Ece 10 - Microprocessor and Microcontroller System and Design (Module 3)
Ece 10 - Microprocessor and Microcontroller System and Design (Module 3)
ASSIGNMENT 3
INTRODUCTION TO INTEL
Noyce and Gordon Moore (of Moore's law), and is associated with the executive leadership and
vision of Andrew Grove. The company's name was conceived as portmanteau of the
the integrated circuit (the microchip). The fact that "intel" is the term for intelligence information
also made the name appropriate. Intel was an early developer of SRAM and DRAM memory
chips, which represented the majority of its business until 1981. Although Intel created the
world's first commercial microprocessor chip in 1971, it was not until the success of the personal
they multitask at least occasionally or frequently on the PC, and nine out of 10 users reported
that they’ve experienced problems while trying to perform multiple processor-intensive tasks on
a PC. Problems include computer freezes, time lags, function shut-downs, choppy screens and
audio distortion. Nearly 60 percent of survey respondents said they feel bored when a computer
function makes them wait, so they do something else on the computer at the same time.
Aside from multitasking, users are faced with handling vastly growing quantities of
application data. The amount of data in existence is doubling every 24 months – a sort of data
equivalent to Moore’s Law. Worldwide, data growth is increasing so quickly it’s now measured
One way to do this divvying up is to build single computers that are powered by multiple
processors. For years this has been the norm in high-performance computing and
supercomputing, two industry segments in which single machines often contain hundreds or
Another scale-out option, and the one Intel has embraced in its move to multi-core
architectures, is to add two or more brains to each processor. Explained most simply, multi-core
processor architecture entails silicon design engineers placing two or more execution cores – or
computational engines – within a single processor. This multi-core processor plugs directly into
a single processor socket, but the operating system perceives each of its execution cores as a
Despite the recent attention focused on multi-core architecture, Intel has been delivering
threading-capable products for more than a decade. By 1994, the Intel Pentium processor
in a single thread of code, executed the instructions in parallel, and then recombined them in the
same order.
That year, Intel added “glue-less” dual-processing capability – two full processors that
plugged into two board sockets – to provide a hardware-enhanced threaded environment for
servers and workstations. The company expanded its efforts in 1995, providing glue-less
multiprocessing capability with the introduction of the Intel® Pentium® Pro processor. The Intel
Pentium Pro processor enabled the seamless connection of as many as four processors on a
single board, providing servers and workstation-class products with the means to attain higher
compute through put in threaded software environments. These efforts provided a springboard
platforms. In the early part of the 2000s, Intel introduced Hyper-Threading Technology (HT
Technology) into its Intel NetBurst® microarchitecture (for Intel® Pentium® 4 and Intel® Xeon®
By fall 2004, HT Technology had shipped on well over 50 million Intel Pentium 4
products for desktops, servers and mobile PCs, offering new incentive for software developers
Intel has been offering multi-core processors since 2005. At the spring 2006 Intel Developer
Forum event in San Francisco, the company disclosed details of the Intel® Core™
microarchitecture, the industry-leading foundation for Intel’s multi-core server, desktop and
mobile processors. Intel Core microarchitecture products built with advanced 65 nanometer
process technology deliver higher-performing, yet more energy-efficient processors that spur
more stylish, quieter and smaller mobile and desktop computers and servers. Likewise, these
new machines can reduce electricity- and real estate-associated costs, and provide critical
capabilities such as enhanced security, virtualization and manageability for consumers and
businesses.
With Intel Core microarchitecture, each core is equipped with a nearly complete set of
hardware resources, including cache memory, floating point and integer units, etc. One
programming thread can utilize all these resources while another thread can use all the
hardware resources on another core. The same programming techniques that for years have
been used to write threaded applications for multiprocessor systems, or more recently for
PENTIUM D
The Pentium D was Intel's first dual-core processor and it was released by
the Intel on May 25, 2005. Still based on Netburst, the first version had the
Cedar Mill cores) dual-core. Intel also released Extreme Editions of both
processors and capped the maximum clock speed at 3.73 MHz and at a power consumption of
130 watts – the highest ever for any Intel consumer desktop processor (some server processors
went up to 170 watts). Smithfield had 230 million transistors, Prescott 376 million.
offering significant upgrades in design, still resulting in relatively high power consumption. By
2004, the NetBurst processors reached a clock speed barrier at 3.8 GHz due to a thermal (and
additional cooling that can be prohibitively noisy or expensive). The future belonged to more
shipment date of the dual die Presler chips was August 8, 2008, which marked the end of the
module. The Core 2 range was the last flagship range of Intel desktop processors to use a front-
side bus. The Core 2 processor line was introduced on July 27, 2006, comprising the Duo (dual-
(designed for businesses) include the dual-core and quad-core branches. Core 2 Duo was
Intel's strike back against AMD's Athlon X2 and Opteron processors, which were highly
successful at the time. The Core micro-architecture was launched with the 65 nm Conroe (Core
2 Duo E-6000 series) on the desktop, Merom on the mobile side (Core 2 Duo T7000 series),
and Woodcrest in the server market (Xeon 5100 series). Intel quickly followed with quad-core
versions (Kentsfield Core 2 Quad series for the desktop, Clovertown Xeon 5300 series for
servers).
