What is the Core i7?

Intel officially confirmed that the next generation of desktop processors based on the new Nehalem architecture will follow the "core" (core) name, the "Intel Core i7" series, the name of the extreme edition is the "Intel Core i7 Extreme" series.

The first generation Core i7 (Chinese: core™ i7, Core code: Bloomfield) Processor is the 64-bit quad core CPU that Intel launched in 2008, followed by the x86-64 instruction set, and replaced the Intel Core 2 Series processor based on the Intel Nehalem Micro-architecture. Nehalem used to be the Pentium of the 4 GHz version. The name of the Core i7 does not have a particular meaning, Intel says that the reason for i7 this name is only pleasing, "I" means intelligent (intelligence's first letter), and 7 does not mean a special meaning, not to refer to the 7th generation of products. And the core is the continuation of the previous generation of core processor success, some people will be "love Wife" nickname. The official launch date is November 17, 2008. As early as November 3, the government has announced the price of the relevant products, online evaluation has been gradually closed.

Core i7 processor series will no longer use the words Duo or Quad to identify the number of cores. The most advanced Core i7 processor is the Intel X58 with the chipset. The goal of the Core i7 processor is to enhance high-performance computing and virtualization performance. Therefore, in the computer game, its efficiency increases the range is limited. In addition, in 64-bit mode you can start the macro fusion mode, the previous generation of core processors only support 32-bit mode of macro fusion. This technique can combine some X86 instructions into a single instruction to speed up the calculation period.

Core i7 is expected to publish 32 Nm of products in 2010, and Intel says I7, code-named Gulftown, will have six entity cores, as well as hyper-Threading technology and support for today's X58 chips.

Intel Core i7 Generation parameters

The Intel Core i7 900 series is a 45nm native four core processor with a 8MB three cache that supports three-channel DDR3 memory. The processor uses the LGA 1366 pin design to support second-generation Hyper-threading technology, which means the processor can run on eight threads.

Inter Corei7 Second generation parameter

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Inter Corei7 2600 series is a 32nm native four-core processor with a 8MB three-level cache that supports dual-channel DDR3 memory. The processor uses the LGA 1155 pin design to support second-generation Hyper-threading technology, which means the processor can run on eight threads.