First post, by robertmo
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for over 10 years Intel is naming their core i3 cpus using a year in the first digit
Reply 1 of 6, by Caluser2000
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Oh my goodness that is innovative......
There's a glitch in the matrix.
A founding member of the 286 appreciation society.
Apparently 32-bit is dead and nobody likes P4s.
Of course, as always, I'm open to correction...😉
Reply 2 of 6, by jmarsh
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That's the generation number, not the year...
Reply 3 of 6, by robertmo
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the thing is it matches the year!
Reply 4 of 6, by imi
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no it doesn't.
i3 5xx was launched in 2010
i3 2xxx was launched in 2011
i3 3xxx was launched in 2013 (first time the number somewhat matches)
i3 4xxx was launched in 2013 still
i3 6xxx was launched in 2015
i3 7xxx was launched in 2017 (only the second time now)
i3 8xxx was launched in 2017 as well
i3 9xxx was launched in 2019 (third time)
i3 10xxx was launched in 2020
Last edited by imi on 2021-01-17, 12:12. Edited 1 time in total.
Reply 5 of 6, by jmarsh
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No, it doesn't. Go have a look what years SandyBridge (2nd generation) or Skylake (6th generation) came out.
Then explain why the latest models start with "11" when it's the year 2021.
Reply 6 of 6, by Caluser2000
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OOOOH this is soooooo cunfusing all these numbers 😉
There's a glitch in the matrix.
A founding member of the 286 appreciation society.
Apparently 32-bit is dead and nobody likes P4s.
Of course, as always, I'm open to correction...😉