One night, during a reorg of the blockchain, Core 217 received a RDTSC instruction—Read Time-Stamp Counter. It fetched the internal 64-bit counter, now at 0x000001C8A2B1F5E3.
The thermal interface material was replaced with liquid metal. The core multiplier was raised from 34x to 42x. Voltage climbed to 1.325V. Core temperature settled at 79°C. intel64 family 6 model 58 stepping 9
The identification code refers to the Ivy Bridge microarchitecture, specifically the 3rd generation of Intel Core processors launched in early 2012. This string is a low-level "CPUID" signature that operating systems like Windows use to identify the precise hardware revision of the central processing unit (CPU). Anatomy of the CPUID One night, during a reorg of the blockchain,
It particularly loved the AES-NI instructions. Stepping 9’s silicon had a slightly better implementation of AESENC than earlier steppings—lower latency, fewer register bank conflicts. Each time the laptop established an HTTPS connection, Core 217 performed the key expansion with a quiet virtuosity. The core multiplier was raised from 34x to 42x
Processors with this classification are commonly used in:
The assembly code provided is for Linux. If you're on Windows, you'll need to use a different system call (e.g., MessageBoxA or printf with a console application).