Below is a list of Intel microarchitectures:

CPU Microarchitectures

See also: Intel, Lake, Core, and intel/core

Intel CPU Microarchitectures
General						Details
µarch	Type	ISA	Manuf	Introduction	Phase-out	Process	Cores	Pipeline Num•Min•Max
80386	CPU	x86-32	Intel	1984-03-01	1989-01-01	1,500 nm 1.5 μm 0.0015 mm
80486	CPU	x86-32	Intel, AMD	1989-04-10	1995-01-01	1,000 nm 1 μm 0.001 mm , 800 nm 0.8 μm 8.0e-4 mm , 600 nm 0.6 μm 6.0e-4 mm
P5	CPU	x86-32	Intel	1993-04-01	1995-10-01	600 nm 0.6 μm 6.0e-4 mm
P6	CPU	x86-32	Intel	1995-10-01	2000-12-01	350 nm 0.35 μm 3.5e-4 mm , 250 nm 0.25 μm 2.5e-4 mm
NetBurst	CPU	x86-32, x86-64	Intel	2000-11-20	2006-04-01	180 nm 0.18 μm 1.8e-4 mm
Merced	CPU	IA-64	Intel	2001-06-01		180 nm 0.18 μm 1.8e-4 mm	1
McKinley	CPU	IA-64	Intel	2002-07-08		180 nm 0.18 μm 1.8e-4 mm	1, 2
Pentium M	CPU	x86-16, x86-32	Intel	2003-01-01	2005-01-01	130 nm 0.13 μm 1.3e-4 mm , 90 nm 0.09 μm 9.0e-5 mm
Madison	CPU	IA-64	Intel	2003-06-30		130 nm 0.13 μm 1.3e-4 mm	1
Madison 9M	CPU	IA-64	Intel	2004-11-08		130 nm 0.13 μm 1.3e-4 mm	1
Modified Pentium M	CPU	x86-16, x86-32	Intel	2006-01-01	2008-01-01	65 nm 0.065 μm 6.5e-5 mm
Core	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2006-04-01	2009-05-01	65 nm 0.065 μm 6.5e-5 mm
Montecito	CPU	IA-64	Intel	2006-07-18		90 nm 0.09 μm 9.0e-5 mm	1, 2
Polaris	CPU		Intel	2007-02-01		65 nm 0.065 μm 6.5e-5 mm	80	9
Montvale	CPU	IA-64	Intel	2007-10-31		90 nm 0.09 μm 9.0e-5 mm	1, 2
Penryn	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2007-11-01	2008-09-01	45 nm 0.045 μm 4.5e-5 mm
Bonnell	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2008-03-02	2011-01-01	45 nm 0.045 μm 4.5e-5 mm	1, 2		16	19
Nehalem	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2008-08-01	2010-03-01	45 nm 0.045 μm 4.5e-5 mm
Rock Creek	CPU	x86	Intel	2009-12-01		45 nm 0.045 μm 4.5e-5 mm	48
Westmere	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2010-01-01	2011-08-01	32 nm 0.032 μm 3.2e-5 mm
Tukwila	CPU	IA-64	Intel	2010-02-08		65 nm 0.065 μm 6.5e-5 mm	1, 2
Knights Ferry	CPU	x86	Intel	2010-05-31	2011-01-01	45 nm 0.045 μm 4.5e-5 mm	32
Sandy Bridge (client)	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2010-09-13	2012-11-01	32 nm 0.032 μm 3.2e-5 mm	2, 4		14	19
Saltwell	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2011-01-01	2013-01-01	32 nm 0.032 μm 3.2e-5 mm	1, 2	16
Knights Corner	CPU	x86	Intel	2011-01-01	2013-01-01	22 nm 0.022 μm 2.2e-5 mm	57, 60, 61
Ivy Bridge	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2011-05-04	2013-04-01	22 nm 0.022 μm 2.2e-5 mm
Poulson	CPU	IA-64	Intel	2012-11-08		32 nm 0.032 μm 3.2e-5 mm	1, 2
Silvermont	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2013-01-01	2015-01-01	22 nm 0.022 μm 2.2e-5 mm	1, 2, 4, 8		12	14
Haswell	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2013-06-04	2015-01-01	22 nm 0.022 μm 2.2e-5 mm	2, 4, 6, 8, 16, 10, 12, 14, 18		14	19
Broadwell	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2014-10-01		14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm	2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22		14	19
Airmont	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2015-01-01	2017-01-01	14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm	1, 2, 4, 8		12	14
Skylake (client)	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2015-08-05		14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm	2, 4		14	19
Kaby Lake	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2016-08-30		14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm	2, 4		14	19
Goldmont	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2016-08-30		14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm	2, 4, 8, 12, 16		12	14
