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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Launched | January 2006 |
Marketed by | Intel |
Designed by | Intel |
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Max. CPU clock rate | 1.0 GHz to 6.0 GHz |
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Technology node | 65 nm to Intel 7 |
Architecture | x86, x86-64 |
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Instruction set | x86-64 |
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Predecessor | Pentium |
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]