Ivy Bridge (microarchitecture)

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Ivy Bridge
CPUID code 0306A9h
Product code 80637 (desktop)
L1 cache 64 kB per core
L2 cache 256 kB per core
L3 cache MB to 8 MB shared
Predecessor Sandy Bridge
Successor Haswell
Socket(s)

Ivy Bridge is a codename line of Intel processors based on the 22 nm manufacturing process. The name is also applied more broadly to the 22 nm die shrink of the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture based on tri-gate ("3D") transistors, which is also used in the future Xeon and Core i7 Ivy Bridge-EX, Ivy Bridge-EP and Ivy Bridge-E microprocessors due for release in 2013. Ivy Bridge processors are backwards-compatible with the Sandy Bridge platform, but might require a firmware update (vendor specific).[1] Intel has released new 7-series Panther Point chipsets with integrated USB 3.0 to complement Ivy Bridge.[2]

Volume production of Ivy Bridge chips began in the third quarter of 2011.[3] Quad-core and dual-core-mobile models launched on April 29, 2012 and May 31, 2012 respectively.[4] Core i3 desktop processors, as well as the first 22 nm Pentium, were launched and available the first week of September, 2012.[5]

Contents

Features [edit]

Microarchitecture features [edit]

The Ivy Bridge CPU microarchitecture is a shrink from Sandy Bridge and remains largely unchanged. Notable improvements include: [6][7]

  • 22 nm Tri-gate transistor ("3-D") technology (up to 50% less power consumption at the same performance level as 2-D planar transistors).[8]
  • A new random number generator and the RdRand instruction,[9] codenamed Bull Mountain.[10]

Low power consumption is important in embedded systems and mobile devices.[11]

Ivy Bridge processor features [edit]

The mobile and desktop Ivy Bridge chips also include significant changes over Sandy Bridge:

Translation lookaside buffer sizes[19][20]
Cache type Page Size
4 kB 2 MB 1 GB
DTLB (1st level) 64 32 4
ITLB (1st level) 128 8/logical core none
STLB (2nd level) 512 none none

Ivy Bridge-E features [edit]

The upcoming Ivy Bridge-E processor line in 2013 is expected to have up to 12 cores instead of 8 and an increased third level cache of up to 30 MB,[21][22] although the current leaked lineup includes processors with a maximum of 6 cores.[23] Both Core-i7 and Xeon versions will be produced - the Xeon versions will be marketed as Xeon E5 V2 and act as drop-in replacements for the existing Sandy Bridge-EN and Sandy Bridge-EP based Xeon E5, and Core-i7 versions designated i7-4820K, i7-4930K, i7-4960X, are expected to release in the 3rd quarter of 2013 and to remain compatible with existing X79 and LGA2011 hardware.[22][24]

A new Ivy Bridge-EX line marketed as Xeon E7 V2 has no corresponding predecessor using the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture but instead follows the older Westmere-EX processors.

Performance [edit]

Benchmark comparisons [edit]

Compared to Sandy Bridge:

  • 5% to 15% increase in CPU performance when compared clock for clock[25]
  • 25% to 68% increase in integrated GPU performance.[25]

Thermal performance and heat issues [edit]

Ivy Bridge's temperatures are reportedly 10°C higher compared to Sandy Bridge when overclocked, even at default voltage setting.[26] Impress PC Watch (Japanese) performed experiments that confirmed earlier speculations that this is because Intel used a poor quality (and perhaps lower cost) thermal interface material (thermal paste, or "TIM") between the chip and the heat spreader, instead of the fluxless solder of previous generations.[27][28][29] The mobile Ivy Bridge processors are not affected by this issue because they do not use a heat spreader between the chip and cooling system.

