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|introduction=2020
 
|introduction=2020
 
|process=10 nm
 
|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}} and {{\\|Sapphire Rapids}}.
  
 
== 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 ==
 
== Architecture ==
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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* New cache subsystem
* 50% Expanded L3 Cache (8MB 16-way → 12MB 12-way)
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* Security features
* Memory Subsystem with more bandwidth and LPDDR5 support
 
* New Total Memory Encryption(TME) feature
 
 
{{expand list}}
 
{{expand list}}
  
 
==== New instructions ====
 
==== New instructions ====
Willow Cove introduced a number of {{x86|extensions|new instructions}}:
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Sunny Cove introduced a number of {{x86|extensions|new instructions}}:
  
 
* Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) enhancements
 
* Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) enhancements
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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) +