Kittson	CPU	IA-64	Intel	2017-01-01		22 nm 0.022 μm 2.2e-5 mm	1, 2
Skylake (server)	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2017-05-04		14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm	4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28		14	19
Coffee Lake	CPU	x86-64	Intel, dell	2017-10-05		14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm			14	19
Goldmont Plus	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2017-12-11		14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm	2, 4
Knights Mill	CPU	x86-16, x86-32, x86-64	Intel	2017-12-18	2019-08-09	14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Palm Cove	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2018-01-01		10 nm 0.01 μm 1.0e-5 mm	2		14	19
Whiskey Lake	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2018-04-01			4		14	19
Amber Lake	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2018-04-01		14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm	2		14	19
Cannon Lake	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2018-05-15		10 nm 0.01 μm 1.0e-5 mm	2		14	19
Lakefield	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2019-01-01		22 nm 0.022 μm 2.2e-5 mm , 10 nm 0.01 μm 1.0e-5 mm	5
Cascade Lake	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2019-01-01		14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm	2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 32, 48, 56		14	19
Tremont	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2019-01-01		10 nm 0.01 μm 1.0e-5 mm
Snow Ridge	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2019-01-01		10 nm 0.01 μm 1.0e-5 mm
Sunny Cove	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2019-01-01	2021-01-01	10 nm 0.01 μm 1.0e-5 mm	2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 20, 24, 26, 28, 32, 36, 38, 40		14	19
Ice Lake (client)	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2019-05-27		10 nm 0.01 μm 1.0e-5 mm	2, 4		14	19
Willow Cove	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2020-01-01		10 nm 0.01 μm 1.0e-5 mm	2, 4, 6, 8		14	19
Cooper Lake	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2020-06-18		14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm	28, 24, 20, 18, 16, 8		14	19
Tiger Lake	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2020-09-02		10 nm 0.01 μm 1.0e-5 mm	2, 4, 6, 8		14	19
Gracemont	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2021-01-01		10 nm 0.01 μm 1.0e-5 mm
Alder Lake	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2021-01-01		10 nm 0.01 μm 1.0e-5 mm , 7 nm 0.007 μm 7.0e-6 mm	16, 14, 10, 6
Rocket Lake	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2021-03-16		14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm	4, 6, 8		14	19
Ice Lake (server)	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2021-04-01			8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 20, 24, 26, 28, 32, 36, 38, 40		14	19
Golden Cove	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2021-11-04		10 nm 0.01 μm 1.0e-5 mm
Ocean Cove	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2022-01-01
Raptor Lake	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2022-09-27		7 nm 0.007 μm 7.0e-6 mm	24, 16, 8
Sapphire Rapids	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2023-01-01		7 nm 0.007 μm 7.0e-6 mm	6, 8, 56, 60
Emerald Rapids	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2023-01-01		7 nm 0.007 μm 7.0e-6 mm
Meteor Lake	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2023-01-01
Granite Rapids	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2024-01-01			120, 80, 40
Sierra Forest	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2024-06-04
Diamond Rapids	CPU	x86-64	Intel	2025-01-01

