<s>
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
is	O
the	O
codename	B-Architecture
for	O
Intel	O
's	O
22	B-Algorithm
nm	I-Algorithm
microarchitecture	B-General_Concept
used	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
processors	I-Device
(	O
Core	B-Device
i7	I-Device
,	O
i5	B-Device
,	O
i3	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
is	O
a	O
die	O
shrink	O
to	O
22	B-Algorithm
nm	I-Algorithm
process	I-Algorithm
based	O
on	O
FinFET	O
(	O
"	O
3D	O
"	O
)	O
Tri-Gate	O
transistors	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
former	O
generation	O
's	O
32	B-Algorithm
nm	I-Algorithm
Sandy	O
Bridge	O
microarchitecture	B-General_Concept
—	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
tick	B-Device
–	I-Device
tock	I-Device
model	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
is	O
also	O
applied	O
more	O
broadly	O
to	O
the	O
Xeon	B-Device
and	O
Core	B-Device
i7	I-Device
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge-E	I-Device
series	O
of	O
processors	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
processors	O
are	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
the	O
SandyBridge	B-Device
platform	O
,	O
but	O
such	O
systems	O
might	O
require	O
a	O
firmware	O
update	O
(	O
vendor	O
specific	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quad-core	B-Architecture
and	O
dual-core-mobile	O
models	O
launched	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
and	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corei3	O
desktop	O
processors	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
22nm	B-Algorithm
Pentium	B-General_Concept
,	O
were	O
announced	O
and	O
available	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
September	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
is	O
the	O
last	O
Intel	O
platform	O
to	O
fully	O
support	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
the	O
earliest	O
Intel	O
microarchitecture	B-General_Concept
to	O
officially	O
support	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
64-bit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IvyBridge	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
microarchitecture	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
shrink	O
from	O
SandyBridge	B-Device
and	O
remains	O
largely	O
unchanged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Sandy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
,	O
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
was	O
also	O
primarily	O
developed	O
by	O
Intel	O
's	O
Israel	O
branch	O
,	O
located	O
in	O
Haifa	O
,	O
Israel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
22nm	B-Algorithm
Tri-gate	O
transistor	O
(	O
"	O
3-D	O
"	O
)	O
technology	O
offer	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
a	O
50%	O
reduction	O
to	O
power	O
consumption	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
performance	O
level	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
2-D	O
planar	O
transistors	O
on	O
Intel	O
's	O
32nm	B-Algorithm
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
pseudorandom	B-Algorithm
number	I-Algorithm
generator	I-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
RDRAND	B-Language
instruction	O
,	O
codenamed	O
Bull	B-Language
Mountain	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
and	O
desktop	O
IvyBridge	O
chips	O
also	O
include	O
some	O
minor	O
yet	O
notable	O
changes	O
over	O
SandyBridge	B-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
built-in	O
GPU	B-Architecture
has	O
6	O
or	O
16	O
execution	B-General_Concept
units	I-General_Concept
(	O
EUs	O
)	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
SandyBridge	B-Device
's	O
6	O
or	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	B-Application
HD	I-Application
Graphics	I-Application
with	O
DirectX	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
OpenGL	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
,	O
and	O
OpenCL	B-Application
1.2	I-Application
support	O
on	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Linux	O
,	O
OpenGL	B-Application
4.2	O
is	O
supported	O
since	O
Mesa	B-Application
17.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Sandy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
's	O
temperatures	O
are	O
reportedly	O
10°C	O
higher	O
compared	O
to	O
Sandy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
when	O
a	O
CPU	O
is	O
overclocked	B-Application
,	O
even	O
at	O
default	O
voltage	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
processors	O
are	O
not	O
affected	O
by	O
this	O
issue	O
because	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
use	O
a	O
heat	O
spreader	O
between	O
the	O
chip	O
and	O
cooling	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Socket	O
2011	O
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
processors	O
continue	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
solder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Experiments	O
with	O
replacing	O
this	O
TIM	O
with	O
a	O
higher-quality	O
one	O
or	O
other	O
heat	O
removal	O
methods	O
showed	O
a	O
substantial	O
temperature	O
drop	O
,	O
and	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
increased	O
voltages	O
and	O
overclocking	B-Application
sustainable	O
by	O
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
smaller	O
die	O
of	O
IvyBridge	O
and	O
the	O
related	O
increase	O
in	O
thermal	O
density	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
result	O
in	O
higher	O
temperatures	O
when	O
the	O
CPU	O
is	O
