Intel "Nehalem" to be named "Core i7"

iMacmatician · 03:18 PM

Everybody thought it would be "Core 3," but no… it's "Core i7."

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Originally Posted by Expreview

Intel have decided to brand Nehalem with a new name “Core i7″. That means no matter Bloomfield, Lynnfield, or Havendale will officially get their name.
There will be 3 Bloomfield to enter PC market later this year, and the 999USD top-of-the-line Bloomfield is the only Core i7 Extreme Edition processor current revealed.
All i7 processors and i7 Extreme Edition processor will be officially announced in Aug 11st, launch date set to Q4 this year.

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Apple Ink · Aug 8, 2008, 11:53 AM

I see Intel being heavily influenced by Apple! Not only for product nomenclature but also logo designs! This is probably the first ever Intel logo that may be likable by the Mac community (but still not enough to be stuck on our Macs of course!

Eidorian · 05:08 PM

Somewhat less marked logo here.

Not that much of a change but i7 is interesting.

BTW I'm on vacation.

TEG · Aug 8, 2008, 02:38 PM

So basically it is the 786 processor. Which confirms that Core & Core 2 was the 686.

TEG

iMacmatician · 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TEG

So basically it is the 786 processor. Which confirms that Core & Core 2 was the 686.

TEG

286
386
486
"586": Pentium
"686": Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium M (including Core), Core 2
"786": Core i7

It looks like there's no more "Duo," "Quad," etc. Oh well. There's other ways (mockup).

kabunaru · Aug 8, 2008, 04:04 PM

i7 sounds similar to G7. More resemblance to PowerPC anyone?

dukebound85 · Aug 8, 2008, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by kabunaru

i7 sounds similar to G7. More resemblance to PowerPC anyone?

oh please...

kabunaru · Aug 8, 2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dukebound85

oh please...

Why being so negative?

nick9191 · Aug 8, 2008, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by kabunaru

i7 sounds similar to G7. More resemblance to PowerPC anyone?

If only

dukebound85 · Aug 8, 2008, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kabunaru

Why being so negative?

its not being negative just being amused by some of these ideas lol

Eidorian · Aug 8, 2008, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by iMacmatician

286
386
486
"586": Pentium
"686": Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium M (including Core), Core 2
"786": Core i7

It looks like there's no more "Duo," "Quad," etc. Oh well. There's other ways.

Duo and Quad really helped the masses. I can't believe they'd getting rid of them for colors.

dukebound85 · Aug 8, 2008, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Eidorian

Duo and Quad really helped the masses. I can't believe they'd getting rid of them for colors.

i know

it would be nice if they did
i71 for solo
i72 for duo

or 17quad, i7octo

owell i better get to memorizing those colors lol

iMacmatician · 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Eidorian

Duo and Quad really helped the masses. I can't believe they'd getting rid of them for colors.

That was a mockup. Should have made that clear.

Eidorian · Aug 8, 2008, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by iMacmatician

That was a mockup.

That I knew.

Schtumple · Aug 8, 2008, 06:45 PM

Anyone want to predict how many people will have the i7 logo as their avatar now?

Mac OS X Ocelot · Aug 8, 2008, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Schtumple

Anyone want to predict how many people will have the i7 logo as their avatar now?

Four.

nagromme · Aug 8, 2008, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Schtumple

Anyone want to predict how many people will have the i7 logo as their avatar now?

I. Seven.

xix · Aug 8, 2008, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Eidorian

BTW I'm on vacation.

We care.

Also, the read link takes me to an RSS feed and opens my feed aggregator.

Eidorian · Aug 8, 2008, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by xix

We care.

Also, the read link takes me to an RSS feed and opens my feed aggregator.

I did change the link from a direct image link to the page itself. It looks like Behardware doesn't hot linking off site anymore. It works fine for me.

I wonder what your problem is...

ehurtley · 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by iMacmatician

286
386
486
"586": Pentium
"686": Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium M (including Core), Core 2
"786": Core i7

Nope.

You're right up through "586"/Pentium. Intel officially abandoned the x86 names with Pentium, and it was codenamed "P5" But it was the fifth generation core.

