How many physical chips are inside dual core and quad core cpus?

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The microprocessor package for a Core 2 Duo microprocessor contains only a single chip containing two cores and accompanying cache.

The microprocessor package for a Core 2 Quad microprocessor contains two chips each containing two cores and accompanying cache. The two chips are connected to a multi-chip-module. There is little logical difference between a Core 2 Quad in a single socket, and a pair of Core 2 Duos in two sockets.

Starting with the Nehalem series of microprocessors all of the cores were integrated into a single chip. Some variants of the Westmere microprocessor contained an IGP within the package as well, as a separate chip.

All Sandybridge and Ivybridge microprocessors exist as a single chip with all components...
The microprocessor package for a Core 2 Duo microprocessor contains only a single chip containing two cores and accompanying cache.

The microprocessor package for a Core 2 Quad microprocessor contains two chips each containing two cores and accompanying cache. The two chips are connected to a multi-chip-module. There is little logical difference between a Core 2 Quad in a single socket, and a pair of Core 2 Duos in two sockets.

Starting with the Nehalem series of microprocessors all of the cores were integrated into a single chip. Some variants of the Westmere microprocessor contained an IGP within the package as well, as a separate chip.

All Sandybridge and Ivybridge microprocessors exist as a single chip with all components integrated including the IGP (where present).

Some variants of the new Haswell microprocessor contain a DRAM cache known as Crystalwell which exists as a separate chip inside the package.

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