<P> 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 . </P> <P> Subsequent performance improvements have tended toward making addition rather than profound change, 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 (making it faster the CPU) through the ongoing evolution of facilities such as Intel Active Management Technology . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Brand </Th> <Th_colspan="4"> Desktop </Th> <Th_colspan="4"> Mobile </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Code - named </Th> <Th> Cores </Th> <Th> Fab </Th> <Th> Date released </Th> <Th> Code - named </Th> <Th> Cores </Th> <Th> Fab </Th> <Th> Date released </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Core Solo </Th> <Td_colspan="4"> Desktop version not available </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 65 nm </Td> <Td> January 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Core Duo </Th> <Td_colspan="4"> Desktop version not available </Td> <Td> Yonah </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 65 nm </Td> <Td> January 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Core 2 Solo </Th> <Td_colspan="4"> Desktop version not available </Td> <Td> Merom - L Penryn - L </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 65 nm 45 nm </Td> <Td> September 2007 May 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Core 2 Duo </Th> <Td> Conroe Allendale Wolfdale </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 65 nm 65 nm 45 nm </Td> <Td> August 2006 January 2007 January 2008 </Td> <Td> Merom Penryn </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 65 nm 45 nm </Td> <Td> July 2006 January 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Core 2 Quad </Th> <Td> Kentsfield Yorkfield </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 65 nm 45 nm </Td> <Td> January 2007 March 2008 </Td> <Td> Penryn </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 45 nm </Td> <Td> August 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Core 2 Extreme </Th> <Td> Conroe XE Kentsfield XE Yorkfield XE </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 65 nm 65 nm 45 nm </Td> <Td> July 2006 November 2006 November 2007 </Td> <Td> Merom XE Penryn XE Penryn XE </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 65 nm 45 nm 45 nm </Td> <Td> July 2007 January 2008 August 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Core M </Th> <Td_colspan="4"> Desktop version not available </Td> <Td> Broadwell </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 nm </Td> <Td> September 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Core m3 </Th> <Td_colspan="4"> Desktop version not available </Td> <Td> Skylake Kaby Lake Kaby Lake </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 nm 14 nm 14 nm </Td> <Td> August 2015 September 2016 April 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Core m5 </Th> <Td_colspan="4"> Desktop version not available </Td> <Td> Skylake </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 nm </Td> <Td> August 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Core m7 </Th> <Td_colspan="4"> Desktop version not available </Td> <Td> Skylake </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 nm </Td> <Td> August 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Core i3 </Th> <Td> Clarkdale Sandy Bridge Ivy Bridge Haswell Skylake Kaby Lake Coffee Lake </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 32 nm 32 nm 22 nm 22 nm 14 nm 14 nm 14 nm </Td> <Td> January 2010 February 2011 September 2012 September 2013 September 2015 January 2017 October 2017 </Td> <Td> Arrandale Sandy Bridge Ivy Bridge Haswell Broadwell Skylake Skylake Kaby Lake Skylake Kaby Lake Kaby Lake Coffee Lake Cannon Lake Coffee Lake </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 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 </Td> <Td> January 2010 February 2011 June 2012 June 2013 January 2015 September 2015 June 2016 August 2016 November 2016 January 2017 June 2017 April 2018 May 2018 July 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Core i5 </Th> <Td> Lynnfield Clarkdale Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge Ivy Bridge Haswell Broadwell Skylake Kaby Lake Coffee Lake </Td> <Td> 2 - 4 2 - 4 6 </Td> <Td> 45 nm 32 nm 32 nm 32 nm 22 nm 22 nm 14 nm 14 nm 14 nm 14 nm </Td> <Td> September 2009 January 2010 January 2011 February 2011 April 2012 June 2013 June 2015 September 2015 January 2017 October 2017 </Td> <Td> Arrandale Sandy Bridge Ivy Bridge Haswell Broadwell Skylake Kaby Lake Kaby Lake Kaby Lake - R Coffee Lake </Td> <Td> 2 - 4 </Td> <Td> 32 nm 32 nm 22 nm 22 nm 14 nm 14 nm 14 nm 14 nm 14 nm 14 nm </Td> <Td> January 2010 February 2011 May 2012 June 2013 January 2015 September 2015 August 2016 January 2017 October 2017 April 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Core i7 </Th> <Td> Bloomfield Lynnfield Gulftown Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge - E Sandy Bridge - E Ivy Bridge Haswell Ivy Bridge - E Broadwell Skylake Kaby Lake Coffee Lake </Td> <Td> 6 6 4 - 6 6 </Td> <Td> 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 </Td> <Td> 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 </Td> <Td> Clarksfield Arrandale Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge Ivy Bridge Haswell Broadwell Broadwell Skylake Kaby Lake Kaby Lake Coffee Lake </Td> <Td> 2 - 4 2 - 4 2 - 4 4 - 6 </Td> <Td> 45 nm 32 nm 32 nm 32 nm 22 nm 22 nm 14 nm 14 nm 14 nm 14 nm 14 nm 14 nm </Td> <Td> September 2009 January 2010 January 2011 February 2011 May 2012 June 2013 January 2015 June 2015 September 2015 August 2016 January 2017 April 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Core i7 Extreme </Th> <Td> Bloomfield Gulftown Sandy Bridge - E Ivy Bridge - E Haswell - E Broadwell - E Skylake - X </Td> <Td> 6 6 6 8 10 6 - 8 </Td> <Td> 45 nm 32 nm 32 nm 22 nm 22 nm 14 nm 14 nm </Td> <Td> November 2008 March 2010 November 2011 September 2013 August 2014 May 2016 June 2017 </Td> <Td> Clarksfield Sandy Bridge Ivy Bridge Haswell </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 45 nm 32 nm 22 nm 22 nm </Td> <Td> September 2009 January 2011 May 2012 June 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Core i9 </Th> <Td> Skylake - X Skylake - X Skylake - X </Td> <Td> 10 12 14 - 18 </Td> <Td> 14 nm 14 nm 14 nm </Td> <Td> June 2017 August 2017 September 2017 </Td> <Td> Coffee Lake - H </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 14 nm </Td> <Td> April 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="9"> <P> 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 </P> </Th> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Brand </Th> <Th_colspan="4"> Desktop </Th> <Th_colspan="4"> Mobile </Th> </Tr>

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