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Intel® Core™ Processors (Series) Names and Numbers

Content Type: Identify My Product | Article ID: 000100149 | Last Reviewed: 04/17/2026

Intel® Core™ processors deliver accessible performance for laptops and come with a shorter naming scheme that includes a 3-digit system for the processor number.

The Intel Core processor family includes Intel® Core™ 7 processor 9, Intel® Core™ 7 processor, Intel® Core™ 5 processors, and Intel® Core™ 3 processors.

Intel® Core™ processors have a SKU number that begins with 1, 2, etc. representing the generation, which is Series 1, Series 2, etc. respectively.

Learn more about suffixes

For more information, refer to A brief guide to our latest processor and naming updates.

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Intel® Core™ processors (Series 1) using Intel® Core™ 7 processor 150U.

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