Thread: Nehalem and the new Core i7

This new family of processors from Intel, called Core i7 is expected to hit markets all over the globe anytime soon. In the tick-tack model adopted by Intel, where each tick is a shrink of the previous microarchitecture and tack is a brand new microarchitecture; the release of Nehalem falls in the tack part of the cycle. It is a successor to the Core microarchitecture. Designed from the ground up, the new design is being showcased for the first time in the Core i7 family of desktop class processors.



The new microarchitecture incorporates a number of features'in its design, resulting in what till now Intel claims, better performing and more efficient processors. Let's have a look at some of the significant changes that these processors come with.