Westmere (formerly
Nehalem-C) is the name given to the
32 nm die shrink of
Nehalem. The first
Westmere-based processors were launched on January 7, 2010 by Intel Corporation. Westmere designs included 1st generation
Intel Core processors, including Core i3, i5, and i7. The Core i5 and i7 had been available under
Nehalem, but this was the first Core i3.