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|manufacturer=Intel
 
|manufacturer=Intel
 
|introduction=2020
 
|introduction=2020
|process=10 nm
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|process=10 nm++
|cores=2
 
|cores 2=4
 
|cores 3=6
 
|cores 4=8
 
|oooe=Yes
 
|speculative=Yes
 
|renaming=Yes
 
|stages min=14
 
|stages max=19
 
|decode=5-way
 
 
|isa=x86-64
 
|isa=x86-64
|core name=Tiger Lake
 
 
|predecessor=Sunny Cove
 
|predecessor=Sunny Cove
 
|predecessor link=intel/microarchitectures/sunny cove
 
|predecessor link=intel/microarchitectures/sunny cove
 
|successor=Golden Cove
 
|successor=Golden Cove
 
|successor link=intel/microarchitectures/golden cove
 
|successor link=intel/microarchitectures/golden cove
|contemporary=Cypress Cove
 
 
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'''Willow Cove''' is the successor to {{\\|Sunny Cove}}, a high-performance [[10 nm]] [[x86]] core microarchitecture designed by [[Intel]] for an array of server and client products, including {{\\|Tiger Lake}}.
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'''Willow Cove''' is the successor to {{\\|Sunny Cove}}, a high-performance [[10 nm+]] [[x86]] core microarchitecture designed by [[Intel]] for an array of server and client products, including {{\\|Tiger Lake}}.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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== Process Technology ==
 
== Process Technology ==
Willow Cove is designed to take advantage of Intel's [[10 nm process]] (10nm SuperFin).
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Willow Cove is designed to take advantage of Intel's [[10 nm process]].
  
== Architecture ==
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== Architecture & General Changes ==
Key changes from {{\\|Sunny Cove}}
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=== Key changes from {{\\|Sunny Cove}}===
* Expanded L2 Cache (512KB 8-way → 1.25MB 20-way)
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*10nm+
* 50% Expanded L3 Cache (8MB 16-way → 12MB 12-way)
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* New cache subsystem
* Memory Subsystem with more bandwidth and LPDDR5 support
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* Security features
* New Total Memory Encryption(TME) feature
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*125% increase in L2 cache per core (1.25Mb up from 0.5 Mb)
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*50% increase in L3 cache per core (3Mb up from 2Mb)
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*Increased IPC compared to sunny cove
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*Intel Xe graphics (up to 96 execution units compared to 64 execution units in ice lake)
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*Tiger lake U & Y series offer up to LPDDR4X 4266Mhz
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*Next generation PCIe 4.0
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*Up to 8 core 16 threads (Tiger Lake H series)
 
{{expand list}}
 
{{expand list}}
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==May the best architecture win! Zen3 VS Tiger Lake 🐯==
  
 
==== New instructions ====
 
==== New instructions ====
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* Additional {{x86|AVX-512}} extensions:
 
* Additional {{x86|AVX-512}} extensions:
 
** {{x86|AVX512_VP2INTERSECT|<code>AVX512_VP2INTERSECT</code>}} -  AVX-512 Vector Intersection Instructions
 
** {{x86|AVX512_VP2INTERSECT|<code>AVX512_VP2INTERSECT</code>}} -  AVX-512 Vector Intersection Instructions
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''Only on server parts ({{\\|Sapphire Rapids}}):''
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* {{x86|ENQCMD|<code>ENQCMD</code>}} - Enqueue Stores
  
 
== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
 
* Intel Architecture Day 2018, December 11, 2018
 
* Intel Architecture Day 2018, December 11, 2018

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codenameWillow Cove +
core count2 +, 4 +, 6 + and 8 +
designerIntel +
first launched2020 +
full page nameintel/microarchitectures/willow cove +
instance ofmicroarchitecture +
instruction set architecturex86-64 +
manufacturerIntel +
microarchitecture typeCPU +
nameWillow Cove +
pipeline stages (max)19 +
pipeline stages (min)14 +
process10 nm (0.01 μm, 1.0e-5 mm) +