Newest models

TSMC N3B (3 nm)

• Lunar Lake (hybrid) • Lion Cove (P)/Skymont (E) • Ultra 200V • 2024-09
• Arrow Lake (hybrid) • Ultra Series 2 • 2024-10 (desktop)/2025-01 (mobile)

Intel 18A

• Panther Lake (hybrid) • Cougar Cove (P)/Darkmont (E) • Ultra 300 • 2025
• Diamond Rapids • Panther Cove X (Mountain Stream) • 2025

Intel 18A (or TSMC 2 nm)

• Nova Lake (hybrid) • Coyote Cove • 2026
• Razer Lake (hybrid) • (TBA) • 2027

Intel Core Lines

See also: Intel, Core, Intel Atom, Lake, and intel/roadmap

Intel Core 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	NetBurst	Willamette	—		2000-11	—	Willamette	—	Foster	Foster MP
130 nm 90 nm		Northwood Prescott			2002-01	Northwood Mobile	Northwood Prescott	Northwood-XE Prescott 2M-XE	Prestonia Gallatin	Gallatin
130 nm 90 nm 90 nm 65 nm	Pentium M . . Pentium D	Banias Dothan Smithfield Presler			2004-02	Banias Dothan	Smithfield Presler	Smithfield-XE Presler-XE	Nocona Irwindale Paxville	Potomac Cranford Paxville
65 nm	Modified Pentium M	Yonah Cedar Mill	1 (Yonah)	—	2006-01	Yonah	Cedar Mill	-	Dempsey Sossaman	Tulsa (Xeon)
	Intel Core	Merom	2		2006-07	Merom Merom-L	Conroe	Kentsfield	Woodcrest Clovertown	Tigerton
45 nm		Penryn			2007-11	Penryn	Wolfdale	Yorkfield	Harpertown	Dunnington
	Nehalem	Nehalem	1 (Core i)		2008-11	Clarksfield	Lynnfield	Bloomfield	Gainestown	Beckton
32 nm		Westmere			2010-01	Arrandale	Clarkdale	Gulftown	Westmere EP	Westmere EX
	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge	2		2011-01	Sandy Bridge M	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge E	Sandy Bridge EP	—
22 nm		Ivy Bridge	3		2012-04	Ivy Bridge M	Ivy Bridge	Ivy Bridge E	Ivy Bridge EP	Ivy Bridge EX
	Haswell	Haswell	4		2013-06	Haswell H Haswell MB Haswell ULP Haswell ULX	Haswell DT	Haswell E	Haswell EP	Haswell EX
		Devil's Canyon			2014-06	—	Haswell DT	—
14 nm	Broadwell	Broadwell	5		2014-09	Broadwell H Broadwell U Broadwell Y	Broadwell DT Broadwell DE	Broadwell E	Broadwell EP (Xeon E5 v4)	Broadwell EX (Xeon E7 v4)
	Skylake	Skylake	6	Xeon 1	2015-08	Skylake H Skylake U Skylake Y	Skylake DT Skylake S	Skylake W Skylake X	Skylake SP (formerly Skylake-EP/EX) (Xeon Gold, Platinum)
	Kaby Lake	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	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	Whiskey Lake	8		2018-08	Whiskey Lake U	—		—