Enthusiast reports describe the TIM used by Intel as low-quality,[29] and not up to scratch for a "premium" CPU, with some speculation that this is by design to encourage sales of prior processors.[27] Further analyses caution that the processor can be damaged or void its warranty if home users attempt to remedy the matter.[27][30] TIM has much lower thermal conductivity, causing heat to trap on the die.[26] Experiments replacing this with a higher quality TIM or other heat removal methods showed a substantial improvement to the voltages and clocking sustainable by Ivy Bridge chips.[27]

Intel claims that the smaller die of Ivy Bridge and the related increase in thermal density is expected to result in higher temperatures when the CPU is overclocked; Intel also stated that this is as expected and will likely not improve in future revisions.[31]

Models and steppings [edit]

All Ivy Bridge processors with one, two, or four cores report the same CPUID model 0x000306A9, and are built in four different configurations differing in the number of cores, L3 cache and GPU execution units.

Die Code Name CPUID Stepping Die size Transistors Cores GPU EUs L3 Cache Sockets
Ivy Bridge-M-2 0x000306A9 P0 94 mm2[32] 2 6[33] 3 MB[34] LGA 1155,
rPGA988B,
BGA-1224,
BGA-1023
Ivy Bridge-H-2 L1 118 mm2[32] 2 16 4 MB
Ivy Bridge-HE-4 E1 160 mm2[32] 1.4 billion[35] 4 16 8 MB
Ivy Bridge-HM-4 N0 133 mm2[32] 4 6 6 MB[34]

List of Ivy Bridge processors [edit]

Processors featuring Intel's HD 4000 graphics (or HD P4000 for Xeon) are set in bold. Other processors feature HD 2500 graphics unless indicated by N/A.

Desktop processors [edit]

List of announced desktop processors as follows:

Target
segment
Cores
(Threads)
Processor
Branding & Model
CPU Clock rate Graphics Clock rate L3
Cache
TDP Release
Date
Release
price
(USD)
Motherboard
Normal Turbo Normal Turbo Socket Interface Memory
Extreme /
High-End
6 (12) Core i7
Extreme
4960X 3.6 GHz 4.0 GHz N/A 15 MB 130 W Q3 2013 LGA
2011
DMI 2.0
PCIe 3.0*
Up to quad
channel
DDR3-1866
Core i7 4930K 3.4 GHz 3.9 GHz 12 MB
4 (8) 4820K 3.7 GHz 10 MB
Performance 3770K 3.5 GHz 3.9 GHz 650 MHz 1150 MHz 8 MB 77 W 2012-04-23 $332 LGA
1155
DMI 2.0
PCIe 3.0
Up to dual
channel
DDR3-1600[36]
3770 3.4 GHz $294
3770S 3.1 GHz 65 W
3770T 2.5 GHz 3.7 GHz 45 W
Mainstream 4 (4) Core i5 3570K 3.4 GHz 3.8 GHz 6 MB 77 W $225
3570 2012-05-31[37] $213
3570S 3.1 GHz 65 W $205
3570T 2.3 GHz 3.3 GHz 45 W
3550 3.3 GHz 3.7 GHz 77 W 2012-04-23
3550S 3.0 GHz 65 W
3475S 2.9 GHz 3.6 GHz 1100 MHz 2012-05-31[37] $201
3470 3.2 GHz 77 W $184
3470S 2.9 GHz 65 W
2 (4) 3470T 3 MB 35 W
4 (4) 3450 3.1 GHz 3.5 GHz 6 MB 77 W 2012-04-23
3450S 2.8 GHz 65 W
3350P 3.1 GHz 3.3 GHz N/A 69 W 2012-09-03 $177
3330 3.0 GHz 3.2 GHz 650 MHz 1050 MHz 77 W $182
3330S 2.7 GHz 65 W $177
2 (4) Core i3 3240 3.4 GHz N/A 3 MB 55 W $138 DMI 2.0
PCIe 2.0
3240T 2.9 GHz 35 W $138
3225 3.3 GHz 55 W $134
3220 3.3 GHz $117
3210 3.2 GHz 2013-01-20
3220T 2.8 GHz 35 W 2012-09-03
2 (2) Pentium G2130 3.2 GHz 55 W 2013-01-20 $86
G2120 3.1 GHz 2012-09-03 $75
G2100T 2.6 GHz 35 W
G2020T 2.5 GHz 2013-01-20 $64 Dual channel DDR3-1333
G2020 2.9 GHz 55 W
G2010 2.8 GHz
2 (2) Celeron G1620 2.7 GHz 2 MB $52
G1610 2.6 GHz $42
G1610T 2.3 GHz 35 W

