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Core µarch
General Info
Arch Type	CPU
Designer	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel
Introduction	April, 2006
Phase-out	May, 2009
Process	65 nm
Instructions
ISA	x86-64
Succession
Modified Pentium M Penryn

Core was the microarchitecture for Intel's 65 nm process for desktops and servers as a successor to NetBurst. Core was replaced by the Penryn microarchitecture in late 2008.

Architecture

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Key changes from NetBurst

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Overview

When Core was introduced in 2006, Intel described it as a merger of both P6 and NetBurst. When scrutinizing the details, it's fairly clear that little was actually borrowed from NetBurst. In fact, it wasn't until Intel's entirely new microarchitecture Sandy Bridge that a true merger presented itself.

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Intel Core Lines

Intel Core (+ Pentium 4) Roadmap

Fab process	Micro- architecture	Code names	Core Gen	Scalable (Xeon) Gen	Release date	Processors
						Mobile	Desktop	Enthusiast/ Workstation	1P/2P Server	4P/8P Server
180 nm	P6, NetBurst	Willamette	—		2000-11-20	—	Willamette	—	Foster	Foster MP
130 nm		Northwood / Mobile Pentium 4 Banias (P-M)			2002-01-07	Northwood Mobile Banias	Northwood (-XE)	Prestonia Gallatin	Gallatin
90 nm		Prescott Dothan			2004-02-01	Dothan	Prescott Smithfield	Prescott 2M-XE Smithfield-XE	Nocona Irwindale Paxville	Potomac Cranford Paxville
65 nm		Cedar Mill Yonah Presler	1 (Yonah only)	—	2006-01-05	Yonah	Cedar Mill Presler (P-D)	Presler-XE	Dempsey Sossaman	Xeon "Tulsa" (65 nm)
	Intel Core	Merom	2		2006-07-27	Merom	Conroe	Kentsfield	Woodcrest Clovertown	Tigerton
45 nm		Penryn			2007-11-11	Penryn	Wolfdale	Yorkfield	Harpertown	Dunnington
	Nehalem	Nehalem	1 (Core i)		2008-11-17	Clarksfield	Lynnfield	Bloomfield	Gainestown	Beckton
32 nm		Westmere			2010-01-04	Arrandale	Clarkdale	Gulftown	Westmere-EP	Westmere-EX
	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge	2		2011-01-09	Sandy Bridge-M	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge-E	Sandy Bridge-EP	—
22 nm		Ivy Bridge	3		2012-04-29	Ivy Bridge-M	Ivy Bridge	Ivy Bridge-E	Ivy Bridge-EP	Ivy Bridge-EX
	Haswell	Haswell	4		2013-06-0	Haswell-H Haswell-MB Haswell-ULP/ULX	Haswell-DT	Haswell-E	Haswell-EP	Haswell-EX
		Devil's Canyon			2014-06	—	Haswell-DT	—
14 nm		Broadwell	5		2014-09-05	Broadwell-H Broadwell-U Broadwell-Y	Broadwell-DT	Broadwell-E	Broadwell-EP	Broadwell-EX
	Skylake	Skylake	6	1	2015-08-05	Skylake-H Skylake-U Skylake-Y	Skylake-S	Skylake-W Skylake-X	Skylake-SP (formerly Skylake-EP/EX) (Xeon Gold, Platinum)
		Kaby Lake	7 / 8	—	2016-10	Kaby Lake-G Kaby Lake-H Kaby Lake-U Kaby Lake-Y	Kaby Lake-S	Kaby Lake-X	—
		Coffee Lake	8 / 9		2017-10	Coffee Lake-B Coffee Lake-H Coffee Lake-U	Coffee Lake-S	Coffee Lake-W	Coffee Lake (Xeon E)	—
		Whiskey Lake	8		2018-08-28	Whiskey Lake-U	—
		Amber Lake	8 / 10			Amber Lake-Y
		Cascade Lake	—	2	2019-04-02	—		Cascade Lake-W Cascade Lake-X	Cascade Lake-AP/SP
		Comet Lake	10	—	2019-09	Comet Lake-H Comet Lake-U Comet Lake-Y	Comet Lake-S	Comet Lake-W	—
		Cooper Lake	—	3	2020-06	—				Cooper Lake-SP
	Cypress Cove	Rocket Lake	11	—	2021-03	—	Rocket Lake-S	Rocket Lake-W	Rocket Lake (Xeon E)	—
10 nm	Palm Cove	Cannon Lake	8		2018-05	Cannon Lake-U	—
	Sunny Cove	Ice Lake	10	3	2019-09 (mobile) 2021-04 (server)	Ice Lake-U Ice Lake-Y	—	Ice Lake-W	Ice Lake-SP	—
		Lakefield (hybrid)	—	—	2020-06-10	Lakefield	—
	Willow Cove	Tiger Lake	11		2020-09	Tiger Lake-H Tiger Lake-H35 Tiger Lake-UP3 Tiger Lake-UP4
Intel 7 nm	Golden Cove	Alder Lake (hybrid)	12		2021-11-04	Alder Lake-H Alder Lake-HX Alder Lake-P Alder Lake-U	Alder Lake-S	—
		Sapphire Rapids	—	4	2023-01-10	—		Sapphire Rapids-WS	Sapphire Rapids-SP/HBM (Xeon Max)	Sapphire Rapids-SP
	Raptor Cove	Raptor Lake (hybrid)	13 / 14 / Series 1 / 2	—	2022-10-20	Raptor Lake-H Raptor Lake-HX Raptor Lake-P Raptor Lake-PX Raptor Lake-U	Raptor Lake-S	—	Raptor Lake (Xeon E)	—
		Emerald Rapids	—	5	2023-12-14	—			Emerald Rapids-SP
Intel 4 nm	Redwood Cove	Meteor Lake (hybrid)	Ultra Series 1	—	2023-12-14	Meteor Lake-H Meteor Lake-U	—
Intel 3 nm		Granite Rapids	—	Xeon 6	2024-09-24	—			Granite Rapids-AP Granite Rapids-SP	—
TSMC N3B	Lion Cove	Lunar Lake (hybrid)	Ultra 200V	—	2024-09	Lunar Lake-V	—
		Arrow Lake (hybrid)	Ultra Series 2		2024-10-24 (desktop) 2025-01-06 (mobile)	Arrow Lake-H Arrow Lake-HX Arrow Lake-U	Arrow Lake-S	—
Intel 18A	Cougar Cove	Panther Lake (hybrid)	Ultra 300		2025	Panther Lake-H Panther Lake-U Panther Lake-HL Panther Lake-UL	?
	Panther Cove X	Diamond Rapids	—		2025	—				-
TBA (TSMC 2 nm or Intel 18A)	Coyote Cove	Nova Lake (hybrid)		—	2026	—	TBA	TBA		-
		Razer Lake (hybrid)		—	2027	—	TBA	TBA		-

Die Shot

Dual-core Core

• Woodcrest
• 143 mm²
• 291,000,000 transistors
• 65 nm process
• 2 cores

Documents

• Intel® Processor Micro-architecture – Core®; Intel® Software College, 2006
• White Paper: Inside Intel® Core TM Microarchitecture, 2006
• Intel Multi-core Architecture and Implementations, March 7, 2006
• Intel® Core Microarchitecture, March 8, 2006
• Intel® Core Microarchitecture, IDF
• Core, Justin Rattner Senior Fellow, Chief Technology Officer, IDF

• Product Brief: Intel® Core 2 Duo Desktop Processor
• Product Brief: Intel® Core 2 Extreme Processor