Intel’s CPU releases

This is a timeline for Intel CPU architectures, outlining major improvements over the predecessor model and new features introductions.

Each item of the list is a VMware EVC compatibility mode you can choose to run your DRS cluster.

2013
Intel Haswell

Up to 18 cores,
Cluster on Die (CoD),
DDR4.

2012
Intel Ivy Bridge

22nm,
up to 12 cores (15 cores on 2014),

2011
Intel Sandy Bridge

Up to 8 cores,
Turbo Boost 2.0.

2010
Intel Westmere

32nm,
Up to 10 cores,
Virtualization latency optimization,
Integrated graphics.

2008
Intel Nehalem

Up to 8 cores,
QPI,
HT reintroduced,
Turbo Boost 1.0,
VT-x, VT-d.

2007
Intel Penryn

45nm,
Up to 6 cores

2006
Intel Core (Merom, Woodcrest)

Intel’s first multi-core CPU architecture, a radical strategy change to keep pace with Moore’s law 🙂

65nm,
up to 4 cores.