overclocked	B-Application
;	O
Intel	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
as	O
expected	O
and	O
will	O
likely	O
not	O
improve	O
in	O
future	O
revisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
processors	O
with	O
one	O
,	O
two	O
,	O
or	O
four	O
cores	O
report	O
the	O
same	O
CPUID	O
model	O
0x000306A9	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
built	O
in	O
four	O
different	O
configurations	O
differing	O
in	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
cores	O
,	O
L3	O
cache	O
and	O
GPU	B-Architecture
execution	B-General_Concept
units	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	B-Device
Ivy	I-Device
Bridge	I-Device
–	I-Device
based	I-Device
Xeon	I-Device
microprocessors	I-Device
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge-E	I-Device
)	O
is	O
the	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Sandy	B-Device
Bridge-E	I-Device
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
CPU	B-Architecture
core	I-Architecture
as	O
the	O
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
processor	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
LGA	B-Device
2011	I-Device
,	O
LGA	B-Device
1356	I-Device
and	O
LGA	B-Device
2011-1	I-Device
packages	O
for	O
workstations	O
and	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
high-end	O
server	O
processors	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
architecture	O
,	O
code	O
named	O
Ivytown	O
,	O
were	O
announced	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
at	O
the	O
Intel	O
Developer	O
Forum	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
usual	O
one	O
year	O
interval	O
between	O
consumer	O
and	O
server	O
product	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IvyBridge-EP	O
processor	O
line	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
has	O
up	O
to	O
12	O
cores	O
and	O
30MB	O
third	O
level	O
cache	O
,	O
with	O
rumors	O
of	O
Ivy	O
Bridge-EX	O
up	O
to	O
15	O
cores	O
and	O
an	O
increased	O
third	O
level	O
cache	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
37.5MB	O
,	O
although	O
an	O
early	O
leaked	O
lineup	O
of	O
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge-E	I-Device
included	O
processors	O
with	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
6	O
cores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Core-i7	O
and	O
Xeon	B-Device
versions	O
are	O
produced	O
:	O
the	O
Xeon	B-Device
versions	O
marketed	O
as	O
Xeon	B-Device
E5-1400	O
V2	O
act	O
as	O
drop-in	O
replacements	O
for	O
the	O
existing	O
Sandy	B-Device
Bridge-EN	I-Device
based	O
Xeon	B-Device
E5	O
,	O
Xeon	B-Device
E5-2600	O
V2	O
versions	O
act	O
as	O
drop-in	O
replacements	O
for	O
the	O
existing	O
Sandy	B-Device
Bridge-EP	I-Device
based	O
Xeon	B-Device
E5	O
,	O
while	O
Core-i7	O
versions	O
designated	O
i7-4820K	O
,	O
i7-4930K	O
and	O
i7-4960X	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
remaining	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
X79	B-Device
and	O
LGA	B-Device
2011	I-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
intermediate	O
LGA	B-Device
1356	I-Device
socket	O
,	O
Intel	O
launched	O
the	O
Xeon	B-Device
E5-2400	O
V2	O
(	O
codenamed	O
Ivy	O
Bridge-EN	O
)	O
series	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Ivy	O
Bridge-EX	O
line	O
marketed	O
as	O
Xeon	B-Device
E7	O
V2	O
had	O
no	O
corresponding	O
predecessor	O
using	O
the	O
Sandy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
microarchitecture	B-General_Concept
but	O
instead	O
followed	O
the	O
older	O
Westmere-EX	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Processors	O
featuring	O
Intel	O
's	O
HD4000	O
graphics	O
(	O
or	O
HDP4000	O
for	O
Xeon	B-Device
)	O
are	O
set	O
in	O
bold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
processors	O
feature	O
HD2500	O
graphics	O
or	O
HD	B-Application
Graphics	I-Application
unless	O
indicated	O
by	O
N/A	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Processorbranding	O
and	O
model	O
Cores(threads )	O
Programmable	O
TDP	B-General_Concept
CPU	O
Turbo	B-Device
Graphics	O
clock	O
rate	O
L3cache	O
Releasedate	O
Price(USD )	O
SDP	O
cTDP	O
down	O
Nominal	O
TDP	B-General_Concept
cTDP	O
up	O
1-core	O
Normal	O
Turbo	B-Device
Core	B-Device
i7	I-Device
3940XM	O
4	O
(	O
8	O
)	O
rowspan	O
=	O
12	O
45	O
W	O
/	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
GHz	O
17	O
W	O
/	O
1.7	O
GHz	O
25	O
W	O
/	O
2.6	O
GHz	O
2.8	O
GHz	O
1000	O
MHz	O
$330	O
Core	B-Device
i5	I-Device
3610ME	O
35	O
W	O
/	O
2.7	O
GHz	O
rowspan	O
=	O
2	O
3.3	O
GHz	O
650	O
MHz	O
950	O
MHz	O
3	O
MB	O
$276	O
3439Y	O
7	O
W	O
/	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
GHz	O
17	O
W	O
/	O
1.7	O
GHz	O
2.6	O
GHz	O
350	O
MHz	O
1050	O
MHz	O
3230M	O
rowspan	O
=	O
2	O
35	O
W	O
/	O
2.6	O
GHz	O
3.2	O
GHz	O
650	O
MHz	O
1100	O
MHz	O
2013-01-20	O
3210M	O
35	O
W	O
/	O
2.5	O
GHz	O
3.1	O
GHz	O
2012-06-03	O
Core	B-Device
i3	I-Device
3229Y	O
7	O
W	O
/	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
Haswell	B-Device
architecture	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
release	O
in	O
2013	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Sandy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
and	O
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
released	O
a	O
microcode	O
update	O
for	O
selected	O
Sandy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
and	O
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
CPUs	O
for	O
Windows	O
7	O
and	O
up	O
that	O
addresses	O
stability	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