	Amber Lake	Amber Lake	8 / 10			Amber Lake Y
	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake	—	Xeon 2	2019-04	—		Cascade Lake W Cascade Lake X	Cascade Lake AP Cascade Lake SP (Xeon)
	Comet Lake	Comet Lake	10	—	2019-09	Comet Lake H Comet Lake Y Comet Lake U	Comet Lake S	Comet Lake W	—
	Cooper Lake	Cooper Lake	—	Xeon 3	2020-06	—				Cooper Lake SP
	Rocket Lake	Cypress Cove	11	—	2021-03	—	Rocket Lake SP	Rocket Lake W	Rocket Lake (Xeon E)	—
10 nm	Cannon Lake	Palm Cove	8		2018-05	Cannon Lake U	—		—
	Ice Lake (client) (server)	Sunny Cove . . + 4x Tremont	10	Xeon 3	2019-09 (client) 2021-04 (server)	Ice Lake U Ice Lake Y	—	Ice Lake W	Ice Lake SP	—
	Lakefield (hybrid) (Foveros)		—	—	2020-06	Lakefield				—
	Tiger Lake	Willow Cove	11		2020-09	Tiger Lake-H Tiger Lake-H35 Tiger Lake-UP3 Tiger Lake-UP4				—
Intel 7 nm	Alder Lake (hybrid)	Golden Cove (P) Gracemont (E)	12		2021-11	Alder Lake-H Alder Lake-HX Alder Lake-U Alder Lake M	Alder Lake S	Alder Lake P	—
	Sapphire Rapids		—	Xeon 4	2023-01	—		Sapphire Rapids-WS	Sapphire Rapids-SP/HBM (Xeon Max)	Sapphire Rapids-SP
	Raptor Lake (hybrid)	Raptor Cove (P) Gracemont (E)	13 / 14 / Series 1 / 2	—	2022-10	Raptor Lake-HX Raptor Lake-PX Raptor Lake U	Raptor Lake S	Raptor Lake H Raptor Lake P	Raptor Lake (Xeon E)	—
	Emerald Rapids		—	Xeon 5	2023-12	—			Emerald Rapids-SP
Intel 4 nm	Meteor Lake (hybrid)	Redwood Cove (P) Crestmont (E)	Ultra Series 1	—	2023-12	Meteor Lake-H Meteor Lake-U	—		—
Intel 3 nm	Granite Rapids		—	Xeon 6	2024-09	—			Granite Rapids-AP Granite Rapids-SP	—
TSMC N3B	Lunar Lake (hybrid)	Lion Cove (P) Skymont (E)	Ultra 200V	—	2024-09	Lunar Lake-V	—		—
	Arrow Lake (hybrid)		Ultra 200 Series 2		2024-10 (desktop) 2025-01 (mobile)	Arrow Lake-H Arrow Lake-HX Arrow Lake-U	Arrow Lake-S		—	—
Intel 18A	Panther Lake (hybrid)	Cougar Cove (P) Darkmont (E)	Ultra 300		2025	Panther Lake-H Panther Lake-HL Panther Lake-U Panther Lake-UL	?		—	—
	Diamond Rapids	Panther Cove X (Mountain Stream)	—	?	2025	—			—	—
TBA (TSMC 2 nm or Intel 18A Intel 14A)	Wildcat Lake (hybrid)	Cougar Cove (P) Darkmont (LPE)		—	2025	—	TBA	TBA	—	—
	Nova Lake (hybrid)	Coyote Cove (P) Arctic Wolf (E)		—	2026	—	TBA	TBA	—	—
	Razer Lake (hybrid)			—	2027	—	TBA	TBA	—	—

