Arrandale Explained

Arrandale
Produced-Start:2010
Slowest:1.06
Fastest:2.66
Size-From:32 nm
Soldby:Intel
Designfirm:Intel
Brand1:Celeron P4xxx/U3xxx
Brand2:Pentium P6xxx/U5xxx
Brand3:Core i3-3xxUM/3xxM
Brand4:Core i5-4xxUM/4xxM
Brand5:Core i5-5xxUM/5xxM
Brand6:Core i7-6xxUM/6xxLM/6xxM
Arch:x86, x86-64, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES-NI
Microarch:Westmere
Numcores:2
Code:80617
L1cache:128 KB (64 KB (32 KB instructions + 32 KB data) per core)
L2cache:512 KB (256 KB per core)
L3cache:Up to 4 MB
Application:Dual-core mobile
Successor:Sandy Bridge
Manuf1:Intel
Predecessor:Penryn
Support Status:Unsupported
Gpu:Intel HD Graphics
Amountmemory:Up to 8 GB
Memory1:Up to dual-channel DDR3-1333

Arrandale is the code name for a family of mobile Intel processors, sold as mobile Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 as well as Celeron and Pentium.[1] [2] It is closely related to the desktop Clarkdale processor; both use dual-core dies based on the Westmere 32 nm die shrink of the Nehalem microarchitecture, and have integrated Graphics as well as PCI Express and DMI links.

Arrandale is the successor of the 45 nm Core-microarchitecture-based Penryn processor that is used in many of the mobile Core 2, Celeron and Pentium Dual-Core processors. While Penryn typically used both a north bridge and a south bridge, Arrandale already contains the major northbridge components, which are the memory controller, PCI Express bus for external graphics, integrated graphics, and the DMI interface, making it possible to build more compact systems.

The Arrandale processor package contains two dies: the 32 nm processor die with the I/O connections, and the 45 nm Intel HD Graphics (Ironlake) controller and integrated memory controller die.[3] Physical separation of the processor die and memory controller die resulted in increased memory latency.

Arrandale was released on 7 January 2010, during CES 2010.[4]

Brand names

Arrandale processors were sold under the Celeron, Pentium, Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5 and Intel Core i7 brand names, with only the Core i7 models using the full L3 cache and all features. Processors ending in E instead of M are embedded versions with support for PCIe bifurcation and ECC memory, while the regular mobile versions only support a single PCIe port and non-ECC memory.The Celeron versions of Arrandale have the smallest L3 cache of just 2 MB.[5]

Brand Name Model (list) L3 Cache size Thermal Design Power
Intel Celeron2 MB 35 W
18 W
Intel Pentium3 MB 35 W
18 W
Intel Core i33 MB 35 W
18 W
Intel Core i53 MB 35 W
18 W
Intel Core i74 MB 35 W
25 W
18 W

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Intel May Unveil Microprocessors with Integrated Graphics Cores at Consumer Electronics Show. Anton Shilov. 2009-09-27. 2010-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20101030120826/http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20090813091122_Intel_May_Unveil_Microprocessors_with_Integrated_Graphics_Cores_at_Consumer_Electronics_Show.html. dead.
  2. http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20091113PD209.html Intel to launch four Arrandale CPUs for mainstream notebooks in January 2010
  3. http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/26620.aspx The Delayed Mobile Nehalems: Clarksfield, Arrandale, and the Calpella Platform
  4. http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=3705 Intel Arrandale: 32nm for Notebooks, Core i5 540M Reviewed
  5. Web site: Products formerly Arrandale . Discontinued . . 2018-02-10.