IT101-H01 Spring 2013

1. Alison Abrams and
Sidney Field
INTEL I3, I5, I7
PROCESSORS

2. TRANSISTORS
A conductive device that
manipulates electricity

3. MICROPROCESSORS
Collection of transistors that
function as a computer’s CPU

4. MULTICORE PROCESSOR
Collection of CPUs which is found
in modern computers

5. INTEL
World’s largest computer chip
manufacturer

6. INTEL CORE
 Mid-range to high-end consumer
and business microprocessors

7. FIRST GENERATION
Nehalem microarchitecture
technology
Released in November 2008

8. SECOND GENERATION
 Sandy Bridge microarchitecture
Smaller (32 v. 44) nm for
circuitry

9. THIRD GENERATION
Ivy Bridge- Tri-gate transistors
and 22 nm technology

10. I3, I5 & 17
Biggest difference is amount of
L3 cache memory

11. HYPER-THREADING
Ability of core to split and do two
functions

12. QUICKPATH INTERCONNECT
Technology to replace the front
side bus

13. TRI-GATE TRANSISTORS
Increases surface area and
performance

14. INTEL HD GRAPHICS
Projects clearer images
Graphics moved to CPU

15. TURBO BOOST
Boosts one core frequency to
make faster performance

16. LAPTOPS & DESKTOPS
Top companies using 3rd
generation core

17. TABLETS
Only Acer & Samsung have
used Intel 3rd generation core

18. MAJOR COMPETITOR
Advanced Micro Devices uses
similar technology to the Intel
Core

19. YOUR COMPUTER
Uses Intel 3rd generation i5-
3210M Processor

20. CONCLUSION
Intel 3rd generation processors
are still at the cutting edge