Intel Q9400S Product Brief - Page 2

Features Quad-Core processor Intel® Wide Dynamic Execution Intel® Smart Memory Access Intel® Advanced Smart Cache3 Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost Intel® Virtualization Technology4 Intel® 64 Architecture5 Execute Disable Bit6 Digital Thermal Sensor (DTS) Embedded lifecycle support Ecosystem support Benefits • F our complete execution cores in a single processor with 6 MB of L2 cache and 1333 MHz front side bus (FSB). • F our dedicated, physical threads help operating systems and applications deliver additional performance, so end users can experience better multi-tasking and multi-threaded performance across many types of applications and work loads. • Improves execution speed and efficiency, delivering more instructions per clock cycle. • E ach of four execution cores can complete up to four full instructions simultaneously. • Improves efficiency when loading and storing data in main memory. • O ptimizes use of data bandwidth from the memory subsystem to accelerate out-of-order execution. • A prediction mechanism reduces the time in-flight instructions have to wait for data. • P re-fetch algorithms move data from system memory into fast L2 cache in advance of execution. This keeps the pipeline full, improving instruction throughput and performance. • Shared L2 cache across each pair of cores can be dynamically allocated to each processor core within the pair, based on workload, significantly reducing latency to frequently used data and improving performance. • Accelerates execution of SSE instructions to significantly improve performance on a broad range of applications, including video, audio, image processing, multi-media, encryption, financial, engineering, and scientific. • 128-bit SSE instructions are now issued at a throughput rate of one per clock cycle, effectively doubling the speed of execution on a per-clock basis over previous-generation processors. • Super Shuffle Engine improves existing SSE instructions while enabling significant gains on the latest SSE4 instruction set. • A llows one hardware platform to function as multiple "virtual" platforms. Improves manageability, limiting downtime and maintaining worker productivity by isolating computing activities into separate partitions. • A llows processor to access larger amounts of memory. • W ith appropriate 64-bit hardware and software, platforms allow the use of extended virtual and physical memory. • P rovides extended virus defense when deployed with a supported operating system. • M emory can be marked as executable or non-executable, allowing the processor to raise an error to the operating system if malicious code attempts to run in non-executable memory. • H elps prevent code from infecting the system. • E fficient processor and platform thermal control improves system acoustics. • D TS continuously measures temperature at each processing core, enabling system fans to spin only as fast as needed to cool the system, resulting in significantly lower noise emissions. • Protects system investment by enabling extended product availability for embedded customers. • A long with a strong ecosystem of hardware and software vendors, including members of the Intel® Embedded and Communications Alliance (intel.com/go/eca), Intel helps cost-effectively meet development challenges and speed time-to-market. Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9400Δ for Embedded Computing Processor Name Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9400∆ Product Number AT80580PJ0676M Core Speed 2.66 GHz FSB Speed 1333 MHz L2 Cache3 TDP 6 MB 95 W VID 0.85 - 1.3625V Tcase (Max) 71.4º C Package LGA 775 Intel in Embedded and Communications: intel.com/go/embedded ∆ Intel processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor families. See http://www.intel.com/products/processor_number for details. 1 No computer system can provide absolute security under all conditions. Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT) requires a computer system with Intel® Virtualization Technology, an Intel TXT-enabled processor, chipset, BIOS, Authenticated Code Modules and an Intel TXT-compatible measured launched environment (MLE). The MLE could consist of a virtual machine monitor, an OS or an application. In addition, Intel TXT requires the system to contain a TPM v1.2, as defined by the Trusted Computing Group and specific software for some uses. For more information, see http://www.intel.com/technology/security. 2 Intel® Active Management Technology requires the computer system to have an Intel® AMT-enabled chipset, network hardware and software, as well as connection with a power source and a corporate network connection. Setup requires configuration by the purchaser and may require scripting with the management console or further integration into existing security frameworks to enable certain functionality. It may also require modifications or implementation of new business processes. For more information, see www.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/intel-amt/. 3 For the Intel® Core™2 Quad processor, shared L2 cache refers to 6 MB of L2 cache per core pair. 4 Intel® Virtualization Technology requires a computer system with an enabled Intel® processor, BIOS, virtual machine monitor (VMM) and, for some uses, certain platform software enabled for it. Functionality, performance or other benefits will vary depending on hardware and software configurations and may require a BIOS update. Software applications may not be compatible with all operating systems. Please check with your application vendor. 5 64-bit computing on Intel architecture requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, operating system, device drivers and applications enabled for Intel® 64 architecture. Processors will not operate (including 32-bit operation) without an Intel 64 architecture-enabled BIOS. Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software configurations. 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