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Knights Corner µarch
General Info
Arch TypeCPU
DesignerIntel
ManufacturerIntel
Introduction2011
Phase-out2013
Process22 nm
Core Configs57, 60, 61
Instructions
ISAx86
ExtensionsK1OM
Succession

Knights Corner (KNC) was the successor to Knights Ferry, a 22 nm many-core microarchitecture designed by intel for high performance computing.

Note that Intel gave the PCIe expansion card the codename Angel Isle (die, components, board).

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codenameKnights Corner +
core count57 +, 60 + and 61 +
designerIntel +
first launched2011 +
full page nameintel/microarchitectures/knights corner +
instance ofmicroarchitecture +
instruction set architecturex86 +
manufacturerIntel +
microarchitecture typeCPU +
nameKnights Corner +
phase-out2013 +
process22 nm (0.022 μm, 2.2e-5 mm) +