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timeline of intel processors (CPUs)

Here is the timeline of Intel Processors - CPUs. Intel has been making i5, i7 processors since 2008. So do not look at just this number. You need to look full model number e.g. Core i5-2500K. Remember that i5 and i7 is just a branding.

2000: Intel Pentium 4

Notable CPUs: Pentium 4 (Northwood)
Total Cores: 1
Total Threads: 1

2006: Intel Core 2 Duo

Notable CPUs: Core 2 Duo (Conroe, Merom)
Total Cores: 2
Total Threads: 2

2008: Intel Core i7 (Nehalem)

Notable CPUs: Core i7-920, Core i7-965 Extreme Edition
Total Cores: 4
Total Threads: 8 (with Hyper-Threading)

2010: Intel Core i5 and i3 (Arrandale)

Notable CPUs: Core i5-520M, Core i5-5200U, Core i3-370M
Total Cores: 2 (4 threads for Core i5)
Total Threads: 4 (with Hyper-Threading for Core i3 and i5-5200U)

2011: Intel Sandy Bridge Processors

Notable CPUs: Core i7-2600K, Core i5-2500K
Total Cores: 4
Total Threads: 8 (with Hyper-Threading for Core i7)

2013: Intel Haswell Processors

Notable CPUs: Core i7-4770K, Core i5-4670K
Total Cores: 4
Total Threads: 4 (with Hyper-Threading for Core i7)

2015: Intel Skylake Processors

Notable CPUs: Core i7-6700K, Core i5-6600K
Total Cores: 4
Total Threads: 8 (with Hyper-Threading for Core i7)

2017: Intel Coffee Lake Processors

Notable CPUs: Core i7-8700K, Core i5-8600K
Total Cores: 6
Total Threads: 12 (with Hyper-Threading for Core i7)

2020: Intel Comet Lake and Ice Lake Processors

Notable CPUs: Core i7-10700K, Core i5-10600K (Comet Lake); Core i7-1065G7, Core i5-1035G1 (Ice Lake)
Total Cores: 4 (Comet Lake), 4 (Ice Lake)
Total Threads: 8 (with Hyper-Threading for Core i7, Ice Lake), 8 (Comet Lake)