What does i mean in corei3.i5 and i7 processors

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It doesn't mean "Itanium"!

Itanium was a totally different architecture that has been dropped by all but HP-UX servers. There is no itanium legacy in the i3/5/7 series chips.

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let me tell you the true reason as I am a computer tech. the "i" in i3 through 7 stands for ivy bridge because that is the particular structure they relied on. in 2002 they developed this but it took 10 years to "perfect" it. the i is ivy bridge. look it up my friend. dont let the rest of these people throw you off. I have a whole book called pc repair and upgrade 21st edition. I dont own the book but it is one of my college books. check it out sometime. your welcome.
 

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thanks for the answer but anyway still i think the ivy bridge was not so perfect with the heating issues and less overclocking capabilities.the only giant leap was the sandy bridge architecture
 

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You are full of it. Computer research alright.:ange: Intel started using the i3, i5, i7 branding well before Ivy Bridge was ever released. They were using this branding when they released Nehalem which predated Ivy Bridge by a good five years! You should learn to lie better!