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When Intel's iX series was first released, the numbering scheme they had is almost exactly what you described. i7-720: "7" was the performance tier, "20" the g
by bsilvereagle 11y ago
When Intel's iX series was first released, the numbering scheme they had is almost exactly what you described.
i7-720: "7" was the performance tier, "20" the generation
So an i7-820 was the same generation, but a higher performance tier, and the i7-940 was yet another higher performance tier and a later generation.
They've later switched to a 4 digit numbering scheme which is decipherable, but not nearly as clear as the 3 digit scheme. The introduction of quadcore i5s and dual core i7s really muddled the waters.
- icegreentea 11y agoWhat? The "20" was never the generation. The i7-720, i7-820, and i7-940 are all Nehalem (ie first generation) core parts. The numbering more or less makes sense if you prepend a 0 to the "720". Now your generations make perfect sense. Current desktop product codes still more or less make sense. Mobile is a complete clusterfuck though.
- bsilvereagle 11y agoI guess "generation" may have been the wrong word. "Age" or "iteration" may have been more appropriate. The 720 was launched Q3'09 and the 740 was Q3'10.