


The 6th and 7th-generation processors are getting obsolete, as even the Core i7 processors from these two generations came with only four cores, while in the 8th and 9th-generation processors, even the Core i5 processors come with six cores.

Since the 9th-generation processors are pretty similar to the 8th-generation processors, there is no need to buy an 8th-generation processor. LGA 1151 came with the 6th-generation Intel processors and the last generation to come with LGA 1151 socket was the 9th generation. Contains a GPU on a secondary die manufactured in 45 nm codenamed " Ironlake".LGA 1151 is the most popular Intel socket because it covers four generations of Intel processors, unlike Intel’s other sockets that usually cover only two generations.All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), Intel VT-x, Hyper-Threading, Smart Cache.3.2 Ivy Bridge microarchitecture (3rd generation)ĭesktop processors Westmere microarchitecture (1st generation) " Clarkdale" ( MCP, 32 nm).3.1 Sandy Bridge microarchitecture (2nd generation).2.12 Willow Cove microarchitecture (11th generation).2.11 Sunny Cove microarchitecture (10th generation).2.10 Comet Lake microarchitecture (10th generation).2.9 Cannon Lake microarchitecture (8th generation).2.8 Coffee Lake microarchitecture (8th generation).2.7 Kaby Lake microarchitecture (7th/8th generation).2.6 Skylake microarchitecture (6th generation).2.5 Broadwell microarchitecture (5th generation).2.4 Haswell microarchitecture (4th generation).2.3 Ivy Bridge microarchitecture (3rd generation).2.2 Sandy Bridge microarchitecture (2nd generation).2.1 Westmere microarchitecture (1st generation).1.8 Comet Lake microarchitecture (10th generation).1.7.1 "Coffee Lake-S" (14 nm) (9th gen is Coffee Lake-R).1.7 Coffee Lake microarchitecture (8th/9th generation).1.6 Kaby Lake microarchitecture (7th generation).1.5 Skylake microarchitecture (6th generation).1.4 Haswell microarchitecture (4th generation).1.3 Ivy Bridge microarchitecture (3rd generation).1.2 Sandy Bridge microarchitecture (2nd generation).1.1 Westmere microarchitecture (1st generation).
