Core 2 series, which included both desktop and mobile processors with up to four cores, and introduced 64-bit support.
Since 2008, Intel began introducing the Core i3, Core i5, Core i7 and Core i9 lineup of processors, succeeding Core 2.
A new naming scheme was introduced in 2023, consisting of Core 3, Core 5, and Core 7 for mainstream processors, and Core Ultra 5, Core Ultra 7, and Core Ultra 9 for "premium" high-end processors.