The Core micro-architecture was preceded by one of the most significant restructurings at Intel,
as well as a substantial repositioning of the company. While Conroe was developed, Intel
positioned its remaining Pentium and Pentium D processors to drive AMD into an
unprecedented price war in 2005 and 2006, while the Core 2 Duo processor regained the
performance lead over AMD in 2006. Conroe was launched with 1.2 GHz to 3 GHz clock
speeds and as a chip with 291 million transistors. The CPUs were updated with a 45 nm Penryn
While Intel always attempted to deliver a die shrink every two years, the arrival of Core 2 Duo
also marked the introduction of the company's tick-tock cadence, which dictates a shrink in
PENTIUM DUAL-CORE
computers.
In terms of features, price and performance at a given clock frequency, Pentium Dual-Core
Intel's product range. The Pentium Dual-Core was also a very popular choice for overclocking,
INTEL CELERON
personal computers.
Celeron processors are compatible with IA-32 computer programs, but their performance
is typically significantly lower when compared to similar CPUs of higher-priced Intel CPU
brands. The Celeron brand often has less cache memory or intentionally disabled advanced
features. These missing features can have a variable impact on performance, but it is often very
substantial. While a few of the Celeron designs have achieved surprising performance, most of
the Celeron line has exhibited noticeably degraded performance. This has been the primary
justification for the higher cost of other Intel CPU brands versus the Celeron range.
CORE-BASED CELERON
ALLENDALE
Intel launched the dual core Celeron E1xxx processor line on January 20, 2008, based
on the Allendale core. The CPU has 800 MT/s FSB, 65 W TDP and uses 512 KB of the chip's
2 MB L2 cache, significantly limiting performance for uses such as gaming. New features to the
Celeron family included full enhanced halt state and enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology.
Clock rates range from 1.6 GHz to 2.4 GHz. It is compatible with other Allendale-based CPUs
WOLFDALE-3M
The Celeron E3000 series, starting with E3200 and E3300, was released in August
2009, featuring the Wolfdale-3M core used in Pentium Dual-Core E5000, Pentium E6000
and Core 2 Duo E7000 series. The main difference to Allendale-based Celeron processors is
the support for Intel VT-x and increased performance due to the double L2 Cache of 1 MB.
NEHALEM-BASED CELERONS
CLARKDALE
With the introduction of the Desktop Core i3 and Core i5 processor code
named Clarkdale in January 2010, Intel also added a new Celeron line, starting with the Celeron
G1101. This is the first Celeron to come with on-chip PCI Express and integrated graphics.
Despite using the same Clarkdale chip as the Core i5-6xx line, it does not support Turbo
JASPER FOREST
Forest family. All other members of this family are known as Xeon C35xx or C55xx. The Jasper
Forest chip is closely related to Lynnfield and contains four cores, 8 MB of L3 cache and a QPI
interface, but most of these are disabled in the Celeron version, leaving a single core with 2 MB
of L3 cache.
The Sandy Bridge-based Celeron processors were released in 2011. They are LGA
1155 processors (available in single- and dual-core versions) with integrated Intel HD Graphics
GPU and containing up to 2 MB of L3 cache. Turbo-Boost, AVX and AES-NI have been
disabled. Hyper-Threading is available on some single-core models, namely G460, G465 and
G470.
Some of the intel Celeron codename are Cedar
Mill, Conroe, Coppermine, Covington, Dothan, Mendocino, Northwood, Prescott, Tualatin, Willa
Trail-M, Braswell, Skylake,
Intel's Core-i3, i5 and i7 processors launched with the Nehalem micro-architecture and
(Westmere) in 2010 and provided the foundation for Intel processors covering the Celeron,
Pentium Core and Xeon brands. Westmere scaled to up to eight cores, up to 3.33 GHz clock
Westmere was effectively replaced by the 32 nm Sandy Bridge architecture in 2011, which
shrunk in 2012 to 22 nm in the Ivy Bridge generation (1.4 billion transistors for quad-core
processors).
INTEL CORE i3
processor, available for use in both desktop and laptop computers. It is one of
three types of processors in the "i" series (also called the Intel Core family of
processors).
The Core i3 processor is available in multiple speeds, ranging from 1.30 GHz up to 3.50
GHz, and features either 3 MB or 4 MB of cache. It utilizes either the LGA 1150 or LGA 1155
socket on a motherboard. Core i3 processors are most often found as dual-core, having two
cores. However, a select few high-end Core i3 processors are quad-core, featuring four cores.
