Intel E6540 HH80557PJ0534M User Manual

Product codes

HH80557PJ0534M

Datasheet

Introduction

The Intel

Core™2 Extreme processor X6800 and Intel

Core™2 Duo desktop

processor E6000 and E4000 sequences combine the performance of the previous

generation of desktop products with the power efficiencies of a low-power

microarchitecture to enable smaller, quieter systems. These processors are 64-bit

processors that maintain compatibility with IA-32 software.

The Intel

Core™2 Extreme processor X6800 and Intel

Core™2 Duo desktop

processor E6000 and E4000 sequences use Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA6)

package technology, and plugs into a 775-land surface mount, Land Grid Array (LGA)

socket, referred to as the LGA775 socket.

Note:

In this document, unless otherwise specified, the Intel

Core™2 Duo desktop

processor E6000 sequence refers to Intel

Core™2 Duo desktop processors E6850,

E6750, E6550, E6540, E6700, E6600, E6420, E6400, E6320, and E6300. The Intel

Core™2 Duo desktop processor E4000 sequence refers to Intel

Core™2 Duo desktop

processor E4600, E4500, E4400, and E4300.

Note:

In this document, unless otherwise specified, the Intel

Core™2 Extreme processor

X6800 and Intel

Core™2 Duo desktop processor E6000 and E4000 sequence are

referred to as “processor.”

The processors support several Advanced Technologies including the Execute Disable

Bit, Intel

64 architecture, and Enhanced Intel SpeedStep

Technology. The Intel

Core™2 Duo desktop processor E6000 sequence and Intel Core™2 Extreme processor

X6800 support Intel

Virtualization Technology (Intel VT). In addition, the Intel

Core™2 Duo desktop processors E6850, E6750, and E6550 support Intel

Trusted

Execution Technology (Intel

TXT).

The processor's front side bus (FSB) uses a split-transaction, deferred reply protocol

like the Intel

Pentium

4 processor. The FSB uses Source-Synchronous Transfer (SST)

of address and data to improve performance by transferring data four times per bus

clock (4X data transfer rate, as in AGP 4X). Along with the 4X data bus, the address

bus can deliver addresses two times per bus clock and is referred to as a "double-

clocked" or 2X address bus. Working together, the 4X data bus and 2X address bus

provide a data bus bandwidth of up to 10.7 GB/s.

Intel has enabled support components for the processor including heatsink, heatsink

retention mechanism, and socket. Manufacturability is a high priority; hence,

mechanical assembly may be completed from the top of the baseboard and should not

require any special tooling.

The processor includes an address bus power-down capability which removes power

from the address and data signals when the FSB is not in use. This feature is always

enabled on the processor.