Intel Microarchitecture (Nehalem)

Intel's latest-generation microarchitecture first exemplified as the Intel Core  i7 processor, represents the next step in unprecedented processor performance and dynamic scalability. Designed from the ground up to take advantage of hafnium-based Intel 45nm hi-k metal gate silicon technology, Intel Microarchitecture (Nehalem) unleashes parallel processing performance enabled by Intel QuickPath technology providing an integrated memory controller and high-speed interconnect per independent processing core.

Maximum multitasking performance Intel Microarchitecture (Nehalem) offers the latest in processor innovation, including:

Dynamic scalability, managed cores, threads, cache, interfaces, and power for energy-efficient performance on demand.

Design and performance scalability for servers, workstations, notebooks and desktops with support for 2-8+ cores and up to 16+ threads with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel HT Technology), and scalable cache sizes, system interconnects, and integrated memory controllers.

Intel Turbo Boost Technology delivers additional performance automatically when needed by taking advantage of the processor's power and thermal headroom. This enables increased performance of both multi-threaded and single-threaded workloads.

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology brings high-performance applications into mainstream computing with 1-16+ threads optimized for a new generation multi-core processor architecture.

Scalable shared memory of Intel QuickPath technology features memory distributed to each processor with integrated memory controllers and high-speed point-to-point interconnects to unleash the performance of future versions of next-generation Intel multi-core processors.

Multi-level shared cache improves performance and efficiency by reducing latency to frequently used data.