What is Intel Core i7?
{{Infobox CPU | name = Core i7 | image = Intel core i7 940 top R7309478 wp.jpg | image_size = 175px | caption = | produced-start = From 2008 | produced-end = | slowest = 1.3 | slow-unit = [[GHz]] | fastest = 4.2 | fast-unit = GHz | qpi-slowest = 4.8 | qpi-slow-unit = [[GT/s]] | qpi-fastest = 8 | qpi-fast-unit = GT/s | manuf1 = [[Intel]] | core1 = Bloomfield<br>[[Lynnfield (microprocessor)|Lynnfield]]<br>[[Clarksfield (microprocessor)|Clarksfield]]<br>Clarksfield XM | size-from = [[45 nm]], 32 nm, 22 nm, 14 nm, 10 nm, and <br/>[[Intel 7]] | size-to = <!--optional. If present, must be exactly one valid number--> | arch = [[x86]], [[x86-64]], [[MMX (instruction set)|MMX]], [[Streaming SIMD Extensions|SSE]], [[SSE2]], [[SSE3]], [[SSSE3]], [[SSE4.1]], [[SSE4.2]] | microarch = [[Nehalem]] <br/> [[Sandy Bridge]] <br/> [[Sandy Bridge-E]] <br/> [[Ivy Bridge]] <br/> [[Ivy Bridge-E]] <br/> [[Haswell]] <br/> [[Haswell-E]] <br/> [[Broadwell]] <br/> [[Skylake]]<br/>[[Comet Lake]] <br/> [[Rocket Lake]] <br/> [[Alder Lake]] <br/> [[Raptor Lake]] | sock1 = [[LGA 1366]]<br>[[LGA 1156]]<br>[[mPGA-989]]<br/>[[LGA 2011]]<br/>[[LGA 1155]]<br/>[[rPGA-988B]]<br/>[[BGA 1023]]<br/>[[LGA 1150]]<br/>[[BGA 1364]]<br/>[[BGA 1168]]<br/>[[Socket G3]]<br/>[[LGA 2011-3]]<br/>[[LGA 1151]]<br/>[[BGA 1356]]<br/>[[BGA 1515]]<br/>[[BGA 1440]]<br/>[[LGA 1200]] <br/>[[LGA 1700]] | numcores = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 , or 16 }} '''Intel Core i7''' is a name that the company [[Intel]] uses for the computer [[processor]]s it makes for high-end desktop and laptop computers and tablets. Intel uses this name for the fastest processors that they think will be used to build the most powerful consumer devices. The 'Core' part of the name, which refers to the processor's core, has been used by Intel since 2006, but the first Core i7 processor was released 3 years later in 2009. There are different types of Core i7 processor. The name does not name a type. Instead, it is the name for all of the fast processors that Intel thinks should be sold to consumers. Intel