Intel Mainstream CPU Generations comparison

Intel CPU family	Processor process	Processor architecture	Graphics architecture	Processors cores/threads	Platform	Memory support	PCIe support	Launch
Alder Lake (12th Gen)	Intel 7	Golden Cove (P-Core) Gracemont (E-Core)	HD 700 Series	16/24	LGA 1700/1800	DDR5 / DDR4	PCIe Gen 5.0	2021
Raptor Lake (13th Gen)	Intel 7	Raptor Cove (P-Core) Gracemont (E-Core)	HD 700 Series	24/32	LGA 1700/1800	DDR5 / DDR4	PCIe Gen 5.0	2022
Raptor Lake Refresh (14th Gen)	Intel 7	Raptor Cove (P-Core) Gracemont (E-Core)	HD 700 Series	24/32	LGA 1700/1800	DDR5 / DDR4	PCIe Gen 5.0	2023
Meteor Lake (Core Ultra 100)	Intel 4	Redwood Cove (P-Core) Crestmont (E-Core)	Xe1 (Alchemist)	22/28	LGA 1851	DDR5	PCIe Gen 5.0	2024
Arrow Lake (Core Ultra 200)	TSMC N3B	Lion Cove (P-Core) Skymont (E-Core)	Xe1 (Alchemist)	24/24	LGA 1851	DDR5	PCIe Gen 5.0	2024
Arrow Lake Refresh (TBD)	TSMC N3B ?	Lion Cove (P-Core) Skymont (E-Core)	Xe1 (Alchemist)	24/24	LGA 1851	DDR5	PCIe Gen 5.0	2025
Lunar Lake (Core Ultra 200V)	Intel 18A	Lion Cove (P-Core) Skymont (E-Core)	Xe2 (Battlemage)	8/8 ?	LGA 1851 ?	DDR5	PCIe Gen 5.0 ?	2024
Panther Lake (Core Ultra 300)	Intel 18A	Cougar Cove (P-Core) Skymont (E-Core)	Xe3 (Celestial)	16/16	LGA 1851 ?	DDR5	PCIe Gen 5.0 ?	2025
Wildcat Lake (Core Ultra 300?)	Intel 18A	Cougar Cove (P-Core) Darkmont (E-Core)	Xe3 (Celestial)	16/32	LGA 1851 ?	DDR5	PCIe Gen 6.0 ?	2025
Nova Lake (Core Ultra 400?)	TBA	Coyote Cove (P-Core) Arctic Wolf (E-Core)	Xe4 ("Druid") ?	16(P)/32(E) ?	TBA	DDR5 ?	PCIe Gen 6.0 ?	2026
Razer Lake (Core Ultra 500?)	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	2027 ?

Intel Atom Lines

See also: Intel Atom, Intel, Core, and intel/cpuid

Intel Atom Roadmap

Fabri- cation process	Micro- archi- tecture	Release date	Processors / SoCs
			Smartphone, MID	Tablet	Netbook	Nettop	Embedded	Server	CE
45 nm	Bonnell	2008	Silverthorne	—	Diamondville		Tunnel Creek, Stellarton	—	Sodaville (SoC)
		2010	Lincroft		Pineview				Groveland (SoC)
32 nm	Saltwell	2011	Medfield (Penwell & Lexington), Clover Trail+ (Cloverview)	Clover Trail (Cloverview)	Cedar Trail (Cedarview)			Centerton & Briarwood	Berryville (SoC)
22 nm	Silvermont	2013	Merrifield (Tangier), Slayton, Moorefield (Anniedale)	Bay Trail-T (Valleyview)	Bay Trail-M (Valleyview)	Bay Trail-D (Valleyview)	Bay Trail-I (Valleyview)	Avoton	Rangeley (commu- nication)
14 nm	Airmont	2014	Binghamton & Riverton	Cherry Trail-T (Cherryview)	Braswell			Denverton (Cancelled)
	Goldmont	2016	Broxton (Cancelled)	Willow Trail (Cancelled) Apollo Lake	Apollo Lake			Denverton
	Goldmont Plus	2017			Gemini Lake Gemini Lake Refresh
10 nm	Tremont	2020		Lakefield (hybrid)	Lakefield (hybrid) Elkhart Lake Jasper Lake			Jacobsville Parker Ridge Snow Ridge
Intel 7 nm	Gracemont	2021			Alder Lake (hybrid) Alder Lake S (N/P/M) Raptor Lake (S) (hybrid) Twin Lake
Intel 4 nm	Crestmont	2023			Meteor Lake (hybrid)			Grand Ridge
TSMC N6 6 nm
Intel 3 nm		2024						Sierra Forest
TSMC N3B	Skymont	2024			Lunar Lake (hybrid)
					Arrow Lake (hybrid)
Intel 18A	Darkmont	2025						Clearwater Forest

