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Number in front corresponds to the generation

K - unlocked, 

c - Iris Graphics 

R - Based on BGA 1364 socket

U - Ultra Low Power

HQ- High Performance Quad Core 

H - High Performance

Y - Extremely low power

& the rest can be found here  

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/processor-numbers.html

edit, the 3 numbers after the generation  are just the name

Some sound epic like 4790k and 5960x 

oh X stands for Extreme 

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Some are 3xxx, 4xxx, 5xxx some are with K some are without. I know there are also generations of intel processors. is 3xxx 3rd generation, 4xxx 4th generation etc? I understood every other naming from AMD/ATI/Nvidia etc. but could never understand Intel

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Check this page http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/processor-numbers.html

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Intel is really confusing, but the higher the number, the faster it should be.(ignoring the first one, because older processers can be fasters than newer)

i5 4460 is faster then the 4440, and the K stands for overclockable.

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Number in front corresponds to the generation

K - unlocked, 

c - Iris Graphics 

R - Based on BGA 1364 socket

U - Ultra Low Power

HQ- High Performance Quad Core 

H - High Performance

Y - Extremely low power

& the rest can be found here  

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/processor-numbers.html

edit, the 3 numbers after the generation  are just the name

Some sound epic like 4790k and 5960x 

oh X stands for Extreme 

intel.web.720.405.png

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i3 = dual core with hyperthreading.

i5 = quad core

i7 = quad (or 6 or 8) core with hyperthreading.

 

first number in CPU name: gen (i7 4790K i5 3570K)

The rest of the number are the specific CPU models.

 

If it has a K behind its name: it has an unlocked multiplier meaning it can overclock.

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DESKTOP ONLY, CONSUMER SOCKET ONLY

 

Celeron/Pentium - dual-core, dual-thread

i3 - dual-core, quad thread

i5 - quad-core, quad-thread

i7 - quad-core, octa-thread

 

2xxx - Sandy Bridge (2nd Gen)

3xxx - Ivy Bridge (3rd Gen)

4xxx - Haswell/Haswell Refresh/Devil's Canyon (4th Gen)

5xxx - Broadwell (5th Gen)

6xxx - Skylake (6th Gen)

 

LGA 1155 - Socket for 2nd and 3rd gen consumer CPUs

LGA 1150 - Socket for 4th and 5th gen consumer CPUs

LGA 1151 - Socket for 6th gen consumer CPUs

 

K-SKU - Overclocking-ready

S-SKU - Lower power is the real difference, Intel says "Performance Optimized Lifestyle" whatever that means

C-SKU - Iris iGPU

 

There is more to it, but this is what I know.

 

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i7 and Xeon have no specific core/thread count, on a per-CPU basis.

 

3xxx - Sandy Bridge E

4xxx - Ivy Bridge E

5xxx - Haswell E

 

LGA 2011 - Socket for 3rd gen and 4th gen

LGA 2011v3 - Socket for 5th gen

 

X-SKU - Extreme Edition, overclocking-ready

K-SKU - Overclocking-ready

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i3 = dual core with hyperthreading.

i5 = quad core

i7 = quad (or 6 or 8) core with hyperthreading.

 

first number in CPU name: gen (i7 4790K i5 3570K)

The rest of the number are the specific CPU models.

 

If it has a K behind its name: it has an unlocked multiplier meaning it can overclock.

This just apply for desktops

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0xxx first gen ex: i5 760

2xxx second gen ex: i7 2600k

3xxx third gen (3770k)

48/9xx third gen extreme platform (4960X)

4xxx fourth gen (4690K)

58/9xx fourth gen platform(5960X)

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DESKTOP ONLY

 

Celeron/Pentium - dual-core, dual-thread

i3 - dual-core, quad thread

i5 - quad-core, quad-thread

i7 - quad-core, octa-thread

 

2xxx - Sandy Bridge (2nd Gen)

3xxx - Ivy Bridge (3rd Gen)

4xxx - Haswell/Haswell Refresh/Devil's Canyon (4th Gen)

5xxx - Broadwell (5th Gen)

6xxx - Skylake (6th Gen)

 

LGA 1155 - Socket for 2nd and 3rd gen

LGA 1150 - Socket for 4th and 5th gen

LGA 1151 - Socket for 6th gen

 

K-SKU - Overclocking-ready

S-SKU - Lower power

C-SKU - Iris iGPU

 

There is more to it, but this is what I know.

you dont explain the fact that 4xxx could still stand for the x79 platform

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This just apply for desktops

yes.

but since OP was talking about K and stuff, I just assumed it was for desktops :P

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you dont explain the fact that 4xxx could still stand for the x79 platform

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