3rd Generation Intel Core Processor Family For Home-Desktop
06 May 2012 Source: In house
Product Overview
A new PC can provide you with unique and expanded capabilities. And when it is powered by a visibly smart 3rd generation Intel® Core™ processor, it can deliver amazing performance. Smart features give your PC the ability to adapt to your needs, as well as stunning visuals built-in for an enhanced experience that you can both see and feel. You can enjoy a wide selection of entertainment, create and share your great memories, and explore and connect to what interests you most. Rediscover what’s possible with a new computer. The only thing more amazing than our technology is what you’ll do with it.
The 3rd gen Intel Core processor family features Intel® Turbo Boost Technology1 2.0, delivering a burst of processor speed automatically when the workload demands additional performance and greater adaptability, and Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology1, allowing each processor core to work on two tasks at the same time, improving multitasking and speeding up the workflow. So whether you use your PC to be creative, play games, or for everyday tasks such as homework, these new processors offer the performance and features you want to get more done in less time.
Add to Your Imagination
The 3rd gen Intel Core processors feature built-in visuals,2 a suite of visual enhancements that provide everything you need to enjoy a smooth, seamless, stunning experience on your PC. Spend minutes rather than hours to edit, convert, and share your videos. Add a new dimension to your viewing experience with 3-D.3 Unlock a world of premium HD movies and content,4 viewing images and HD video the way they were meant to be seen—sharper, smoother, and richer. Play your favorite games with no extra hardware needed. The built-in visuals of the 3rd gen Intel Core processor eliminate the need for many of the functions provided by a discrete graphics card, reducing power consumption and system cost.
Unlock Your Full Potential
Unlocked5 3rd gen Intel Core processors feature top-of-the-line speed and our best desktop visuals built in. With overclocking enabled, you get the flexibility to set your system specs just the way you like.
Energy Efficient
The 3rd gen Intel Core processors provide options for innovative system designs and enable more energy-efficient platforms that can meet ENERGY STAR*6 and other global environmental requirements.
Select the 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ Processor to Fit Your Lifestyle
Intel® Core™ i7 Processor -
Visibly Smart Performance at its Best.
Top-of-the-line performance for your most demanding tasks.
Intel® Core™ i5 Processor -
Visibly Smart Performance with a Boost.
The visibly smart Intel® Core™ i5 processor delivers performance that adapts to your needs and stunning visuals.
Intel® Core™ i3 Processor -
A Visibly Smart Start.
The visibly smart Intel® Core™ i3 processor provides amazing multitasking performance and stunning visuals.
3rd Generation Intel® Core™ Desktop Processor Family
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Intel® Core™ i7 Processor |
Intel® Core™ i5 Processor |
Intel® Core™ i3 Processor |
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Number of Processor Cores / Threads |
4/8 |
4/4 |
2/4 |
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Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Intel® Smart Cache |
8MB L3 |
6MB L3 |
3MB L3 |
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AES New Instructions (AES-NI) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Intel® HD Graphics with DirectX 11 |
4000 |
2500/4000 |
2500/4000 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT-x) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Performance Tuning Enabled |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Recommended Intel® Express Chipset |
Z77 |
H77 |
H61 |
Features and Benefits of the 3rd Generation Intel Core Processor Family:
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Feature |
Benefit |
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Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 |
Dynamically increases the processor's frequency as needed by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom to give you a burst of speed when you need it. |
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Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology |
Delivers two processing threads per physical core. Highly threaded applications can get more work done in parallel, completing tasks sooner. |
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Integrated Memory Controller |
An integrated memory controller offers stunning memory read/write performance through efficient prefetching algorithms, lower latency, and higher memory bandwidth. |
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Built-In Visuals |
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Intel® Quick Sync Video - Delivers fast conversion of video for portable media players, online sharing, and video editing and authoring.
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Intel® Clear Video HD - Visual quality and color fidelity enhancements for HD playback for a sharper, smoother, and richer picture.
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Intel® InTru™ 3D - Stereoscopic 3-D Blu-ray playback in full 1080p resolution over HDMI 1.4 and premium audio.
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Intel® HD Graphics - Enhanced 3-D performance for immersive mainstream and casual gaming.
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Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions - A set of new instructions to improve software performance for floating point-intensive applications such as audio processing, audio codecs, and image and video editing applications.
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Intel® Smart Cache |
The shared cache is dynamically allocated to each processor core, based on workload. This significantly reduces latency, improving performance. |
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AES New Instructions (AES-NI) |
New AES instructions add hardware acceleration to AES algorithms and speeds up the execution of AES applications. |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology |
Allows one hardware platform to function as multiple “virtual” platforms. Offers improved manageability by limiting downtime and maintaining productivity by isolating computing activities into separate partitions. |
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Thermal Solution for Boxed Processors |
Includes a four-pin connector for fan speed control to help minimize the acoustic noise levels generated from running the fan at higher speeds for thermal performance. |
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