Intel HD Graphics with Intel Core i5

The Nehalem architecture was introduced almost a year ago and a half with Intel Core i7 900 Series umbrella always range. At the beginning of 2009, Intel launched the LGA 1156 bracket in order to extend this architecture to midrange. In early 2010, the founder accelerates the renewal of its range and launched no fewer than six new Processors including the " Core i5 661. This processor family 'Westmere' incorporates the latest advances made by two Intel Nehalem: a technology of engraving and a heart 32nm DirectX 10 graphics in the processor itself. These developments raise course a lot of interest. Indeed, a finer engraving often goes with excellent overclocking capabilities. As for the integration of a GPU in the processor, it is simply a first!

Westmere


The evolution of Intel processors through the "Tock" and "Tick". Every great achievement is to say a completely new architecture, is a "Tock" while improvements are less important a "Tick". Compared with Nehalem, Westmere is only minor changes and therefore a "Tick". The changes mainly affect the burning process that evolves from 45 nm to 32 nm. As a reminder, burn more finely can place more dies per wafer. Even if the technologies employed are more expensive, they are generally fast ROI and help generate better margins ... CLARKDALE processors retain the Intel Turbo Boost, Hyper Threading and SBS 4.2 but set six new instructions for the AES encryption are appeared.