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- Intel processors are arguably the best central processing units for computers.
- Made by the Intel Corporation, Intel processors are popular in personal computers, work computers, gaming, and many other computer uses.
- A processor is an integrated electronic circuitry fitted inside your device to process and respond to instructions coming from your Apps.
- Intel processors are assigned to different families that include;
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- Core
- Celeron
- Xeon
- Pentium is the earliest form of the Intel processor.
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- Several processor names are often on the lips of computer sellers. These include;
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- Intel® Core™ i7
- Intel® Core™ i5
- Intel® Core™ i3
- Intel® Core™ i9
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- These names represent the Intel brand, family (core), and brand modifiers (i7, i3 e.t.c)
- These processors also have different generations that include;
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- 9th generation came around 2018/19
- 10th generation followed in 2020
- 11th generation Intel processors emerged in 2021
- More recently, laptops have 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 labels.
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- Intel® Core™ i9 is currently the most powerful of the Intel processors.
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