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Intel Core

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Intel Core is a line of streamlined midrange consumer, workstation and enthusiast computer central processing units (CPUs) 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 entry level. Identical or more capable versions of Core processors are also sold as Xeon processors for the server and workstation markets.

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Intel Core
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Logo since 2020
General information
LaunchedJanuary 2006; 17 years ago (2006-01)
Marketed byIntel
Designed byIntel
Common manufacturer(s)
  • Intel
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate1.0 GHz to 6.0 GHz
Architecture and classification
Technology node65 nm to Intel 7
Architecturex86, x86-64
Microarchitecture
Instruction setx86-64
Physical specifications
Cores
    • Mainstream P-cores: 210
    • Mainstream E-cores: 416
    • HEDT: Up to 18[1]
Socket(s)
Products, models, variants
Brand name(s)
    • Core
    • Core 2
    • Core i3
    • Core i5
    • Core i7
    • Core i9
History
PredecessorPentium
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The lineup of Core processors includes the Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, and Intel Core i9, along with the X-series of Intel Core CPUs.[2][3]