Skylake microarchitecture, 7th generation is Kaby Lake microarchitecture, 8th /9th generation is
Coffee Lake microarchitecture, the 10th generation is the Comet Lake microarchitecture and the
INTEL CORE i5
later the same year. Core i5 are mid-range performance processors with performance higher
than those offered by the Core i3 processors but below those offered by Core i7. Core i5
processors usually have more cores than i3 (typically 4 vs 2 in i3), and offer more features
nm with the latest chips based on Kaby Lake manufactured using a 14 nm process.
Manufacturer Intel
Type Microprocessors
June 17, 2009 (announced)
Introduction
September, 2009 (launch)
ISA IA-32, x86-64
INTEL CORE i7
processors, above both the mainstream consumer performance Core i5 and the entry-level
consumer performance Core i3. Likewise, Core i7 processors offer the most complete set of
features. Intel has traditionally been grouping Core i7 processors into generations based on
Developer Intel
Manufacturer Intel
Type Microprocessors
ISA IA-32, x86-64
Technology CMOS
INTEL XEON
through the Machine Check Architecture. They are often capable of safely continuing execution
where a normal processor cannot due to these extra RAS features, depending on the type and
two, four, or eight sockets through use of the Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) bus.
NEHALEM-BASED XEON
3400-series “Lynnfield”
Xeon 3400-series processors based on Lynnfield fill the gap between the previous
3300-series "Yorkfield" processors and the newer 3500-series "Bloomfield". Like Bloomfield,
were introduced almost a year later, in September 2009. The same processors are marketed for
mid-range to high-end desktops systems as Core i5 and Core i7. They have two integrated
3400-series “Clarkdale”
At low end of the 3400-series is not a Lynnfield but a Clarkdale processor, which is also
used in the Core i3-500 and Core i5-600 processors as well as the Celeron G1000 and G6000
Pentium series. A single model was released in March 2010, the Xeon L3406. Compared to all other
Clarkdale-based products, this one does not support integrated graphics, but has a much lower
thermal design power of just 30 W. Compared to the Lynnfield-based Xeon 3400 models, it only
3500-series “Bloomfield”
Bloomfield is the codename for the successor to the Xeon Core microarchitecture, is
Intel's Penryn. The first processor released with the Nehalem architecture is the desktop Intel
Core i7, which was released in November 2008. This is the server version for single CPU
bus
Simultaneous multithreading by multiple cores and hyper-threading (2× per core).
5500-series “Gainestown”
Intel's Penryn. The first processor released with the Nehalem microarchitecture is the
desktop Intel Core i7, which was released in November 2008. Server processors of the Xeon
The performance improvements over previous Xeon processors are based mainly on:
Hyper-threading (2× per core, starting from 5518), that was already present in pre-Core
Duo processors.
on-die, core counts from 1 to 4 cores and power envelopes from 23 to 85 watts. The uni-
processor version without QPI comes as LC35xx and EC35xx, while the dual-processor version
is sold as LC55xx and EC55xx and uses QPI for communication between the processors. Both
versions use a DMI link to communicate with the 3420 that is also used in the 3400-series
Lynfield Xeon processors, but use an LGA 1366 package that is otherwise used for processors
with QPI but no DMI or PCI Express links. The CPUID code of both Lynnfield and Jasper forest
is the basis for the Xeon 36xx and 56xx series and the Core i7-980X. It launched in the first
quarter of 2010. The 36xx-series follows the 35xx-series Bloomfield uni-processor model while
the 56xx-series follows the 55xx-series Gainestown dual-processor model and both are socket
6500/7500-series “Beckton”
with up to eight cores and uses buffering inside the chipset to support up to 16 standard DDR3
DIMMS per CPU socket without requiring the use of FB-DIMMS. Unlike all previous Xeon MP
the previous models, up to Xeon 7400 "Dunnington". The 75xx models have four QuickPath
interfaces, so it can be used in up-to eight-socket configurations, while the 65xx models are only
for up to two sockets. Designed by the Digital Enterprise Group (DEG) Santa Clara and Hudson
Design Teams, Beckton is manufactured on the P1266 (45 nm) technology. Its launch in March
Most models limit the number of cores and QPI links as well as the L3 Cache size in
order to get a broader range of products out of the single chip design.
E7-x8xx-series “Westmere-EX”
Westmere-EX is the follow-on to Beckton/Nehalem-EX and the first Intel Chip to have
ten CPU cores. The microarchitecture is the same as in the six-core Gulftown/Westmere-EP
processor, but it uses the LGA 1567 package like Beckton to support up to eight sockets.
Starting with Westmere-EX, the naming scheme has changed once again, with "E7-
xxxx" now signifying the high-end line of Xeon processors using a package that supports larger
than two-CPU configurations, formerly the 7xxx series. Similarly, the 3xxx uniprocessor and
5xxx dual-processor series turned into E3-xxxx and E5-xxxx, respectively, for later processors.
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the TDP settings and ranges from 1.1 GHz (12 Watt TDP) up to 2.6 GHz
(28 Watt). The Boost is always specified at 4.4 GHz (one or two cores).
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_D
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/processors/core/view-all.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Intel_processors
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_processors
Table 1. Rubrics Evaluation Sheet
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