Intel Core
Computer chip line
Intel Core is a line of microprocessors made by Intel Corporation, powering most personal computers since the mid-2000s.
The brand appears with modifiers indicating performance tier: Core i3, i5, i7, and i9, with higher numbers suggesting greater capability.
My laptop has an Intel Core i7.
The naming has become shorthand for a computer's processing power.
- gaming rigHigh-end computer for play
- processorComponent that executes instructions
- silicon waferThin crystalline disc for microelectronics
- cache memoryHigh-speed temporary storage
- power efficiencyRatio of useful output to input
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