Requires a compatible Motherboard

Suffixes to denote:

  • K - Unlocked (adjustable CPU multiplier up to 63 bins)
  • S - Performance-optimized lifestyle (low power with 65W TDP)
  • T - Power-optimized lifestyle (ultra low power with 35-45W TDP)
  • P - No on-die video chipset
  • X – Extreme performance (adjustable CPU ratio with no ratio limit)

Server processors [edit]

Target
Segment
Cores
(Threads)
Processor
Branding & Model
CPU Clock rate Graphics Clock rate L3
Cache
TDP Release
Date
Price
(USD)
Motherboard
Standard Turbo Normal Turbo Socket Interface Memory
1P Server 4 (8) Xeon E3 1290V2 3.7 GHz 4.1 GHz N/A 8 MB 87 W 2012-05-14 $885 LGA
1155
DMI 2.0
PCIe 3.0
Up to dual
channel
DDR3-1600
1280V2 3.6 GHz 4.0 GHz 69 W $623
1275V2 3.5 GHz 3.9 GHz 650 MHz 1.25 GHz 77 W $350
1270V2 N/A 69 W $339
1265LV2 2.5 GHz 3.5 GHz 650 MHz 1.15 GHz 45 W $305
1245V2 3.4 GHz 3.8 GHz 650 MHz 1.25 GHz 77 W $273
1240V2 N/A 69 W $261
1230V2 3.3 GHz 3.7 GHz $230
4 (4) 1225V2 3.2 GHz 3.6 GHz 650 MHz 1.25 GHz 77 W $224
1220V2 3.1 GHz 3.5 GHz N/A 69 W $203
2 (4) 1220LV2 2.3 GHz 3 MB 17 W $189

Requires a compatible Motherboard

Note - Additional high-end server processors based on the Ivy Bridge architecture, code named Ivytown, will arrive in 2013 per the usual one year interval between consumer and server product releases.[38]

Mobile processors [edit]

