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Golden Cove - Microarchitectures - Intel
| Edit Values | |
| Golden Cove µarch | |
| General Info | |
| Arch Type | CPU |
| Designer | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel |
| Introduction | 2H 2021 |
| Process | 10nm |
| Instructions | |
| ISA | x86-64 |
| Cores | |
| Core Names | Alder Lake |
| Succession | |
Golden Cove is the successor to Willow Cove, a high-performance 10 nm x86 core microarchitecture designed by Intel for an array of server and client products, including Granite Rapids(server) and Alder Lake(client).
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History[edit]
Golden Cove was originally unveiled by Intel at their 2018 architecture day. Golden Cove is intended to succeed Willow Cove in the 2021 timeframe.
Process Technology[edit]
Intel has confirmed that the Golden Cove architecture will be fabricated on their 10 nm process.
Architecture[edit]
Key changes from Willow Cove[edit]
- Performance improvements
- Strong IPC improvement
- AI workload improvement
- Network/5G performance improvements
- New security features
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Bibliography[edit]
- Intel Architecture Day 2018, December 11, 2018
Facts about "Golden Cove - Microarchitectures - Intel"
| codename | Golden Cove + |
| designer | Intel + |
| first launched | 0002 JL + |
| full page name | intel/microarchitectures/golden cove + |
| instance of | microarchitecture + |
| instruction set architecture | x86-64 + |
| manufacturer | Intel + |
| microarchitecture type | CPU + |
| name | Golden Cove + |
| process | 10 nm (0.01 μm, 1.0e-5 mm) + |
