Intel Core Series Processor Identifier Meanings

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Intel Processor Identifiers for Core™ series processors consists of four key parts. They can seem like a puzzle to solve and even seem random at times. This article will help you decode and help decode Intel Core™ series processors.

Processor Series

This is the series of processor. These include i3, i5, i7 and i9 series of processors.

Generation

This is the generation of the processor. The higher the number, the newer generation that product is.

SKU

The three digits represents the SKU of that product

Suffix

Many of Intel’s processors have a suffix which can seem random and elusive at times.