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New Processors:

 

Intel LGA1156 - Core i5-7xx \ Core i7-8xx - Lynnfield <- New!

Intel LGA1156 - Core i3-5xx \ Core i5-6xx - Clarkedale <- New!

Intel LGA1366 - Core i7 1366 - Bloomfield

Intel LGA775 - Core 2 Duo \ Core 2 Quad \ Pentium Dual Core

AMD Socket AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 - Athlon 64x2 \ Phenom

 

Used Processors:

Intel Socket 478 - P4/Pentium 4 \ Celeron

AMD Socket A / Socket 462 - Athlon and Sempron

Intel Socket 370 - Celeron

 

 

About Processors:

About processors / CPUs
  Clock rate / speed / GHz
  Cache
  Buses - Front Side Bus / FSB \ QPI \ DMI

What CPU should I buy?
  About Intel Core i7

Current and future Intel CPU architecture

 

 

Intel Core i5-7xx & Intel Core i7-8xx - Lynnfield - LGA1156 <- NEW

     

Boxed CPUs for LGA1156 with 3 year warranty

 - Performance Quad Core CPUs

	Speed/ Cache/ QPI	$AU	Stock?
Core i5-750 Best Value Recommended	2.666 GHz/ 8 MB/ 2.5 GT/s	332	2-3 days
Core i7-860 Performance Recommended	2.800 GHz/ 8 MB/ 2.5 GT/s	444	2-3 days
Core i7-870	2.933 GHz/ 8 MB/ 2.5 GT/s	779	2-3 days

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Intel Core i3-5xx & Intel Core i5-6xx - Clarkdale - LGA1156 <- NEW

     

Boxed CPUs for LGA1156 with 3 year warranty

 - Dual Core CPUs with integrated graphics/GPU in CPU

 - Must be used with H5x motherboards to use onboard GPU

 - Also compatible with P55 motherboards when using dedicated PCI-E GPU

	Speed/ Cache/ QPI / GPU	$AU	Stock?
Intel Core i3-530 Budget Recommended	2.93 GHz/ 4 MB/ 2.5 GT/s, GPU: 733 Mhz	222	2-3 days
Intel Core i3-540	3.06 GHz/ 4 MB/ 2.5 GT/s, GPU: 733 Mhz	249	2-3 days
Intel Core i5-650	3.2-3.46 GHz/ 4 MB/ 2.5 GT/s, GPU: 733 Mhz	319	2-3 days
Intel Core i5-661	3.33-3.6 GHz/ 4 MB/ 2.5 GT/s, GPU: 900 Mhz	344	2-3 days
Intel Core i5-670	3.46-3.73 GHz/ 4 MB/ 2.5 GT/s, GPU: 733 Mhz	498	2-3 days

 

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Intel Core i7-9xx - Bloomfield - LGA1366

 

Boxed CPUs for LGA1366 with 3 year warranty

 - High Performance Quad Core CPUs with triple-channel memory

	Speed/ Cache/ QPI	$AU	Stock?
Intel Core i7-920	2.66 GHz/ 8 MB/ 4.80 GT/s	466	2-3 days
Intel Core i7-940	2.93 GHz/ 8 MB/ 4.80 GT/s	Ask	Ask
Intel Core i7-950	3.06 GHz/ 8 MB/ 4.80 GT/s	888	2-3 days
Intel Core i7-965 Extreme	3.20 GHz/ 8 MB/ 6.40 GT/s	1699	2-3 days
Intel Core i7-975 Extreme	3.33 GHz/ 8 MB/ 6.40 GT/s	1697	2-3 days

 

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Intel Core 2 Duo \ Core 2 Quad \ Pentium Dual Core \ Core 2 Extreme
Boxed CPUs for LGA775 with 3 year warranty

	Speed/ Cache/ Front Side Bus	$AU	Stock?
Intel Celeron Dual Core
E1400	2.00 GHz/ 512 KB/ 800 FSB	Ask	Ask
Intel Pentium Dual Core
E6500 <-Budget Recommended	2.93 GHz/ 2 MB/ 1066 FSB	144	Yes
Intel Core 2 Duo
E8400 <- Value Recommended	3.00 GHz/ 6 MB/ 1333 FSB	277	Ask
Intel Core 2 Quad
Q8400	2.33GHz/   4 MB/ 1333 FSB	Ask	Ask
Q9400	2.66GHz/ 12 MB/ 1333 FSB	Ask	Ask
Q9550	2.83GHz/ 12 MB/ 1333 FSB	Ask	Ask
Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme
QX9650	3.00  GHz/ 12 MB/ 1333 FSB	Ask	Ask
QX9770	3.20  GHz/ 12 MB/ 1333 FSB	Ask	Ask

