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What is the codename of the eighth generation Intel Core micro-architecture launched in October 2017?

  • Skylake
  • Sandy Bridge
  • Coffee Lake
  • Broadwell
Explanation

The codename of the eighth-generation Intel Core microarchitecture launched in October 2017 is Coffee Lake. This name was given to signify the end of the "lake" series of codenames, which started with Broadwell and continued with Skylake and Kaby Lake. Coffee Lake was chosen as the codename for this microarchitecture due to Intel's tradition of naming its microarchitectures after lakes.