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 For the Intel® Core™2 Quad processor, shared L2 cache refers to 4 MB of L2 cache per core pair resulting in a total L2 cache size of 8 MB.

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and may require a BIOS update. Software applications may not be compatible with all operating systems. Please check with your application vendor.

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will vary depending on your hardware and software configurations. Consult with your system vendor for more information. 

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Features and Benefits of the Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor 

Features 

Benefits

Quad-Core Processor 

Provides four complete execution cores in a single Processor with 8 MB of L2 cache and a 1066 MHz Front 

 

Side Bus. Four 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.

Intel® Wide Dynamic 

Improves execution speed and efficiency, delivering more instructions per clock cycle. Each of the four  

Execution 

cores can complete up to four full instructions simultaneously.

Intel® Smart Memory Access 

Optimizes the use of the data bandwidth from the memory subsystem to accelerate out-of-order execution. 

 

A newly designed prediction mechanism reduces the time in-flight instructions have to wait for data. New  

 

pre-fetch algorithms move data from system memory into fast L2 cache in advance of execution. These  

 

functions keep the pipeline full, improving instruction throughput and performance.

Intel® Advanced Smart  

Shared Level 2 cache across each pair of cores that can be dynamically allocated to each processor core, 

Cache

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within the pair, based on workload. This efficient implementation increases the probability that each core 

 

within the pair can access data from fast L2 cache, significantly reducing latency to frequently used data  

 

and improving performance.

Intel® Advanced Digital  

Accelerates the execution of Streaming SIMD Extension (SSE) instructions to significantly improve the  

Media Boost 

performance on a broad range of applications, including video, audio, image and photo processing, multimedia, 

 

encryption, financial, engineering and scientific applications. The 128-bit SSE instructions are now issued at  

 

a throughput rate of one per clock cycle effectively doubling their speed of execution on a per clock basis  

 

over previous generation processors.

Intel® Virtualization  

Allows one hardware platform to function as multiple “virtual” platforms. Intel® VT improves manageability, 

Technology (Intel® VT)

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limiting downtime and maintaining worker productivity by isolating computing activities into separate partitions.

Intel® 64

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Allows the processor to access larger amounts of memory. With appropriate 64-bit hardware and software, 

 

platforms based on an Intel processor supporting Intel® 64 can allow the use of extended virtual and  

 

physical memory.

Execute Disable Bit

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Provides extended virus defense when deployed with a supported operating system. Memory 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. This can prevent the code from infecting the system.

Digital Thermal Sensor (DTS) 

Provides for more efficient processor and platform thermal control improving system acoustics. The DTS 

 

continuously measures the temperature at each processing core. The ability to continuously measure and 

 

detect variations in processor temperature enables system fans to spin only as fast as needed to cool the 

 

system. The combination of these technologies can result in significantly lower noise emissions from the PC.

Intel Designed Thermal  

Includes a 4-pin connector for fan speed control to help minimize the acoustic noise levels generated from 

Solution for Boxed  

running the fan at higher speeds for thermal performance

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. Fan speed control technology is based on actual  

Processors 

CPU temperature and power usage.

Multi-tasking environments can be expanded like never before. 

Users can stream high-definition content while playing a high 

frame rate game, or run multiple complex data bases while 

developing professional content and running virus protection 

software in the background. The Intel Core 2 Quad processor 

is a powerful new tool for today, with the ability to grow and 

expand tomorrow. 

Platform Support

The Intel® P965 and 975X Express Chipsets support the Intel 

Core 2 Quad processor. This combination of processor and  

chipset is the ultimate engine for Intel® Viiv™ Technology-

based PCs, offering an array of exciting capabilities and delivering 

an impressive level of performance for demanding users.