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Intel® Core™ i5 Processor A new level of intelligent performance
Unleash the multimedia multitasker within
With intelligent performance that accelerates in response to demanding tasks, such as playing games and editing photos, the Intel® Core™ i5 processor moves faster when you do.
The Intel Core i5 processor automatically allocates processing power where it's needed most¹. Whether you’re creating HD video, composing digital music, editing photos, or playing the coolest PC games—with the Intel Core i5 processor you can multitask with ease and be more productive than ever.
Product information
- Intel® Core™ i5-700 and i5-600 processor series with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
- 4 processing threads
- Up to 8 MB of Intel® Smart Cache
- Intel® HD Graphics on Intel® Core™ i5-600 processor series
- 2 channels of DDR3 1333 MHz memory
- View Intel® Core™ i5 processor performance benchmarks
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The Intel® Core™ processor family adapts to your needs, no matter how you use your PC. With three levels of smart performance, it's easy to find the one that's right for you.
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Features and benefits
Get a major boost in PC power with the intelligent performance of the Intel® Core™ i5 processor.
32nm dual-core processing runs two independent processor cores in one physical package at the same frequency. Available on Intel Core i5-600 processor series.
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology maximizes speed for demanding applications, dynamically accelerating performance to match your workload—more performance when you need it the most.
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology² delivers two processing threads per physical core for a total of four threads for massive computational throughput. This 4-way multi-task processing allows each core of your processor to work on two tasks at the same time. Available on Intel Core i5-600 processor series.
Intel® HD Graphics provides superb visual performance for sharper images, richer color, and life-like video and audio. Available on Intel Core i5-600 processor series.
Integrated memory controller enables two channels of high-speed DDR3 1333 MHz memory. This memory controller's lower latency and higher memory bandwidth delivers amazing performance for data-intensive applications.
Intel® Smart Cache is a shared cache dynamically allocated to each processor core, based on workload. This efficient, optimized implementation increases the probability that each core can access data from the fast cache, significantly reducing latency to frequently used data and improving performance. Optimized for industry-leading multi-threaded games.
¹ Intel® Turbo Boost Technology requires a system with Intel Turbo Boost Technology capability. Consult your PC manufacturer. Performance varies depending on hardware, software, and system configuration. For more information, visit www.intel.com/technology/turboboost/.
² Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) requires a computer system with a processor supporting Intel HT Technology and an Intel HT Technology-enabled chipset, BIOS, and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software you use. Intel HT Technology is not available on the Intel® Core™ i5-750 processor. For more information including details on which processors support Intel HT Technology, see www.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/hyper-threading/.
Δ Intel® processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor families. See www.intel.com/products/processor_number/ for details.