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Age of the Geeks

The enthusiast magazine for classic computers, current hardware, gaming, networking and artificial intelligence.

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Category: Hardware

Memory

DDR5 Memory

DDR5 introduces higher transfer rates, on-module power management and dual subchannels per DIMM, supporting current desktop, workstation and server platforms.

2020u2013present • JEDEC / industry
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Memory

DDR4 Memory

DDR4 increased density and bandwidth and became the mainstream memory generation for PCs and servers across much of the late 2010s and early 2020s.

2014u20132020s • JEDEC / industry
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Memory

DDR3 Memory

DDR3 expanded bandwidth while reducing voltage versus DDR2 and became a dominant desktop, notebook, workstation and server memory standard.

2007u20132010s • JEDEC / industry
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Desktop

Desktop Computers: Windows, Mac & Linux

A field guide to consumer, professional, and custom desktop systems. Use this hub to organize era-by-era builds, platform comparisons, upgrade paths, and component compatibility.

Platform guide • Various
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AMD CPU

AMD K5 through Ryzen

AMDu2019s desktop CPU history spans K5, K6, K7/Athlon, K8, K10, Sempron and the Ryzen era. Use this hub as the parent page for architecture, model and socket-specific articles.

1996u2013present • AMD
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Intel CPU

Intel Xeon E3, E5 & E7

Intelu2019s E3, E5 and E7 families covered entry servers, workstations, mainstream multisocket systems and mission-critical enterprise platforms before the Xeon Scalable naming transition.

2011u20132017 • Intel
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Intel CPU

Intel Xeon E3, E5 & E7

Intelu2019s E3, E5 and E7 families covered entry servers, workstations, mainstream multisocket systems and mission-critical enterprise platforms before the Xeon Scalable naming transition.

2011u20132017 • Intel
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Intel CPU

Intel Core i3, i5, i7 & i9 Generations

A generation-by-generation index from Nehalem and Westmere through the modern Core and Core Ultra naming eras. Create child articles for each generation and flagship model.

2008u2013present • Intel
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Intel CPU

Intel Core i3, i5, i7 & i9 Generations

A generation-by-generation index from Nehalem and Westmere through the modern Core and Core Ultra naming eras. Create child articles for each generation and flagship model.

2008u2013present • Intel
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Intel CPU

Intel Core 2 Duo

The Core 2 Duo family arrived in 2006 and brought Intelu2019s Core microarchitecture to mainstream 64-bit desktop and mobile PCs. Desktop lines included E4000 through E8000 families, with mobile Merom and Penryn variants.

2006u20132011 • Intel
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