
PLATFORM BRIEF
Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® B75 Express,
Intel® Q77 Express, and Intel® C216 Chipsets
Intelligent Systems
3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3770, Intel® Core™
i5-3550S, and Intel® Core™ i3-3220 Processor-based
Platforms for Intelligent Systems
Ideal for Intelligent Systems—context-aware, securely managed embedded devices that connect seamlessly
to networks, clouds and each other.
Product Overview
Manufactured on industry-leading 22nm
process technology with 3D Tri-Gate transistors, these 3rd generation Intel® Core™
processors offer superior performance,
enhanced media and graphics capabilities
and exibility, making them ideal for a wide
range of intelligent systems including retail
transaction terminals, digital signage, digital
security and surveillance, gaming platforms,
industrial automation and medical equipment. As with the 2nd generation Intel®
Core™ processor family, full integration of
the CPU, media/graphics capabilities and
memory controller reduces overall platform
footprint and saves on-board real estate.
When paired with the Intel® B75 and Intel®
Q77 Express chipsets, these processors
offer fast connectivity with integrated
next-generation I/O technologies such as
USB 3.0. The platform includes Intel® Rapid
Start Technology
responsiveness and support for DDR3L
memory to improve power efciency.
Additionally, the Intel® Core™ i3-3220
processor can be paired with the Intel®
C216 chipset to enable Error Correcting
Code (ECC) capabilities.
Next-generation graphics engines
signicantly improve graphics and media
performance compared to 2nd generation
Intel Core processor-based platforms. This
platform supports three independent
displays, enabling one system to deliver
multiple displays without the need for
a discrete graphics card. Built-in visual
features, including Intel® Clear Video HD
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for increased system
technology and Intel® Quick Sync Video,
mean smoother visual quality, improved
ability to decode and transcode simultaneous video streams, and spectacular HD
media playback. Additionally, the platform
supports next-generation graphics APIs,
such as Microsoft DirectX* 11.
Processors offer quad- and dual-core
capabilities with industry-leading performance and thermal design power (TDP)
options of 55W to 77W. While incorporating advanced technology, they remain
software-compatible with previous
IA-32 processors.
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Intel® vPro™ technology,
processors are paired with the Intel Q77
Express chipset, delivers intelligent security, expanded management capabilities
and improved power management. The
technology supports operating systemabsent manageability and down-the-wire
security even when the system is powered
off, the operating system is unresponsive,
or software agents are disabled.
This 3rd generation Intel Core processor
family and Intel® 7 Series chipsets are
pin and package compatible with the 2nd
generation Intel Core processor family
and Intel® 6 Series chipsets, allowing
developers to mix and match processors
and chipsets to better suit their design
needs. Developers can create one board
design and scale a product line, using the
same sockets to help cut design costs and
accelerate time-to-market.
enabled when

Product Highlights
Intel® HD Graphics 4000 and 2500:
Enhanced, high-end media and graphics
capabilities and performance.
Intel® Quick Sync Video 2.0: Signicantly
improves decode and transcode performance and frees up the CPU for other
tasks.
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions:
Accelerated oating-point compute
performance for signal and image
processing applications.
Intel® Intelligent Power Technology:
Reduced idle power consumption through
architectural improvements such as
integrated power gates and automated
low-power states.
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Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
2.0:
Runs applications faster by using
available thermal headroom to run
at a higher frequency.
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Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
:
Simultaneous multi-threading helps
boost performance for parallel, multithreaded applications.
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Intel® vPro™ Technology
: Delivers
unprecedented hardware support for
vital security and management functions
with Intel® Active Management Technol-
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Intel® Virtualization Technology,6
ogy,
and Intel® Trusted Execution Technology
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(enabled when processors are paired with
the Intel Q77 Express chipset).
ECC Memory: Corrects memory errors
without requiring system reset to enhance
performance, uptime, and autonomous
operation—essential for remote, embedded
applications (Intel Core i3-3220 processor
paired with Intel C216 chipset).
Intel® Core™ i7/i5 processors:
PCI Express Gen 3.0 up to 16 lanes
Intel® Core™ i3 processor:
PCI Express Gen 2.0 up to 16 lanes
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Intel® Core™ i7-3770,
Intel® Core™ i5-3550S
or Intel® Core™ i3-3220
Processor
DMI
Display Interface)
FDI (Flexible
Dual Channel DDR3
(1333/1600) or support
for DDR3L memory at 1.5V
Display Ports
HDMI/DVI/DisplayPort*/SDVO
Intel® High Definition Audio
Intel® B75 Express,
2x SATA 6 Gbps Ports
4x SATA 3 Gbps Ports
Intel® Q77 Express,
PCI Express Gen 2.0 8x1
or Intel® C216
Chipset
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Up to 10 USB 2.0 Ports
Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
Controller, compatible
with Intel® 82579LM
Gigabit Ethernet PHY
LPC or SPI
BIOS Support
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1x16; 2x8; 1x8 + 2x4
b
Intel® C216 chipset only pairs with the Intel® Core™ i3-3220 processor
Software Overview
The following independent operating system and BIOS vendors provide support for these platforms.
4 PCI Bus Masters
4 USB 3.0 Ports
OPERATING SYSTEM CONTAC T BIOS
Microsoft Windows* 8 Intel provides drivers
Microsoft Windows 7 Intel provides drivers
Microsoft Windows XP SP3 Intel provides drivers
Microsoft Windows 2008 Server Intel provides drivers
Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7 Intel provides drivers
Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 2009 Intel provides drivers
Microsoft Windows Embedded POSReady 7 Intel provides drivers
Microsoft Windows Embedded POSReady (WEPOS) Intel provides drivers
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American Megatrends
Insyde Software
Phoenix Technologies
Byosoft
Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 6.1 Red Hat
SUSE SLE* 11 SP1 Novell
Wind River Linux* 5.0 Wind River
Wind River VxWorks* 6.9 Wind River
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