 

 

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AMD Sempron \ Athlon 64 x2 \Phenom X3 \ Phenom X4

Boxed CPUs for Socket AM2, AM2+, AM3 with 3 year warranty

	Speed	$AU	Stock?
AM2/AM2+ Sempron x2 - Single Core
Athlon 64 x2 LE-1200	2.0 GHz	87	2-3 days
Athlon 64 x2 LE-1250	2.2 GHz	99	2-3 days
AM2/AM2+ Athlon64 x2 - Dual Core
Athlon 64 x2 5000+	2.6 GHz	129	2-3 days
Athlon 64 x2 7750+	2.7 GHz	133	2-3 days
AM3 AMD Phenom - Quad / Tri / Dual Core
Athlon II   x2 250	3.0 GHz, 2 MB	198	2-3 days
Phenom II x2 550	3.1 GHz, 7 MB	227	2-3 days
Phenom II x3 720	2.8 GHz, 7.5 MB	258	2-3 days
Phenom II x4 810	2.6 GHz, 8 MB	306	2-3 days
Phenom II x4 940	3.0 GHz, 8 MB	377	2-3 days
Phenom II x4 955	3.2 GHz, 8 MB	397	2-3 days

 

- AM3 CPUs are backwards compatible with most AM2/AM2+ motherboards - check your manufacturers website or Google for your model of motherboard. Usually a BIOS update is needed.
- AM2 CPUs are NOT compatible with AM3 motherboards.

- Not all processors kept in stock, lead time usually 2-3 days depending on type

 

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Refurbished CPUs
- Used CPUs for older Intel & AMD PCs

 

Intel Socket 478 - Speed / FSB
Pentium 4 / P4 - 1.6GHz / 400	44	Yes
Celeron            - 2.4GHz / 533	59	Low
Pentium 4 / P4 - 2.8GHz / 800	66	Yes
Pentium 4 / P4 - 3.0GHz / 800	88	Low
AMD Socket A / Socket 462
Duron 1200	19	Low
Athlon XP 1800+	44	Low
Athlon XP 2000+	57	Low
Intel Socket 370
Celeron 533MHz	4	Low
Celeron 700MHz	7	Low

- Refurbished CPUs in stock until they run out!
- 60 day warranty on refurbished CPUs

 

 

 

About Processors

What is a processor / CPU
  Clock rate / speed/ GHz
  Cache
  Front Side Bus / FSB \ QPI \ DMI

Which CPU should I buy?
  About Intel Core i7 / Nehalem

All Recent Intel Processors Compared

Current and future Intel CPU architecture

Recommended CPU Links

 

What is a processor / CPU

The processor/CPU is like the brain or engine in the computer and performs the main calculations inside the PC. Every time you give a program or Windows a command it is the CPU that does the work and controls what your computer will do. The CPU ultimately decides the speed of your computer, but there are also other factors that decide the every day speed of your computer - especially if there are bottlenecks such as not enough memory/RAM.

The Central Processing Unit processes instructions given by programs that are run/executed on the computer.

Most new computers in 2008-2009 are Intel Core 2 Duo  or Core 2 Quad  (Conroe \ Wolfdale) but the Pentium brand lives on with the Pentium Dual Core maintaining the budget position, previously held by Celeron.

Computers based on AMD CPUs have become less popular since the release of Intel's Core but can still offer good value for money at the bottom end using Athlon 64 CPUs. The older Athlon XP  offered excellent value for money but most will agree Intel's Core 2 Duo processors give better performance for the price vs. AMD's current offerings.

 

 

Clock rate / speed / GHz

The CPU has a maximum clock rate measured in gigahetz/GHz. 1Hz is a frequency  meaning 1 cycle per second. A 3GHz CPU can perform 3 billion calculations per second, but the number of calculations needed for each instruction given by a program may be different depending on CPU architecture.

