Process–architecture–optimization model

CPU development model by Intel

Process–architecture–optimization is a development model for central processing units (CPUs) that Intel adopted in 2016. Under this three-phase (three-year) model, every microprocessor die shrink is followed by a microarchitecture change and then by one or more optimizations. It replaced the two-phase (two-year) tick–tock model that Intel adopted in 2006. The tick–tock model was no longer economically sustainable, according to Intel, because production of ever smaller dies becomes ever more costly.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Roadmap

See also

• List of Intel CPU microarchitectures
• Tick–tock model
• Template:Intel processor roadmap
• Transient execution CPU vulnerability

Notes

1. Cannon Lake: only 1 CPU released, microarchitecture dumped 1.5 year later.

References

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4. "Intel Tick-Tock Processor Model Replaced With Process-Architecture-Optimization - Legit Reviews". 23 March 2016.
5. "Intel 7th Gen Core: Process Architecture Optimization". 30 August 2016.
6. Intel Launches 7th Generation Kaby Lake: 15W/28W with Iris, 35-91W Desktop and Mobile Xeon - 03 January 2017.
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8. December 2019, Arne Verheyde 11 (11 December 2019). "Intel Process Roadmap Shows 1.4nm in 2029, Two-Year Cadence (Updated)". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2021-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
9. Intel’s Path to 10nm: 2010 to 2019 - 25 January 2019
10. Intel's 10nm Cannon Lake and Core i3-8121U Deep Dive Review - 25 January 2019.
11. Intel Raptor Lake's rumoured 24 cores could crush multi-threaded applications - 11 June 2021.
12. Cutress, Ian (26 July 2021). "Intel's Process Roadmap to 2025: with 4nm, 3nm, 20A and 18A". www.anandtech.com.
13. Meteor Lake, Intel's first 7nm CPU, to tape in before July this year and release in 2023 - 23 March 2021.
14. "Intel Client & Server CPU Roadmap Updates: Meteor Lake In 2023, 20A & 18A Powered Xeons & Core Chips Beyond 2024". Wccftech. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-17.