Innovative new processor microarchitecture delivers substantial improvements
in performance, graphics, security, and other features
in performance, graphics, security, and other features
An entirely new platform
Processor integration and manufacturing
take huge leaps forward in the latest Intel®
microarchitecture (codename Haswell).
As the first new microarchitecture on the
22nm manufacturing process, it marks
the arrival of a new 4th gen Intel® Core™
platform, which comprises 4th gen Intel
Core processors and the Intel® 8 Series
chipset family (codename Lynx Point).
This new platform delivers significant
performance advancements—
including vastly improved graphics,
battery life, and security—for a zerocompromise
computing experience. New
enhancements include:
• A new multichip package integrates
the chipset on one die with the CPU and
graphics on one die connected via a lowpower,
on-package interface24
• A new multichip package that
embeds high-bandwidth memory on
high-performance graphics quadcore
processors to deliver better
performance25
• The new lower-power processor is
optimized for Ultrabook™ devices to
enable thinner, lighter clamshell,
detachable, and convertible models
• New low-power processor states for
orders of magnitude reduction on
power consumption, yielding one of the
biggest improvements in battery life
(compared to previous generations) in
Intel company history
• Support for Windows* 8 Connected
Standby4, 24
• New sensor interfaces and rich I/O24
Tighter integration conserves power
and expands possibilities
• Lower power and faster access to I/O
• Fast access by cores and graphics to
shared data in the last-level cache,
which accelerates graphics processing
• A display engine that’s repartitioned into
the CPU, resulting in lower latency and
higher resolutions
• Embedded high-bandwidth memory
integrated in quad-core Intel® Iris™ Pro
graphics 5200 processors to boost
graphics performance
• Low-power (LP) DDR3 controller on
1 chip processor die24
• Fully integrated voltage regulator for
finer processor power control
• New configurable power levels for
optimized design and performance
PRODUCT BRIEF
Intel® Microarchitecture (Codename Haswell)
and 4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors
Better, more responsive performance
Intelligent power management with Intel® Turbo Boost 2.010 dynamically controls performance and power—for cores and graphics—boosting performance exactly where and when it is needed, and saving energy when it counts. 4th gen Intel® Core™ processors support two to eight or more cores and up to sixteen or more threads with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology).11
Deeper, hardware-based
security protection
With new processor microarchitecture, Intel helps deliver the most secure online experiences to date. Multiple safeguards are embedded deep into processor hardware, providing multiple defenses below the operating system, including:
• New Instructions for faster encryption
and performanceAmazing graphics and
media processing
The new platform takes Intel® Built-In Visuals to a new level to provide superb visual performance to mainstream desktop and mobile PC users. Experience HD movies, stunning photos, and immersive 3D games with a suite of visual enhancements built into new Intel Core processors—no discrete graphics card required.
• A much more powerful graphics engine than previous Intel® microarchitectures delivers ultimate 3D, video processing, and visual enhancements.• New hardware-based media accelerators and added graphics execution units
deliver superior performance for gaming, HD video content, and 3D graphics.• The latest Intel® Iris™ and HD Graphics provide support for DirectX 11.1, OpenGL 4.0, OpenCL
Processor integration and manufacturing
take huge leaps forward in the latest Intel®
microarchitecture (codename Haswell).
As the first new microarchitecture on the
22nm manufacturing process, it marks
the arrival of a new 4th gen Intel® Core™
platform, which comprises 4th gen Intel
Core processors and the Intel® 8 Series
chipset family (codename Lynx Point).
This new platform delivers significant
performance advancements—
including vastly improved graphics,
battery life, and security—for a zerocompromise
computing experience. New
enhancements include:
• A new multichip package integrates
the chipset on one die with the CPU and
graphics on one die connected via a lowpower,
on-package interface24
• A new multichip package that
embeds high-bandwidth memory on
high-performance graphics quadcore
processors to deliver better
performance25
• The new lower-power processor is
optimized for Ultrabook™ devices to
enable thinner, lighter clamshell,
detachable, and convertible models
• New low-power processor states for
orders of magnitude reduction on
power consumption, yielding one of the
biggest improvements in battery life
(compared to previous generations) in
Intel company history
• Support for Windows* 8 Connected
Standby4, 24
• New sensor interfaces and rich I/O24
Tighter integration conserves power
and expands possibilities
• Lower power and faster access to I/O
• Fast access by cores and graphics to
shared data in the last-level cache,
which accelerates graphics processing
• A display engine that’s repartitioned into
the CPU, resulting in lower latency and
higher resolutions
• Embedded high-bandwidth memory
integrated in quad-core Intel® Iris™ Pro
graphics 5200 processors to boost
graphics performance
• Low-power (LP) DDR3 controller on
1 chip processor die24
• Fully integrated voltage regulator for
finer processor power control
• New configurable power levels for
optimized design and performance
PRODUCT BRIEF
Intel® Microarchitecture (Codename Haswell)
and 4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors
Better, more responsive performance
Intelligent power management with Intel® Turbo Boost 2.010 dynamically controls performance and power—for cores and graphics—boosting performance exactly where and when it is needed, and saving energy when it counts. 4th gen Intel® Core™ processors support two to eight or more cores and up to sixteen or more threads with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology).11
Deeper, hardware-based
security protection
With new processor microarchitecture, Intel helps deliver the most secure online experiences to date. Multiple safeguards are embedded deep into processor hardware, providing multiple defenses below the operating system, including:
• New Instructions for faster encryption
and performanceAmazing graphics and
media processing
The new platform takes Intel® Built-In Visuals to a new level to provide superb visual performance to mainstream desktop and mobile PC users. Experience HD movies, stunning photos, and immersive 3D games with a suite of visual enhancements built into new Intel Core processors—no discrete graphics card required.
• A much more powerful graphics engine than previous Intel® microarchitectures delivers ultimate 3D, video processing, and visual enhancements.• New hardware-based media accelerators and added graphics execution units
deliver superior performance for gaming, HD video content, and 3D graphics.• The latest Intel® Iris™ and HD Graphics provide support for DirectX 11.1, OpenGL 4.0, OpenCL
