Intel Core i7 is a 45nm native quad-core processor with 8MB L3 cache and three channels of DDR3 memory. The processor adopts LGA 1366 pin design and supports the second generation of hyper-threading technology, that is, the processor can run eight threads. According to the tests circulating on the Internet, the performance of the same-frequency Core i7 is much higher than that of the Core 2 quad-core.
Then it came out: Core i7 980X (Extreme Edition), code-named Gulftown, with 32nm manufacturing technology and six cores, which can support twelve threads to work at the same time through hyper-threading technology. Core i7 990X (Extreme Edition) and Core i7 970 are coming soon, and they are also six cores.