Westmere (microarchitecture) explained

Westmere
Model:Core in, Xeon
Cores:2-6 (4-10 Xeon)
Cores1:6 (12) (Extreme)
Cores2:4-10 (4-20) (Xeon) -->
Transistors:382M to 2600M 32nm
Transistors1:1,170M 32nm (B1)
Transistors2:2,600M 32nm (A2) -->
Clock:1.06 GHz to 3.46 GHz
L1cache:64 KB per core
L2cache:256 KB per core
L3cache:2 MB to 30 MB shared
Dmi-Slowest:2.50
Qpi-Slowest:4.80
Qpi-Fastest:6.40
Gpu:533 MHz to 900 MHz
177M 45nm (K0)
Arch:x86-16, IA-32, x86-64
Extensions:AES-NI, CLMUL
Extensions1:MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Extensions2:VT-x, VT-d
Sock1:LGA 1156
Sock2:LGA 1366
Sock3:LGA 1567
Sock4:rPGA988A
Predecessor:Nehalem
Successor:Sandy Bridge
Support Status:Unsupported

Westmere (formerly Nehalem-C) is the code name given to the 32 nm die shrink of Nehalem. While sharing the same CPU sockets, Westmere included Intel HD Graphics, while Nehalem did not.

The first Westmere-based processors were launched on January 7, 2010, by Intel Corporation.

The Westmere architecture has been available under the Intel brands of Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Pentium, Celeron and Xeon.

Technology

Westmere's feature improvements from Nehalem, as reported:

Translation lookaside buffer sizes [2]
CachePage size
Name Level 4 KB 2 MB 1 GB
DTLB 1st 64 32
ITLB 1st 128 7 / logical core
STLB 2nd 512 none none

CPU variants

Processing cores
(interface)
Process Die size CPUID Model Stepping Mobile Desktop,
UP server
DP server MP server
Ten-Core
(Quad-channel)[3]
32 nm513 mm2 206F2 47 A2Westmere-EX
(80615)
Six-Core
(Triple-Channel)
32 nm248 mm2 206C0 (ES/QS),
206C1 (ES/QS),
206C2
44 A0,
B0,
B1
Gulftown
(80613)
Westmere-EP
(80614)
Dual-Core (Dual-Channel,
PCIe, Graphics Core)
32 nm
45 nm
114 mm2
+81 mm2
20652
20655
37 C2
K0
Arrandale
(80617)
Clarkdale
(80616)

Westmere CPUs

Server / Desktop processors

CodenameMarketCores /
threads
SocketProcessor
branding & model
Clock rateTurboTDPInterfacesL3
cache
Release
date
Price
CoreGPUChipsetMemory
Westmere-EXMP Server10 (20)LGA
1567
Xeon E7-88702.4 GHz130 W4× QPI 6.4 GT/s4× DDR3-106630 MB2011-04-05$4616
E7-4870$4394
E7-2870$4227
E7-8867L2.13 GHz105 W$4172
E7-88602.26 GHz130 W24 MB$4061
E7-4860$3838
E7-2860$3670
E7-88502 GHz$3059
E7-4850$2837
E7-2850$2558
8 (8)E7-88372.66 GHz$2280
8 (16)E7-88302.13 GHz105 W
E7-4830$2059
E7-2830$1779
E7-48202 GHz4× QPI 5.86 GT/s18 MB$1446
E7-2820$1334
6 (12)E7-48071.86 GHz95 W4× QPI 4.8 GT/s4× DDR3-800$890
E7-28031.73 GHz105 W$774
Westmere-EPDP Server2 (4)LGA
1366
XeonX5698[4] 4.4 GHz130 W2× QPI 6.4 GT/s3× DDR3-133312 MBQ1 2011OEM
6 (12)X56903.46 GHz2011-02-13$1663
X56803.33 GHz2010-03-16
X56793.2 GHz115 W2011-02-13OEM
X56753.06 GHz95 W$1440
X56702.93 GHz2010-03-16
X56602.8 GHz$1219
X56502.66 GHz$996
E56492.53 GHz80 W2× QPI 5.86 GT/s2011-02-13$774
E56452.4 GHz2010-03-16$551
L564560 W2011-02-13OEM
L56402.26 GHz2010-03-16$996
L56392.13 GHz2011-02-13OEM
L56382.0 GHz2010-03-16$958
4 (8)X56873.6 GHz130 W2× QPI 6.4 GT/s2011-02-13$1663
X56773.46 GHz2010-03-16
X56723.2 GHz95 W2011-02-13$1440
X56673.06 GHz2010-03-16
X56472.93 GHz130 W2× QPI 5.86 GT/s3× DDR3-10662011-02-13$774
E56402.66 GHz80 W2010-03-16
E56302.53 GHz$551
E56202.4 GHz$387
L56302.13 GHz40 W$551
L56181.86 GHz$530
4 (4)L56091.86 GHz2× QPI 4.8 GT/s$440
E56072.26 GHz80 W8 MB2011-02-13$276
E56062.13 GHz$219
E56031.6 GHz4 MB$188
GulftownUP Server6 (12)XeonW36903.46 GHz130 W1× QPI 6.4 GT/sDDR3-133312 MB2011-02-13$999
W36803.33 GHz2010-03-16$999
W36703.20 GHz1× QPI 4.8 GT/s3× DDR3-10662010-08-29$885
Extreme /
Performance
Desktop
Core i7
Extreme
990X3.46 GHz1× QPI 6.4 GT/s2011-02-13$999
980X3.33 GHz2010-03-16
Core i79801× QPI 4.8 GT/s2011-06-26$583
9703.20 GHz2010-07-17$583
ClarkdaleUP Server2 (4)LGA
1156
XeonL34062.26 GHz30 WDMI2× DDR3-10664 MB2010-03-16$189
2 (2)L34032.0 GHz2010-10OEM
Mainstream /
Value
Desktop
2 (4)Core i5 6803.6 GHz733 MHz73 W2× DDR3-13332010-04-18$294
6703.46 GHz2010-01-07$284
6613.33 GHz900 MHz87 W$196
660733 MHz73 W
655K3.2 GHz2010-05-30$216
6502010-01-07$176
Core i35603.33 GHz2010-08-29$138
5503.20 GHz2010-05-30
5403.06 GHz2010-01-07$133
5302.93 GHz$113
2 (2)PentiumG6960533 MHz2× DDR3-10663 MB2011-01-09$89
G69512.8 GHzQ3 2010OEM
G69502010-01-07$87
CeleronG11012.26 GHz2 MB$70
CodenameMarketCores /
Threads
SocketProcessor
Branding & model
CoreGPUTurboTDPChipsetMemoryL3
cache
Release
Date
Price
Clock rateInterfaces

