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Every Intel Core desktop CPU

Intel’s mainstream desktop Core lineup, generation by generation and newest first — the unlocked “K” flagships of each era, from the Core Ultra 9 down to the Core 5 / i5. Each row lists the architecture and socket, the core layout, the peak boost clock, L3 cache, the launch US price and the year it shipped, all the way back to the Core i7-920 that opened the Core i era in 2008.

Prices are the launch US tray/RCP price in dollars of the day — not adjusted for inflation, and not the inflated street prices many later commanded. The headline unlocked desktop models of each generation are listed; the wider non-K, F (no graphics) and T (low-power) variants are left out. From the 12th-gen hybrid chips on, cores are given as Performance + Efficiency (e.g. 8P+16E); earlier chips list cores / threads.

Core Ultra 200S — Arrow Lake (2024), LGA 1851

A new socket and naming scheme, dropping Hyper-Threading entirely and moving to a tiled, TSMC-built design with an on-package NPU.

ModelArchSpecsFromReleased
Core Ultra 9 285KArrow Lake24 cores (8P+16E), no HT, up to 5.7GHz, 36MB L3, 125W$5892024
Core Ultra 7 265KArrow Lake20 cores (8P+12E), up to 5.5GHz, 30MB L3, 125W$3942024
Core Ultra 5 245KArrow Lake14 cores (6P+8E), up to 5.2GHz, 24MB L3, 125W$3092024

14th Gen Core — Raptor Lake Refresh (2023), LGA 1700

ModelArchSpecsFromReleased
Core i9-14900KRaptor Lake-R24 cores (8P+16E), up to 6.0GHz, 36MB L3$5892023
Core i7-14700KRaptor Lake-R20 cores (8P+12E), up to 5.6GHz, 33MB L3$4092023
Core i5-14600KRaptor Lake-R14 cores (6P+8E), up to 5.3GHz, 24MB L3$3192023

13th Gen Core — Raptor Lake (2022), LGA 1700

ModelArchSpecsFromReleased
Core i9-13900KRaptor Lake24 cores (8P+16E), up to 5.8GHz, 36MB L3$5892022
Core i7-13700KRaptor Lake16 cores (8P+8E), up to 5.4GHz, 30MB L3$4092022
Core i5-13600KRaptor Lake14 cores (6P+8E), up to 5.1GHz, 24MB L3$3192022

12th Gen Core — Alder Lake (2021), LGA 1700

The first hybrid P+E desktop chips, and Intel’s first with DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 — a clean break from the long 14nm Skylake era.

ModelArchSpecsFromReleased
Core i9-12900KAlder Lake16 cores (8P+8E), up to 5.2GHz, 30MB L3, first hybrid desktop$5892021
Core i7-12700KAlder Lake12 cores (8P+4E), up to 5.0GHz, 25MB L3$4092021
Core i5-12600KAlder Lake10 cores (6P+4E), up to 4.9GHz, 20MB L3$2892021

11th Gen Core — Rocket Lake (2021), LGA 1200

ModelArchSpecsFromReleased
Core i9-11900KRocket Lake8 cores / 16 threads, up to 5.3GHz, 16MB L3, PCIe 4.0$5392021
Core i7-11700KRocket Lake8 cores / 16 threads, up to 5.0GHz, 16MB L3$3992021
Core i5-11600KRocket Lake6 cores / 12 threads, up to 4.9GHz, 12MB L3$2622021

10th Gen Core — Comet Lake (2020), LGA 1200

ModelArchSpecsFromReleased
Core i9-10900KComet Lake10 cores / 20 threads, up to 5.3GHz, 20MB L3$4882020
Core i7-10700KComet Lake8 cores / 16 threads, up to 5.1GHz, 16MB L3$3742020
Core i5-10600KComet Lake6 cores / 12 threads, up to 4.8GHz, 12MB L3$2622020

8th & 9th Gen Core — Coffee Lake (2017–2018), LGA 1151

The generations that broke Intel’s long four-core ceiling on mainstream desktop — six cores at the 8th gen, eight by the 9th.

ModelArchSpecsFromReleased
Core i9-9900KCoffee Lake-R8 cores / 16 threads, up to 5.0GHz, 16MB L3$4882018
Core i7-9700KCoffee Lake-R8 cores / 8 threads, up to 4.9GHz, 12MB L3$3742018
Core i7-8700KCoffee Lake6 cores / 12 threads, up to 4.7GHz, 12MB L3$3592017
Core i5-8600KCoffee Lake6 cores / 6 threads, up to 4.3GHz, 9MB L3$2572017

Classic Core i7 (2008–2017)

The long four-core era, from the first Core i7 to the last before Intel added cores. Flagship unlocked quad-cores, one per architecture.

ModelArchSpecsFromReleased
Core i7-7700KKaby Lake4 cores / 8 threads, up to 4.5GHz, 8MB L3, LGA 1151$3392017
Core i7-6700KSkylake4 cores / 8 threads, up to 4.2GHz, 8MB L3, first DDR4$3502015
Core i7-4770KHaswell4 cores / 8 threads, up to 3.9GHz, 8MB L3, LGA 1150$3392013
Core i7-3770KIvy Bridge4 cores / 8 threads, up to 3.9GHz, 8MB L3, first 22nm tri-gate$3322012
Core i7-2600KSandy Bridge4 cores / 8 threads, up to 3.8GHz, 8MB L3, a legendary overclocker$3172011
Core i7-920Nehalem4 cores / 8 threads, up to 2.93GHz, 8MB L3, the first Core i7, LGA 1366$2842008