Abstract on Intel Core I7 Processor Essay Example

summarized as follows. The Core i7 is a completely new architecture which is much faster and more efficient than the Core 2 Duo.

Currently only the Core i7 920, 945 and 965 XE versions are available. Of that the Core i7 920 is available at just $284 which makes it a great buy. It offers better performance than almost all Core 2 Duo processors Introduction of Intel Core I7 Processor A cpu socket or cpu slot is an electrical component that attaches to a circuit board and is designed to house a cpu. It is a special type of IC socket designed for very high pin counts. A cpu socket provides many functions including providing a physical structure to support the cpu, facilitating replacement and cost reduction and as an electrical interface oth with the cpu and the circuit board. Core i7 uses an LGA1366 socket. (Socket B). It is incompatible with the previous versions. LGA refers to Land Grid Array and is used as a physical interface for microprocessors of the Intel Pentium 4, Intel Xeon, Intel Core 2 and AMD Opteron families. Earlier the socket used was the PGA (Pin Grid Array). In LGA there are no pins on the chip . Instead there are pads of gold plated copper that touch pins on the motherboard. LGA provides a larger contact point, allowing for e. g. higher clock frequencies. It also allows higher pin densities and thus enables a more stable power supply to the chip.