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Intel® Core™ i7-900 Desktop Processor Extreme Edition Series

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Core™ i7-900 Desktop

Processor Series

Specification Update

April 2010

Notice: Intel 900 Desktop Processor Series may contain design defects or errors known as errata which may cause the product to deviate from published specifications. Current characterized errata are

Core™ i7-900 Desktop Processor Extreme Edition Series and Intel® Core™ i7-

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Intel® Core™ i7 processor

Specification Update

Contents

Preface ................................................................................................................................. 5

Summary Tables of Changes ................................................................................................... 7

Identification Information ...................................................................................................... 17

Errata.................................................................................................................................. 19

Specification Changes ........................................................................................................... 66

Specification Clarifications ..................................................................................................... 67

Documentation Changes ........................................................................................................ 68

Intel® Core™ i7 processor Specification Update

Revision Histor y

Revision Description Date

-001

-002

-003

-004

-005

-006

-007

-008

-009

-010 • Added Intel

-011 • Added Errata AAJ133 - AAJ136 November 9

• Initial Release

• Updated Specification Clarification AAJ1.

• Added Erratum AAJ89

• Updated Errata AAJ21, AAJ69

• Added Errata AAJ90-AAJ105

• Added D0 stepping information

• Included i7-920 processor conversion to D0 step

• Deleted Erratum AAJ105 and replaced with new erratum

• Added Errata AAJ106-AAJ108

• Included Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition and

Intel® Core™ i7-950 processor

• Added Errata AAJ109 - AAJ117

• Added Errata AAJ118 - AAJ124

• Added Errata AAJ125 and AAJ126

• Added Errata AAJ127 - AAJ132

Core™ i7-960 information October 19th, 2009

November 2008

January 2009

March 11th 2009

May 13

June 3rd 2009

July 15th 2009

Aug 12th 2009

September 9th 2009

October 12th, 2009

2009

, 2009

-012

-013

-014 • Added Intel

-015 • Added Errata AAJ 138 March 16

-016 • Added Errata AAJ 139 April 13

• Updated Errata AAJ121 and AAJ126 January, 2010

• Added Errata AAJ137

Core™ i7-930 information February 28th, 2010

February 7th, 2010

Intel® Core™ i7 processor

Specification Update

, 2010

Preface

This document is an update to the specifications contained in the Affected Documents table below. This document is a compilation of device and documentation errata, specification clarifications and changes. It is intended for hardware system manufacturers and software developers of applications, operating systems, or tools.

Information types defined in the Nomenclature section are consolidated into the specification update and are no longer published in other documents.

This document may also contain information that was not previously published.

Affected Documents

Intel® Core™ i7-900 Desktop Processor Extreme Edition Series and

Core™ i7-900 Desktop Processor Series Datasheet Volume 1

Intel

Intel® Core™ i7-900 Desktop Processor Extreme Edition Series and

Core™ i7-900 Desktop Processor Series Datasheet Volume 2

Intel

Intel CORE I7-900, CORE I7-900 EXTREME User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Preface

Affected Documents

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