GPU Microarchitectures

Intel GPU Microarchitectures
General			Details
µarch	Introduction	Phase-out	Process
Gen1	1998-01-01
Gen2	2002-01-01
Gen3	2004-01-01
Gen3.5	2005-01-01		90 nm 0.09 μm 9.0e-5 mm
Gen4	2006-01-01		65 nm 0.065 μm 6.5e-5 mm
Gen5	2008-06-03		45 nm 0.045 μm 4.5e-5 mm
Larrabee	2008-08-12	2010-01-01	32 nm 0.032 μm 3.2e-5 mm , 45 nm 0.045 μm 4.5e-5 mm
Gen5.75	2010-01-01		45 nm 0.045 μm 4.5e-5 mm
Gen6	2010-09-13		32 nm 0.032 μm 3.2e-5 mm
Gen7	2011-05-04		22 nm 0.022 μm 2.2e-5 mm
Gen7.5	2013-06-04		22 nm 0.022 μm 2.2e-5 mm
Gen8	2014-10-01		14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Gen9	2015-08-05		14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Gen9.5	2016-08-30		14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Gen11	2018-01-01		10 nm 0.01 μm 1.0e-5 mm
Gen10	2018-01-01		10 nm 0.01 μm 1.0e-5 mm
Arctic Sound	2020-01-01		10 nm 0.01 μm 1.0e-5 mm
Gen12	2020-01-01		10 nm 0.01 μm 1.0e-5 mm
Jupiter Sound	2022-01-01		10 nm 0.01 μm 1.0e-5 mm

Intel ARC Gaming GPU Lineup

Intel ARC Gaming GPU Lineup
GPU Family	Intel Xe-HPG	Intel Xe-HPG	Intel Xe2-HPG	Intel Xe3-HPG	Intel Xe4-HPG	Intel Xe5-HPG
GPU Products	ARC Alchemist	ARC Alchemist+	ARC Battlemage	ARC Celestial	ARC Druid	ARC Extra
CPU iGPU	Meteor Lake (Xe-LPG)	Arrow Lake (Xe+-LPG)	Lunar Lake (Xe2-LPG)	Panther Lake (Xe3-LPG)	Nova Lake (Xe4-LPG)	TBA
GPU Gen	Gen 12	Gen 12	Gen 13	Gen 14	Gen 15 ?	Gen 16 ?
Specs/Design	512 EUs/1 Tile/1 GPU	512 EUs/1 Tile/1 GPU	1024 EU/1 Til/1 GPU	1024 EU/1 Til/1 GPU	TBA	TBA
Memory	GDDR6	GDDR6	GDDR6	GDDR6	TBA	TBA
GPU Segment	Mainstream Gaming (Discrete)	Mainstream Gaming (Discrete)	Mainstream/High-End Gaming (Discrete)	Mainstream/High-End Gaming (Discrete)	Mainstream/High-End Gaming (Discrete)	Mainstream/High-End Gaming (Discrete)
Process node	TSMC 6 nm	TSMC 6 nm	TSMC 5 nm (3 nm Lunar Lake Tile)	TSMC 3 nm	TBA	TBA
Launch	2022	2024	2024	2025	2026 ?	2026 +

Many-core

This article is a work in progress!

Initial effort & Polaris

Intel actual large effort research into the area of many-core started after the February 2004 Intel Developer Forum following Pradeep Dubey famous keynote titled "The Era of Tera". Around the 2004-2005 Intel formed a number of strategic research projects to explorer and study the feasibility and challenges of many-core and tera-scale processing. One of the earliest examples of such project was the Tera-scale Computing Research Program which was unveiled by Justin Rattner, then-CTO, at the spring 2006 Intel Developer Forum.

The first product to come directly from that project was Polaris, an 80-core chip designed using modular tiles that could scale in the x- and y- directions using a routing system that interconnected all the tiles in a mesh topology. Fabricated on a 65 nm process, the chip was around 275 mm² and incorporated around 100M transistors. The chip also attempted to solve some of the inherent problems dealing with a large amount of cores such as the bandwidth. 3D stacked SRAM was utilized to achieve bandwidths of over 1 Tb/s. Operating as high as 5.7 GHz, the chip could reach over 1.8 TFLOPS of sustained performance.

Larrabee

Larrabee

See also

Intel

• Intel Atom
• Intel Core
• Intel CPUID
• Intel Roadmap