Bloomfield (microprocessor)

Bloomfield
General information
LaunchedNovember 2008
DiscontinuedJanuary 2011
Marketed byIntel
Designed byIntel
CPUID code106Ax
Product code80601
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate2.66 GHz to 3.33 GHz
Cache
L2 cache4× 256 kB
L3 cache8 MB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationDesktop
Technology node45 nm
MicroarchitectureNehalem
Instruction setx86, x86-64, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 4
Socket
Products, models, variants
Brand names
History
PredecessorYorkfield
SuccessorSandy Bridge
Support status
Unsupported

Bloomfield is the code name for Intel high-end desktop processors sold as Core i7-9xx and single-processor servers sold as Xeon 35xx., in almost identical configurations, replacing the earlier Yorkfield processors. The Bloomfield core is closely related to the dual-processor Gainestown, which has the same CPUID value of 0106Ax (family 6, model 26) and which uses the same socket. Bloomfield uses a different socket than the later Lynnfield and Clarksfield processors based on the same 45 nm Nehalem microarchitecture, even though some of these share the same Intel Core i7 brand.