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==Technology==
[[Image:Intel Core2 arch.svg|right|thumb|upright=2|Intel Core microarchitecture]]
While the Core microarchitecture is a major architectural revision, it is based in part on the [[Pentium M]] processor family designed by Intel Israel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003658346_intelisrael09.html |title=How Israel saved Intel |last=King |first=Ian |publisher=The Seattle Times |date=April 9, 2007 |access-date=April 15, 2012}}</ref> The [[Pipeline (computing)|pipeline]] of Core/[[Penryn (microarchitecture)|Penryn]] is 14 stages long<ref>{{cite web |title=Driving energy-efficient performance, innovation with Intel Core microarchitecture |url=https://www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/events/idfspr_2006/BackgrounderIDF.pdf |publisher=Intel |date=7 March 2006}}</ref> – less than half of [[Pentium 4#Prescott|Prescott]]'s. Penryn's successor [[Nehalem (microarchitecture)|Nehalem]] has a two cycles higher branch misprediction penalty than Core/Penryn.<ref>{{cite web |last1=De Gelas |first1=Johan |title=The Bulldozer Aftermath: Delving Even Deeper |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/5057/the-bulldozer-aftermath-delving-even-deeper/2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601190408/http://www.anandtech.com/show/5057/the-bulldozer-aftermath-delving-even-deeper/2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 1, 2012 |website=[[AnandTech]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Thomadakis |first1=Michael Euaggelos |title=The Architecture of the Nehalem Processor and Nehalem-EP SMP Platforms |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235960679}}</ref> Core can ideally sustain up to 4 [[instructions per cycle]] (IPC) execution rate, compared to the 3 IPC capability of [[P6 (microarchitecture)|P6]], [[Pentium M (microarchitecture)|Pentium M]] and [[NetBurst]] microarchitectures. The new architecture is a dual core design with a shared [[L2 cache]] engineered for maximum [[performance per watt]] and improved scalability.
One new technology included in the design is [[Macro-Ops Fusion]], which combines two [[x86]] instructions into a single [[micro-operation]]. For example, a common code sequence like a compare followed by a conditional jump would become a single micro-op. However, this technology does not work in 64-bit mode.
Core can speculatively execute [[Memory disambiguation#RAW dependence violations|loads ahead of preceding stores]] with unknown addresses.<ref>{{cite web |last1=De Gelas |first1=Johan |title=Intel Core versus AMD's K8 architecture |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/1998/5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107020630/http://www.anandtech.com/show/1998/5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2010 |website=[[AnandTech]]}}</ref>
Other new technologies include 1 cycle throughput (2 cycles previously) of all 128-bit SSE instructions and a new power saving design. All components will run at minimum speed, raising speed dynamically as needed (similar to AMD's [[Cool'n'Quiet]] power-saving technology, and Intel's own [[SpeedStep]] technology from earlier mobile processors). This allows the chip to produce less heat, and minimize power use.
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In Intel's [[Intel Tick-Tock|Tick-Tock]] cycle, the 2007/2008 "Tick" was the shrink of the Core microarchitecture to 45 nanometers as CPUID model 23. In Core 2 processors, it is used with the code names Penryn (Socket P), Wolfdale (LGA 775) and Yorkfield (MCM, LGA 775), some of which are also sold as Celeron, Pentium and Xeon processors. In the Xeon brand, the [[Xeon#5200-series "Wolfdale-DP"|Wolfdale-DP]] and [[Xeon#5400-series "Harpertown"|Harpertown]] code names are used for LGA 771 based MCMs with two or four active Wolfdale cores.
Architecturally, 45 nm Core 2 processors feature SSE4.1 and new divide/shuffle engine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/2362|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505135238/http://www.anandtech.com/show/2362|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 5, 2010|title = Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 - Penryn Ticks Ahead}}</ref>
The chips come in two sizes, with 6 MB and 3 MB L2 cache. The smaller version is commonly called Penryn-3M and Wolfdale-3M and Yorkfield-6M, respectively. The single-core version of Penryn, listed as Penryn-L here, is not a separate model like Merom-L but a version of the Penryn-3M model with only one active core.
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*[http://www.intel.com/products/roadmap/ Intel processor roadmap]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070415163814/http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=217 A Detailed Look at Intel's New Core Architecture]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060310044430/http://anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2711&p=2 Intel names the Core Microarchitecture]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060717124332/http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/editorial/display/idf-s2006_5.html Pictures of processors using the Core Microarchitecture, among others (also first mention of Clovertown-MP)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060322051611/http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/03/07/idf_keynotes_welcome_to_intel_3-point-0/ IDF keynotes, advertising the performance of the new processors]
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*[http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030906143144 RealWorld Tech's overview of the Core microarchitecture]
*[https://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/cpu/core.ars Detailed overview of the Core microarchitecture at Ars Technica]
*[https://archive.today/20130117023531/http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2748 Intel Core versus AMD's K8 architecture at Anandtech]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110810020619/http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=2015 Release dates of upcoming Intel Core processors using the Intel Core Microarchitecture]
*[http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=6184 Benchmarks Comparing the Computational Power of Core Architecture against Older Intel NetBurst and AMD Athlon64 Central Processing Units]
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