A newer CPU such as a Core 2 Duo will do more work than a Pentium running at the same clock rate so you cannot compare different types of CPUs based just on their speed.

Most CPUs have a clock rate of between 2-4GHz but new CPUs are also dual core or quad core. This means that there are actually two or four CPUs (now termed cores) in the CPU chip running at that speed, but most programs cannot properly take advantage of four CPUs therefore dual core CPUs are usually a better value option.

 

Cache

The cache is superfast RAM (Static RAM) that acts as a data buffer to improve overall CPU speed. As data is fetched from RAM it is copied into the CPU cache which is a temporary holding place, even faster than system RAM (Dynamic RAM). Cheaper CPUs may have a similar speed/clock rate but usually a lower amount of extremely expensive cache.

The budget Celeron CPU was mostly just a Pentium 4 with less cache (often half the size) but since Core 2 Duo CPUs have been released it seems the Pentium has been relegated to this position.

Intel Core 2 CPUs actually have 2 levels of cache on the CPU and it is the L2/level 2 cache that is usually referenced. Nehalem CPUs use a different CPU archicture with 3 levels of cache.

Each lower level of cache is faster but but smaller and more expensive to manufacture.

 

Buses: FSB \ QPI \ DMI

The front side bus/FSB transfers data between the CPU and northbridge, the main group of computer chips on a motherboard. The bandwidth of the FSB is measured in MHz, being the number of (million) times per second that data can be transfered from CPU to motherboard.

The final frequency of the CPU is determined by multiplying the FSB bandwidth with a clock multiplier in the CPU. For example a 3GHz/3000MHz Core 2 Duo CPU with quoted 1333 FSB  would run with a 9x multipler because 3000 MHz = 333 MHz x 9. (First divide the quoted FSB by 4 to give 333 MHz, see below about quad pumped)

Overclocking is when a PC user forces an increase in either clock speed or multiplier  (if available) in their motherboard's BIOS settings, which in turn increases the frequency/GHz of the CPU. This will increase CPU speed, but will void any warranty and monitoring of CPU temperature is essential because more heat is produced.

 

FSB MHz vs. QPI MT/s vs. DMI

Core 2 Duo and Pentium 4\D CPUs are quad pumped (have a quad data rate) because they can perform four data transfers per cycle. Athough the FSB is quoted as e.g. 1333MHz FSB  it actually only runs at base speed of 333 MHz but this is multiplied by 4 because it does four transfers each time.

A more accurate measurement is 1333MT/s or megatransfers per second. This figure measures the actual number of data transfers instead of a mix of the true bus speed times the number of transfers per cycle.

The new Core i7/Nehalem CPU (Bloomfield) uses a different CPU design, moving the memory controller from motherboard to CPU, while replacing the FSB design with Quick Path Interconnect/QPI . Core i7 CPUs and motherboards currently give gigatransfers per second (GT/s) as the measurement of speed for QPI , e.g. 4.8GT/s.

The mainsteam Nehalem based CPUs named Lynnefield \ Havendale are due in Q3\Q4 2009 (or later...) and will integrate most of the northbridge into the CPU, while what's left of the northbridge is now named an I/O Hub.

These new CPUs will integrate the DMI\Direct Media Interface into the CPU - which has existing for generations (since P4) transferring data between the northbridge and southbridge. In the next Nehalem based CPUs, the rate of DMI becomes important as the CPU now uses DMI to talk directly to the southbridge, and will replace the FSB and QPI specifications.

 

Which CPU should I buy?

The most popular CPUs over 2009 have been the Intel Core 2 Duo, and while the Intel Core i7 has just been released we see the Core 2's still being popular as the 'best value choice' well into 2010. The E8400 has proven itself in the latter half of 2008 and all of 2009 as great value for money.

The E7x00s series are similar to the E8x00s but run a little slower due to a lower amount of cache and slower FSB. Considering their price, the new E7x00 CPUs offer a budget entrance into Core 2 Duo CPU technology but the E8400 really can't be beat at that level!

Lower range PCs now usually use the cheaper Pentium Dual Core CPUs such as E5300, which are taking over Celeron as the budget brand. These CPUs are still dual core and are fine for general Internet browsing, email and basic use of programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel.

