Intel L3426 BV80605004737AA Data Sheet

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BV80605004737AA
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Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 3000 Series Datasheet
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Introduction
• Intel® 64 Architecture — An enhancement to Intel's IA-32 architecture, allowing 
the processor to execute operating systems and applications written to take 
advantage of Intel 64. Further details on Intel 64 architecture and programming 
model can be found in the Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology Software 
Developer Guide at http://developer.intel.com/technology/64bitextensions/.
• Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
®
 Technology — Enhanced Intel Speedstep
®
 
Technology allows trade-offs to be made between performance and power 
consumptions, based on processor utilization. This may lower average power 
consumption (in conjunction with OS support).
• Intel
®
 Virtualization Technology (Intel
®
 VT) — Intel Virtualization Technology 
provides silicon-based functionality that works together with compatible Virtual 
Machine Monitor (VMM) software to improve upon software-only solutions. Because 
this virtualization hardware provides a new architecture upon which the operating 
system can run directly, it removes the need for binary translation. Thus, it helps 
eliminate associated performance overhead and vastly simplifies the design of the 
VMM, in turn allowing VMMs to be written to common standards and to be more 
robust. See the Intel
®
 Virtualization Technology Specification for the IA-32 Intel
®
 
Architecture for more details.
• Intel
®
 Trusted Execution Technology (Intel
®
 TXT) — A key element in Intel's 
safer computing initiative which defines a set of hardware enhancements that 
interoperate with an Intel
®
 TXT enabled OS to help protect against software-based 
attacks. Intel
®
 TXT creates a hardware foundation that builds on Intel's 
Virtualization Technology (VT) to help protect the confidentiality and integrity of 
data stored/created on the client PC. 
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References
Material and concepts available in the following documents may be beneficial when 
reading this document.
Document
Location
Notes
Intel® 3000 and 3010 Chipset Platform Design Guide
Intel® 3000 and 3010 Chipset Platform Design Guide Supplement
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Conroe and Woodcrest Processor Family BIOS Writer's Guide (BWG)
Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 3000 Series Thermal and Mechanical 
Design Guidelines
Voltage Regulator-Down (VRD) 11.0 Processor Power Delivery Design 
Guidelines For Desktop LGA775 Socket
CK505 Clock Synthesizer/Driver Specification
LGA775 Socket Mechanical Design Guide
IA-32 Intel® Architecture Software Developer's Manuals
Intel
®
 64 and IA-32 Architecture Software Developer’s 
Manual Volume 1: Basic Architecture
Intel
®
 64 and IA-32 Architecture Software Developer’s 
Manual Volume 2A: Instruction Set Reference Manual A–M
Intel
®
 64 and IA-32 Architecture Software Developer’s 
Manual Volume 2B: Instruction Set Reference Manual, N–Z
Intel
®
 64 and IA-32 Architecture Software Developer’s 
Manual Volume 3A: System Programming Guide
Intel
®
 64 and IA-32 Architecture Software Developer’s 
Manual Volume 3B: System Programming Guide
http://
www.intel.com
/products/
processor/
manuals/
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Conroe Processor Thermal Models
 
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