Intel Processors Specification

Define Core?

In relation to computer processors, a core is the processing unit which receives instructions and performs calculations, or actions, based on those instructions. A set of instructions can allow a software program perform a specific function.Processors can have a single core or multiple cores.

Processors	Core	L.Processor	Threads	Clock Rate	Cache Memory			Register
					L1	L2	L3	Family	Size
Dual Core	2	Logical 2	4	1.6 GHz - 2.93 GHz	64 KiB per core	1 MiB - 2 MiB	N/A	Wolfdale,Allendale,Penryn	64-bit
Core 2 Duo	2	Logical 2	2	1.06 GHz - 3.33 GHz	64 KiB per core	1 MiB - 12 MiB	N/A	Allendale,Penryn	64-bit
Core 2 Quad	4	Logical 4	4	1.2GHz GHz to 3.06 GHz	64 KiB per core	2×4 MB	N/A	Kentsfield,Yorkfield	64-bit
Quad Core	4	Logical 4	8	1.3GHz to 4GHz	64 KiB per core	2x6MB	N/A	Yorkfield,Wolfdale,Kentsfield	64-bit
Core i3	2	Logical 4	4	1.2 GHz - 3.7 GHz	64 KiB per core	256 KiB	3 MiB - 4 MiB	Skylake, Sandy Bridge	64-bit
Core i5	4	Logical 4	4	1.06 GHz - 3.6 GHz	64 KiB per core	256 KiB	4 MiB - 8 MiB	Sandy Bridge ,Haswell	64-bit
Core i7	4	Logical 8	8	1.6 GHz - 4.4 GHz	64 KiB per core	4×256 KiB	6 MiB - 10 MiB	Sandy Bridge ,Haswell	64-bit