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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}}. | + | '''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}} and {{\\|Sapphire Rapids}}. |
== History == | == History == | ||
Revision as of 02:40, 11 August 2019
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| Willow Cove µarch | |
| General Info | |
| Arch Type | CPU |
| Designer | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel |
| Introduction | 2020 |
| Process | 10 nm |
| Instructions | |
| ISA | x86-64 |
| Succession | |
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 and Sapphire Rapids.
Contents
History
Willow Cove was originally unveiled by Intel at their 2018 architecture day. Willow Cove is intended to succeed Sunny Cove in the 2020 timeframe.
Process Technology
Willow Cove is designed to take advantage of Intel's 10 nm process.
Architecture
Key changes from Sunny Cove
- New cache subsystem
- Security features
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
New instructions
Sunny Cove introduced a number of new instructions:
- Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) enhancements
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MOVDIR- Direct stores - Additional AVX-512 extensions:
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AVX512_VP2INTERSECT- AVX-512 Vector Intersection Instructions
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Only on server parts (Sapphire Rapids):
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ENQCMD- Enqueue Stores
Bibliography
- Intel Architecture Day 2018, December 11, 2018
Facts about "Willow Cove - Microarchitectures - Intel"
| codename | Willow Cove + |
| designer | Intel + |
| first launched | 2020 + |
| full page name | intel/microarchitectures/willow cove + |
| instance of | microarchitecture + |
| instruction set architecture | x86-64 + |
| manufacturer | Intel + |
| microarchitecture type | CPU + |
| name | Willow Cove + |
| process | 10 nm (0.01 μm, 1.0e-5 mm) + |