
We will discuss these generations in detail below.Ĭlick on the image below to open a visual timeline of Intel processor generations: The difference in processor micro-architecture is the main difference in processor generations. The concept of generations mainly comes after the release of the Core i series.



To my astonishment, there was no complete guide available which could tell clearly about the Intel processor generations and their differences. So I came home and wanted to know about the philosophy of processor generations on the Internet. I asked the person the difference between first-generation and the fourth generation but he was unable to answer properly, saying that the fourth generation was faster than the 1st, 2nd and 3rd generations. The last time when I went to the computer shop to inquire about the latest prices of laptops, I was told that the new laptop had the Intel fourth-generation processor.
