Intel's Westmere architecture

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf microarchitecture
gptkbp:architecturalStyle x86-64
gptkbp:competesWith AMD's_Phenom_II
gptkbp:features Enhanced security features
Improved power efficiency
Integrated memory controller
gptkbp:has L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache
Dual-channel memory controller
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Intel's Westmere architecture
gptkbp:improves gptkb:Nehalem
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Westmere-EX
Westmere-EP
Westmere-LP
Westmere-M
gptkbp:introduced 2010
gptkbp:isBasedOn gptkb:Nehalem_microarchitecture
gptkbp:isCompatibleWith gptkb:Linux_operating_systems
Windows operating systems
macOS operating systems
gptkbp:isKnownFor Energy efficiency
High performance
Advanced manufacturing process
gptkbp:isNotableFor Improved performance per watt
Support for new instruction sets
First to use 32nm process technology
gptkbp:isOptimizedFor High-performance computing
Multithreading applications
Virtualization workloads
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Intel_Xeon_family
gptkb:Intel_Core_family
gptkbp:isSupportedBy gptkb:Intel_chipset_family
Intel_graphics_technology
Intel_management_technology
gptkbp:isUsedIn Laptops
Servers
Desktops
gptkbp:isVisitedBy gptkb:Intel_Architecture_Group
gptkbp:predecessor Core microarchitecture
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Intel_Corporation
gptkbp:releasedIn Q1 2010
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Nehalem
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Intel_Trusted_Execution_Technology
gptkb:Intel_Turbo_Boost_Technology
gptkb:Hyper-Threading
gptkb:AES-NI
SSE4.2
Virtualization Technology
ECC_memory
DDR3_memory
gptkbp:technology 32 nm
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Intel_Core_i7_processors
gptkb:Intel_Xeon_processors