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2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM Processor Family for Desktops                                                               For more information on the 2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM
                                                                                                                        processor family for desktops, visit www.intel.com
  2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM Processor Family for Desktops Comparison
                                                   INTeL® COreTM i7 PrOCeSSOr INTeL® COreTM i5 PrOCeSSOr INTeL® COreTM i3 PrOCeSSOr
Number of Processor Cores / Threads                            4/8                       4/4                       2/4
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0                              Yes                       Yes                        No
                               1
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology                              Yes                        No                       Yes
                                    1
Intel® Smart Cache                                        8 MB L3 shared            6 MB L3 shared            3 MB L3 shared
AES New Instructions (AES-NI)                                  Yes                       Yes                        No
Supports Intel® vProTM Technology2                              Yes                       Yes                        No
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (Intel® SIPP)             Yes                       Yes                        No
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT-x)1                Yes                       Yes                       Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O              Yes                       Yes                        No
(Intel® VT-d)1
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT)1              Yes                       Yes                        No                2nd Gen Intel® CoreTM processors support Intel®
                                                                                                                                      HD Graphics 2000, two-channel DDR3 memory
Recommended Intel® 6 Series Express Chipset                    Q67                    Q65 / Q67                 H61 / B65
                                                                                                                                      at 1333 MHz, and are in the LGA1155 socket.

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