Datasheet 9
Intel
®
Core™2 Extreme Processor QX9000 Series and
Intel
®
Core™2 Quad Processor Q9000, Q9000S, Q8000,
Q8000S Series Features
The Intel Core™2 Extreme processor QX9000 series and Intel
®
Core™2 Quad processor Q9000,
Q9000S, Q8000, and Q8000S series deliver Intel's advanced, powerful processors for desktop PCs.
The processor is designed to deliver performance across applications and usages where end-users can
truly appreciate and experience the performance. These applications include Internet audio and
streaming video, image processing, video content creation, speech, 3D, CAD, games, multimedia, and
multitasking user environments.
Intel
®
64
Φ
architecture enables the processor to execute operating systems and applications written
to take advantage of the Intel 64 architecture. The processor, supporting Enhanced Intel Speedstep
®
technology, allows tradeoffs to be made between performance and power consumption.
The Intel Core™2 Extreme processor QX9000 series, Intel
®
Core™2 Quad processor Q9000, Q9000S,
Q8000, and Q8000S series also includes the Execute Disable Bit capability. This feature, combined
with a supported operating system, allows memory to be marked as executable or non-executable.
• Available at 3.20 GHz and 3.00 GHz (Intel
®
Core™2 Extreme processor QX9000 series)
• Available at 3.0 GHz, 2.83 GHz, 2.66 GHz,
and 2.50 GHz (Intel
®
Core™2 Quad
processor Q9650, Q9550, Q9505, Q9450,
Q9400, and Q9300)
• Available at 2,66 GHz, 2.50 GHz and
2.33 GHz (Intel
®
Core™2 Quad processor
Q8400, Q8300, and Q8200)
• Available at 2.83 GHz and 2.66 GHz (Intel
®
Core™2 Quad processor Q9550S, Q9505S,
and Q9400S)
• Available at 2.66 GHz and 2.33 GHz (Intel
®
Core™2 Quad processor Q8400S and
Q8200S)
• FSB frequency at 1333 MHz (Intel
®
Core™2
Extreme processor QX9650, Intel
®
Core™2
Quad Q9000, Q9000S, Q8000, and Q8000S
series only)
• FSB frequency at 1600 MHz (Intel
®
Core™2
Extreme processor QX9770 only)
• Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
®
Technology
•Supports Intel
®
64
Φ
architecture
•Supports Intel
®
Virtualization Technology
(Intel
®
Core™2 Extreme processor QX9650,
Intel
®
Core™2 Quad processor Q9000 and
Q9000S series, Intel
®
Core™2 Quad
processors Q8400 and Q8400S only)
•Supports Intel
®
Trusted Execution
Techno l o g y (Intel
®
Core™2 Quad processor
Q9000 and Q9000S series only)
• Low power processor (Intel
®
Core™2 Quad
processor Q9000S and Q8000S series only)
• Binary compatible with applications running
on previous members of the Intel
microprocessor line
• Supports Execute Disable Bit capability
•Intel
®
Wide Dynamic Execution
•Intel
®
Advanced Smart Cache
•Intel
®
Smart Memory Access
•Intel
®
Intelligent Power Capability
•Intel
®
Advanced Digital Media Boost
• Optimized for 32-bit applications running on
advanced 32-bit operating systems
• Two 6 MB Level 2 caches (Intel
®
Core™2
Extreme processor QX9000 series, Intel
®
Core™2 Quad processor Q9650, Q9550,
Q9550S, and Q9450)
• Two 4 MB Level 2 caches (Intel
®
Core™2
Quad processor Q9505, Q9505S, Q8400,
and Q8400S)
• Two 3 MB Level 2 caches (Intel
®
Core™2
Quad processor Q9400, Q9400S, and
Q9300)
• Two 2 MB Level 2 caches (Intel
®
Core™2
Quad processor Q8200, Q8200S, and
Q8300)
•Intel
®
HD Boost utilizing new SSE4
instructions for improved multimedia
performance, especially for video encoding
and photo processing
• System Management mode
• 12-way cache associativity provides
improved cache hit rate on load/store
operations
• 775-land Package