The new Core i7 LGA 1366 was largely ignored by most, but with the new release at end of 2009 of the LGA1156 Core i7 & Core i5, there is renewed interest in the Nehalem platform. Choices are still few but the Core i7-860 and Core i5-750 are looking best choices if you want the latest platform.

 

Although quad core CPUs include a total of four 4 cores/CPUs, they run at a lower clock speed/GHz than dual cores at the same price range. You should only get into quad core if you use multi-threaded software that is able to take advantage of the extra CPUs, mostly video/audio encoding and a growing number of new 3D games - but to most we recommend a faster Core 2 Duo.

Users of LGA775 quad core have the Q9x00 and Q8x00 options with the Q8200 effectively finally retiring the old faithful Q6600, which remained a constant bargain for Core 2 Quad over 2008. The Q8200 has a quicker 1333 FSB but also smaller 4MB cache than the Q6600 that it replaces, while the Q9x00s have both faster FSB and a larger 12MB cache.

 

AMD  is another CPU manufacturer and a competitor of Intel. The previous generation AMD Athlon eventually beat the Intel Pentium 4 (P4) for performance vs. price. Intel soon fought back and won the price/performance lead again with the release of the the Core architecure, which was actually based on Intel's laptop CPUs due to their high efficiency and low running temperatures. Since dropping in price compared toIntel's offerings, AMD CPUs such as the Athlon 64 are only usually a more popular choice for ultra-budget PCs.

 

Recommended websites to compare the performance of CPUs are

Toms Hardware CPU Charts

Passmark CPU Benchmark

Tech ARP - Desktop CPU Comparison Guide

Current Processors Chart - users.rcn.com

Intel Product Comparison Chart

Notebook Check - for Laptop CPUs only!

 

Intel Core i7 / Nehalem

Intel recently released Core i7 CPUs, also known as Nehalem. Upgrading to Core i7 will be expensive until the platform gets more popular and prices are reduced. These CPUs will be expensive for some time compared to Core 2 Duo until other mid and low end versions come out. When Intel release a new generation of processors, only high-end CPUs are released first. The current performance Nehalem CPUs are named Bloomfield.

Most benchmarks seem to indicate 10-30% increase in speed compared to similar (Extreme) Quad Core CPUs for most tasks, but Core i7 really does come to life with software which can actually use all four cores/CPUs.

Mainstram Nehalem CPUs have just been released at end of 2009. They are named Lynnfield and are dual core processors.

There are two new sockets for Core i7 named LGA1366 and LGA1156. Most users will be only interested in the LGA1156 as this offers much better value for money than the enthusiast LGA1366 platform.

The new platform requires a new motherboard, which aalso needs DDR3 RAM (Core2Duo uses LGA775 and usually DDR2 RAM). Although the Core i7 CPU is comparable in price to high end Core 2 Quad CPUs, and DDR3 prices are fairly reasonable, the final blow is that LGA1366 motherboards are more expensive than older LGA775.

As more people invest in Nehalem, all prices will drop, and also lower cost LGA1156 motherboards and CPUs will be released over 2010. If you are looking for the highest performance, choose LGA1366 along with the premium.

For most users we will start recommendind LGA1156 Core i7 and Core i5, as the Core 2 Duo processors are phased out. But we see Core2Duo staying around for a while longer and will probably be relegated to the "value" option.

 

 

 

