
PRODUCT BRIEF
Intel® Core™ i7 and
Core™ i5 Processors
Embedded Computing
Intel® Core™ i7-860 and Core™ i5-750
Processors for Embedded Computing
Product Overview
Based on 45nm process technology,
Intel® Core™ i7-860
processors feature quad-core processing and Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
to meet the needs of compute-intensive
embedded applications. The Intel Core
i7-860 processor also features Intel®
Hyper-Threading Technology
enables simultaneous multi-threading
within each processor core.
When paired with the Intel® Q57 chipset,
these platforms provide outstanding
performance for a variety of market
segments, including retail, digital signage,
digital security surveillance, gaming,
medical, communications and industrial
automation and control.
The dual-channel integrated memory
controller supports high-speed data transfer, providing lower memory latency in a
two-chip solution, with board real estate
savings over previous three-chip platforms.
Developers can create one board design
and scale their product line with a variety
of processors using the same socket. While
incorporating advanced technology, these
processors remain software-compatible
with previous IA-32 processors. Additionally, Intel provides an extensive ecosystem
of development support focused on the
embedded market.
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Product Highlights
Innovative Integration: An integrated
high-speed, 1333 MHz dual-channel DDR3
memory controller and exible x16 PCI
Express* 2.0 controller are integrated
with the processor.
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology: Applications take advantage of higher speed
execution on demand by using available
processor thermal headroom to let the
individual processor cores run at a
higher frequency.
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology:
Simultaneous multi-threading boosts
performance for parallel, multi-threaded
applications. It delivers two processing
threads per physical core for a total of
eight threads, signicantly enhancing
computational throughput and multitasking capabilities (Intel Core
i7-860 processor only).
Intel® Intelligent Power Technology
Reduces idle power consumption through
architectural improvements such as
integrated power gates and automated
low-power states.
Intel® vPro™ Technology: Delivers
unprecedented hardware support for
vital security and management functions
with Intel® Virtualization Technology,
Intel® Active Management Technology,
and Intel® Trusted Execution Technology
(Intel Core i7-860 processor only).
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Intel® Q57 Chipset
Management Engine
Clock
Buffer
I/O
Display
Intel® Core™ i7-860
or Intel® Core™ i5-750
Processor
Display
PCI Express* x16 Graphics
(1x16 Graphics or 2x8 I/O)
Dual-Channel DDR3
1066/1333
Integrated Memory
Controller
Software Overview
The following independent operating system and BIOS vendors provide support for these platforms.
OPERATING SYSTEM CONTAC T BIOS
Vista* SP2 Intel provides drivers
Windows Server* 2003/2008 Intel provides drivers
Windows* 7 Intel provides drivers
Windows 7 Embedded Intel provides drivers
Microsoft Windows* XP SP3 Intel provides drivers
Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard (XPe) Intel provides drivers
Microsoft Windows Embedded POSReady ( WEPOS) Intel provides drivers
Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 4.6 Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 5.1 Red Hat
Fedora Core* 10 Red Hat
SUSE SLE* 11 Novell
Wind River Linux* 3.0 Wind River
Wind River VxWorks* 6.8 Wind River
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