Pentium Pro was "P6", and was the sixth generation core. Pentium II and Pentium III were directly descendent from Pentium Pro.

Itanium was officially the seventh generation core. When it failed to achieve serious market penetration...

Pentium 4 became the "seventh generation" core. The core lost any numbering at all, and became "NetBurst". Pentium 4 begat Pentium D and Pentium Extreme Edition.

Pentium M and Core Duo are loosely derived from the "P6" line, but are different enough that they are their own line. I haven't seen anywhere specifically referring to it as an eighth generation, but for all intents and purposes, it was.

Core 2 is yet another new line. Yes, it carries some loose family resemblance to P6, but it is not derivative enough to be a true member of the family, just like Pentium M and Core Duo. It is also different enough from Core Duo to be separate. At this point, nobody refers to it by generation number any more, but it is effectively the ninth generation.

Nehalem will therefore be the tenth generation x86-family core.

Note that I currently work as a contractor to Intel, but have no inside knowledge of any public naming in regards to Nehalem, so I'm not even going to speculate on it.

Oh, and I suppose I have to add: My comments are my own personal comments, not the opinion of Intel, etc, etc, etc...

t0mat0 · Aug 8, 2008, 10:45 PM

Going to be a busy Monday & Tuesday for Intel...

reallynotnick · 05:23 PM

Am I the only one who realizes that i7 is an imaginary number?

EDIT: god damn, that is what summer does to me. Well it is even more imaginary then normal imaginary numbers! ;P

shadowfax · Aug 9, 2008, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by reallynotnick

Am I the only one who realizes that i7 is an imaginary number?

seems like it is usually the other way around, i.e. a + bi, but perhaps intel is thinking different[ly].

plinkoman · Aug 9, 2008, 12:41 AM

Why is it that intel is unable to come up with a coherent and logical naming scheme? It would be a lot easier to understand by the average consumer if they called it core 3, and retained the solo, duo, quad, and octo names.

Is there some sort of marketing advantage in consumer confusion?

macthetiger85 · Aug 9, 2008, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by plinkoman

Why is it that intel is unable to come up with a coherent and logical naming scheme? It would be a lot easier to understand by the average consumer if they called it core 3, and retained the solo, duo, quad, and octo names.

Is there some sort of marketing advantage in consumer confusion?

They may be future proofing - 16 core would be

Intel Core 3 Hexa-deca?

Talk about confusing!

Aug 8, 2008, 11:53 AM	#2
Apple Ink macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2008	I see Intel being heavily influenced by Apple! Not only for product nomenclature but also logo designs! This is probably the first ever Intel logo that may be likable by the Mac community (but still not enough to be stuck on our Macs of course! __________________ I know a lot about cars. I can look at a car's headlights and tell you exactly which way it's coming - Mitch Hedberg

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Eidorian macrumors G3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana	Somewhat less marked logo here. Not that much of a change but i7 is interesting. BTW I'm on vacation. __________________ MRoogle it! hikari T7500 2.2 GHz / 4 GB / 320 GB / GMA X3100 / 10.5.8 chobimaru Core i5 750 2.66 GHz / 4 GB / 640 GB / 4830 / Windows 7 Last edited by Eidorian : Aug 8, 2008 at 05:08 PM.

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TEG macrumors 601 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Langley, Washington	So basically it is the 786 processor. Which confirms that Core & Core 2 was the 686. TEG __________________ Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation-Steve Jobs The Tegian Zone-Wikipedia

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Schtumple macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: There >	Anyone want to predict how many people will have the i7 logo as their avatar now? __________________ My Music 3rd party software is NOT made by Apple

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reallynotnick macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2005	Am I the only one who realizes that i7 is an imaginary number? EDIT: god damn, that is what summer does to me. Well it is even more imaginary then normal imaginary numbers! ;P Last edited by reallynotnick : Aug 10, 2008 at 05:23 PM.

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plinkoman macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York	Why is it that intel is unable to come up with a coherent and logical naming scheme? It would be a lot easier to understand by the average consumer if they called it core 3, and retained the solo, duo, quad, and octo names. Is there some sort of marketing advantage in consumer confusion? __________________ 17" PowerBook \| 1.67GHz

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