All Recent Intel Processors Compared

Processor	Series	Code Name	Speed (MHz)	Socket	Fab (nm)	TDP  (Watt)	Cores	FSB (MT/s)	L2 Cache (KiB)	L3 Cache (KiB)
Intel Atom	2xx, 3xx, N2xx, Z5xx	Diamondville, Pineview, Silverthorne	800 – 2000	Socket PBGA437, PBGA441	45	0.65 - 8	Single, Dual	400, 533, 667	512 - 1024	-
Intel Celeron	3xx, 4xx, 5xx	Banias, Cedar Mill, Conroe, Coppermine, Covington, Dothan, Mendocino, Northwood, Prescott, Tualatin, Willamette, Yonah	266 – 3600	Slot 1, Socket 370, Socket 478, Socket 479, Socket 495, Socket M, LGA 775	45, 65, 90, 130, 180, 250	5.5 – 86	Single, Dual	66, 100, 133, 400, 533, 800	0 - 1024	-
Intel Xeon	n3xxx, n5xxx, n7xxx	Allendale, Cascades, Clovertown, Conroe, Cranford, Dempsey, Drake, Dunnington, Foster, Gainestown, Gallatin, Harpertown, Irwindale, Kentsfield, Nocona, Paxville, Potomac, Prestonia, Sossaman, Tanner, Tigerton, Tulsa, Wolfdale, Woodcrest	400 – 3800	Slot 2, Socket 603, Socket 604, Socket M, LGA 771, LGA 775, LGA 1366	45, 65, 90, 130, 180, 250	16 – 165	Single, Dual, Quad, Six	100, 133, 400, 533, 667, 800, 1066, 1333, 1600, 4800, 5860, 6400	256 - 16384	4096 - 16384
Pentium 4	5xx, 6xx	Cedar Mill, Northwood, Prescott, Willamette	1300 – 3800	Socket 423, Socket 478, LGA 775	65, 90, 130, 180	21 – 115	Single	400, 533, 800, 1066	256 - 2048	-
Pentium 4 Extreme Edition	5xx, 6xx	Gallatin, Prescott 2M	3200 – 3733	Socket 478, LGA 775	90, 130	92 – 115	Single	800, 1066	512, 1024	0 - 2048
Pentium D/EE	8xx, 9xx	Smithfield, Presler	2666 – 3733	LGA 775	65, 90	95 – 130	Dual	533, 800, 1066	2×1024, 2×2048	-
Pentium M	7xx	Banias, Dothan	800 – 2266	Socket 479	90, 130	5.5 – 27	Single	400, 533	1024, 2048	-
Processor	Series	Code Name	Speed (MHz)	Socket	Fab (nm)	TDP  (Watt)	Cores	FSB (MT/s)	L2 Cache (KiB)	L3 Cache (KiB)
Intel Core	Txxxx, Lxxxx, Uxxxx	Yonah	1066 – 2333	Socket M	65	14 - 49	Single, Dual	533, 667	2048	-
Intel Pentium Dual-Core	E2xxx, E3xxx, E4xxx, E5xxx, E6xxx, T2xxx, T3xxx, T4xxx, SU2xxx	Allendale, Penryn, Wolfdale, Yonah	1333 – 2933	Socket M, Socket P, LGA 775	32, 45, 65	10 -65	Single, Dual	533, 667, 800, 1066	1024, 2048	-
Intel Core 2	Uxxxx, Lxxxx, Exxxx, Txxxx, P7xxx, Xxxxx, Qxxxx, QXxxxx	Allendale, Conroe, Merom, Penryn, Kentsfield, Wolfdale, Yorkfield	1066 - 3333	Socket M, Socket P, LGA 771, LGA 775	45, 65	5.5 – 150	Single, Dual, Quad	533, 667, 800, 1066, 1333, 1600	1024, 12288	-
Intel Core i3	i3-xxx	Arrandale, Clarkdale	2400 - 3066	LGA 1156	32	35 - 73	Dual	1600	-	3072 - 4096
Intel Core i5	i5-7xx	Arrandale, Clarkdale, Clarksfield, Lynnfield	1066 – 3466	LGA 1156 ,LGA 1366	32, 45	17 - 95	Dual, Quad	3200	256	4096 - 8192
Intel Core i7	i7-7xx, i7-8xx, i7-9xx	Bloomfield, Clarksfield, Clarksfield XM, Lynnfield	1600 – 3333	LGA 1366	45	45 - 130	Quad	4800, 6400	4×256	6144 - 8192
Intel Core i9	i9-1xxx	Gulftown	1600 - 2333	LGA 1366	32	130	Six	12800	6x256	12288

 

 

Current and future Intel microprocessor architecture

 

Future CPUs made by Intel will folllow what they have called a tick-tock cycle over two years. Every two years (tick) Intel plans to release a new architcture, such as the current Core or new Nehalem families. But in the alternate years (tock) the current architecture will be improved upon and the fabrication/manufacturing process used to make the CPUs will shrink resulting in faster, cooler and cheaper CPUs.

