Intel Core i7

Intel Core i7 is a family of several Intel desktop and laptop 64-bit x86-64 processors, the first processors released using the Intel Nehalem microarchitecture and the successor to the Intel Core 2 family. All three current models and two upcoming models are quad-core processors.[1][2][3][4] The Core i7 identifier applies to the initial family of processors[5][6] codenamed Bloomfield.[7] Intel representatives state that the moniker Core i7 is meant to help consumers decide which processor to purchase as the newer Nehalem-based products are released in the future.[8] The name continues the use of the Core brand.[9] Core i7, first assembled in Costa Rica,[10] was officially launched on November 17, 2008[11] and is manufactured in Arizona, New Mexico and Oregon, though the Oregon (PTD, Fab D1D) plant has already moved to the next generation 32 nm process.

Specifications

Codename (main article)	Logo	New Logo	Brand name (list)	L3 Cache	Socket	TDP	Min. feature size	I/O Bus	Release Data
Bloomfield			Core i7-9xx Extreme Edition	8 MiB	LGA 1366	130 W	45 nm	QuickPath	Nov 2008
			Core i7-9xx
Lynnfield			Core i7-8xx		LGA 1156	95 W		Direct Media Interface	Sep 2009
Clarksfield	N/A		Core i7-9xxXM Extreme Edition		µPGA-989	55 W
			Core i7-8xxQM			45 W
			Core i7-7xxQM	6 MiB
Arrandale (unreleased)		N/A	Core i7-6xxM	4 MiB		35 W	32 nm	Direct Media Interface, Integrated GPU	Early 2010
			Core i7-6xxLM			25 W
			Core i7-6xxUM			17 W