Intel plans to adjust CPU ID naming convention, revealing two possible names for future processors

According to news from this site on April 1, according to foreign media Phoronix, Intel plans to adjust the CPI ID naming specification that has been used for nearly 30 years and gives two sets of possible names for future processor names and microarchitectures.

Since the launch of its sixth-generation x86 microarchitecture Pentium Pro in 1995, Intel has been using "Family 6" as the beginning of its CPU ID identifier, and adding "Model xx" at the end to distinguish the specific architecture , such as the Meteor Lake architecture is "Family 6 Model 170".

According to Intel engineers, this naming convention that has been used for nearly 30 years is about to be adjusted. In order to adapt to this change, the CPU ID related system must be updated to ensure compatibility with future products.

Recently, Intel has prepared 74 related patches to facilitate the future expansion of the namespace using non-zero values ​​in CPUID (1).EAX.

In addition, Intel also listed two possible future CPU architectures/processor naming as a reference for future CPU ID names:

Douglas Cove architecture for Adams Lake processors;

Sheldonmont architecture for Copper Forest processors.

Refer to Intel’s existing processor naming convention. If these two sets of names are not placeholders, Adams Lake may point to the mainstream consumer processor after Panther Lake; and Copper Forest may point to energy-efficient core Xeon processors after Clearwater Forest.

Intel has also previously stated that it plans to launch a series of major moves in architecture, such as x86S simplified architecture and APX specifications. This site will continue to pay attention.

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