Target
segment
Cores
(Threads)
Processor
Branding & Model
Programmable TDP CPU Turbo Graphics Clock rate L3
Cache
Release
Date
Price
(USD)
SDP[39] cTDP down Nominal TDP cTDP up 1-core Normal Turbo
Performance 4 (8) Core i7 3940XM N/A 45W / ?GHz 55W / 3.0 GHz 65W / ?GHz 3.9 GHz 650 MHz 1350 MHz 8 MB 2012-09-30 $1096
3920XM 45W / ?GHz 55W / 2.9 GHz 65W / ?GHz 3.8 GHz 1300 MHz 2012-04-23
3840QM N/A 45W / 2.8 GHz N/A 3.8 GHz 1300 MHz 2012-09-30 $568
3820QM 45W / 2.7 GHz 3.7 GHz 1250 MHz 2012-04-23
3740QM 45W / 2.7 GHz 3.7 GHz 1300 MHz 6 MB 2012-09-30 $378
3720QM 45W / 2.6 GHz 3.6 GHz 1250 MHz 2012-04-23
3635QM 45W / 2.4 GHz 3.4 GHz 1200 MHz 2012-09-30 N/A
3632QM 35W / 2.2 GHz 3.2 GHz 1150 MHz
3630QM 45W / 2.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
3615QM 45W / 2.3 GHz 3.3 GHz 1200 MHz 2012-04-23 $378
3612QM 35W / 2.1 GHz 3.1 GHz 1100 MHz
3610QM 45W / 2.3 GHz 3.3 GHz
Mainstream 2 (4) 3689Y 7W / ?GHz 10W / ?GHz 13W / 1.5 GHz 2.6 GHz 350 MHz 850 MHz 4 MB Q1 '13 $362
3667U N/A 14W / ?GHz 17W / 2.0 GHz 25W / 2.5 GHz 3.2 GHz 1150 MHz 2012-04-23 $346
3537U 14W / ?GHz 17W / 2.0 GHz 25W / ?Ghz 3.1 GHz 1200 MHz Q1 '13
3555LE N/A 25W / 2.5 GHz N/A 3.2 GHz 550 MHz 1000 MHz 2012-04-23 $360
3520M 35W / 2.9 GHz 3.6 GHz 650 MHz 1250 MHz $346
3517U 14W / ?GHz 17W / 1.9 GHz 25W / 2.4 GHz 3.0 GHz 350 MHz 1150 MHz
Core i5 3610ME N/A 35W / 2.7 GHz N/A 3.3 GHz 650 MHz 950 MHz 3 MB $276
3439Y 7W / ?GHz 10W / ?GHz 13W / 1.5 GHz 2.3 GHz 350 MHz 850 MHz Q1 '13 $250
3427U N/A 14W / ?GHz 17W / 1.8 GHz 25W / 2.3 GHz 2.8 GHz 1150 MHz 2012-04-23 $225
3360M N/A 35W / 2.8 GHz N/A 3.5 GHz 650 MHz 1200 MHz $266
3339Y 7W / ?GHz 10W / ?GHz 13W / 1.5 GHz 2.0 GHz 350 MHz 850 MHz Q1 '13 $250
3337U N/A 14W / ?GHz 17W / 1.8 GHz 2.7 GHz 350 MHz 1100 MHz Q1 '13 $225
3320M N/A 35W / 2.6 GHz 3.3 GHz 650 MHz 1200 MHz 2012-04-23
3317U 14W / ?GHz 17W / 1.7 GHz 2.6 GHz 350 MHz 1050 MHz
3210M N/A 35W / 2.5 GHz 3.1 GHz 650 MHz 1100 MHz
Core i3 3229Y 7W / ?GHz 10W / ?GHz 13W / 1.4 GHz N/A 350 MHz 850 MHz Q1 '13 $250
3217U N/A 14W / ?GHz 17W / 1.8 GHz 1050 MHz 2012-04-23 $225
3120M N/A 35W / 2.5 GHz 650 MHz 1100 MHz
3110M 35W / 2.4 GHz 1000 MHz
2 (2) Pentium 2030M 35 W / 2.5 GHz 1100 MHz 2 MB Q1 '13 $134
2020M 35 W (2.4 GHz) Q3 '12 N/A
2117U 17 W (1.8 GHz) 350 MHz 1000 MHz
2129Y 7 W 10 W (1.1 GHz) 850 MHz Q1 '13 $150
Celeron 1020E N/A 35 W (2.2 Ghz) 650 MHz 1000 MHz $86
1020M 35 W (2.1 GHz)
1000M 35 W (1.8 GHz)
1037U 17 W (1.8 GHz) 350 MHz
1007U 17 W (1.5 GHz)
1047UE 17 W / 1.4 GHz 900 MHz $134
1 (1) 927UE 17 W / 1.5 GHz $107
  • M - Mobile processor
  • Q - Quad-core
  • U - Ultra-low power
  • X - 'Extreme'
  • Y - Extreme-ultra low power

Ivy Bridge E/EP processors [edit]

Roadmap [edit]

Intel demonstrated the Haswell architecture in September 2011, planned for release in 2013 as the successor to Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge.[40]

Intel processor roadmap
Intel CPU core roadmaps from NetBurst and P6 to Skymont


See also [edit]

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