Mobile processors

CodenameMarketCores /
threads
Processor
branding & model
CPU Clock rateGPU clock rateTurboTDPMemoryL3
cache
InterfaceRelease
date
Price
StandardTurbo
(1C/2C active cores)
ArrandaleMainstream / Value Mobile2 (4)Core i7640M2.8 GHz3.46/3.2 GHz766 MHz35 W2× DDR3-10664 MB 2010-09-26$346
620M2.66 GHz3.33/3.06 GHz2010-01-07$332
610E2.53 GHz3.2/2.93 GHz
660LM2.26 GHz3.06/2.8 GHz566 MHz25 W2010-09-26$346
640LM2.13 GHz2.93/2.66 GHz2010-01-07$332
620LM / 620LE2.0 GHz2.8/2.53 GHz$300
680UM1.46 GHz2.53/2.16 GHz500 MHz18 W2× DDR3-8002010-09-26$317
660UM / 660UE1.33 GHz2.4/2.0 GHz2010-05-25
640UM1.2 GHz2.26/1.86 GHz2010-01-07$305
620UM / 620UE1.06 GHz2.13/1.76 GHz$278
Core i5580M2.66 GHz3.33/2.93 GHz766 MHz35 W2× DDR3-10663 MB2010-09-26$266
560M3.2/2.93 GHz$225
540M2.53 GHz3.06/2.8 GHz2010-01-07$257
520M / 520E2.4 GHz2.93/2.66 GHz$225
560UM1.33 GHz2.13/1.86 GHz500 MHz18 W2× DDR3-8002010-09-26$250
540UM1.2 GHz2.0/1.73 GHz2010-05-25
520UM1.06 GHz1.86/1.6 GHz2010-01-07$241
480M2.66 GHz2.93/2.93 GHz766 MHz35 W2× DDR3-10662011-01-09OEM
460M2.53 GHz2.8/2.8 GHz2010-09-26
450M2.4 GHz2.66/2.66 GHz2010-06-26
430M2.26 GHz2.53/2.53 GHz2010-01-07
470UM1.33 GHz1.86/1.6 GHz500 MHz18 W2× DDR3-8002010-10-01
430UM1.2 GHz1.73/1.46 GHz2010-05-25
Core i3390M2.66 GHzn/a667 MHz35 W2× DDR3-10662011-01-09
380M2.53 GHz2010-09-26
370M2.4 GHz2010-06-20
350M2.26 GHz2010-01-07
330M / 330E2.13 GHz
380UM1.33 GHz500 MHz18 W2× DDR3-8002010-10-01
330UM1.2 GHz2010-05-25
2 (2)PentiumP63002.26 GHz667 MHz35 W2× DDR3-10662011-01-09
P62002.13 GHz2010-09-26
P61002.0 GHz
P60001.86 GHz2010-06-20
U56001.33 GHz500 MHz18 W2× DDR3-8002011-01-09
U54001.2 GHz2010-05-25
CeleronP46002.0 GHz667 MHz35 W2× DDR3-10662 MB2010-09-26$86
P4500 / P45051.86 GHz2010-03-28OEM
U36001.2 GHz500 MHz18 W2× DDR3-8002011-01-09$134
U3400 / U34051.06 GHz2× DDR3-800 / 10662010-05-25OEM

Roadmap

The successor to Nehalem and Westmere is Sandy Bridge.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valich. Theo. Intel says no to 28nm, focuses on 22nm: Ivy Bridge/Haswell & Larrabee. 23 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708093954/http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2009/4/16/intel-says-no-to-28nm2c-focuses-on-22nm-ivy-bridgehaswell--larrabee.aspx. 2011-07-08. 2009-04-16.
  2. Web site: Intel® Developer Zone . January 16, 2013 .
  3. Web site: Westmere-EX 10 core CPUs announced by Intel at IDF. September 14, 2010. TweakTown.
  4. Web site: Intel ships a 4.4GHz Xeon X5698 . Hilbert Hagedoorn . March 15, 2011 . The Guru of 3D .