Core 2 CPUs are based on the Core architecture but were originally manufactured using a 65nm/nanometer fabrication process. At first laptops were released with Core CPUs, then the desktop computer CPUs were labelled as Core 2. The Core 2 fabrication size of 65nm was shrunk to 45nm during 2008 and the new refresh is named Penryn.

All E5x00, E7x00 and E8x00 Core 2 Duo CPUs are newer Penryn CPUs, as well as the Q8x00 and Q9xx0 Core 2 Quad CPUs (see table below). The original Core CPUs are no longer available.

Read above for Nehalaem and socket LGA1366

The next family of CPUs will use the same Nehalem architecture and are named Westmere. The fabrication process will shrink from 45nm to 32 nm and these CPUs are due at the end of 2009. Laptop/Mobile CPUs are planned first, then performance CPUs in the first half of 2010. It won't be until the second half of 2010 that mainstream desktop CPUs are released for Westmere, and this trend by Intel will likely continue.

Following Westmere, the next new architecture due end of 2010/2011 is named Sandy Bridge, with Ivy Bridge shrinking this to 22nm technology. Around 2012 the following architecture called Haswell is planned.

 

Core - 65nm, new architecture

Code Name	Allendale	Allendale	Conroe	Kentfield
Intel Brand	Pentium Dual Core	Core 2 Duo	Core 2 Duo	Core 2 Quad
CPU Model.	E2x00	E4400 \ E6x00	E6xx0 \E6x00	Q6x00
Socket	LGA775	LGA775	LGA775	LGA775
No. Cores	2	2	2	4
Die Size	65 nm	65 nm	65 nm	65 nm
Cache	1MB	2MB	4MB	2x4MB
Front Side Bus	800 MHz	800 MHz	1066 MHz	1066 MHz
RAM	Single-channel DDR2	Dual-Channel DDR2	Dual-Channel DDR2	Dual-Channel DDR2

 

Penryn - 45nm, based on Core

Code Name	Wolfdale	Wolfdale	Yorkfield	Yorkfield
Intel Brand	Pentium Dual Core	Core 2 Duo	Core 2 Quad	Core 2 Quad
CPU Model	E5x00	E8x00 \ E7x00	Q8x00	Q9xx0 \ Q9x00
Socket	LGA775	LGA775	LGA775	LGA775
No. Cores	2	2	4	4
Die Size	45 nm	45 nm	45 nm	45 nm
Cache	2MB	6MB / 3MB	2x2MB	2x6MB / 2x3MB
Front Side Bus	800 MHz	1333 MHz	1333 MHz	1333 MHz
RAM	Single-channel DDR2	Dual-Channel DDR2	Dual-Channel DDR2	Dual-Channel DDR2

 

Nehalem - 45nm, new architecture

Code Name	Bloomfield	Lynnfield	Lynnfield
Intel Brand	Core i7	Core i7	Core i5
CPU Model	i7-9xx	i7-8xx	i5-7xx
Socket	LGA1366	LGA1156	LGA1156
No. Cores	4	4	4
No. Threads	8	8	4
Die Size	45 nm	45 nm	45 nm
Cache	256KB L2/8MB L3	256KB L2/8MB L3	256KB L2/8MB L3
QPI / DMI	1x QPI 4.8 GT/s	2x\4x DMI	2x\4x DMI
RAM	Tri-channel DDR3	Dual-Channel DDR3	Dual-Channel DDR3

Future:

Westmere - 32nm, based on Nehalem

ETA	Q2 2010	Q1 2010
Code Name	Gulftown	Clarkdale
Intel Brand	Core i9	Core i3 / i5
CPU Model	i9-1xxx	i3-5xx, i5-6xx
Socket	LGA1366	LGA1156
No. Cores	6	2
No. Threads	12	4
Die Size	32 nm	32 nm
Cache	12MB L3	4MB L3
QPI / DMI	2x QPI 4.8 GT/s	2x\4x DMI
RAM	Tri-channel DDR3	Dual-Channel DDR3

 

Sandy Bridge - 32nm, new architecture

Ivy Bridge - 22nm, based on Sandy Bridge

Haswell - 22nm, new architecture

 

The tables above only include most common desktop PC CPUs, not extreme, server or laptop CPUs.

Intel processor numbers - Intel CPU roadmap presentation

 

 

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