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<ul><li>One constant in computing is that the world’s hunger for faster performance is never satisfied </li></ul><ul><li>What are we really looking for? </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Superior Performance </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Energy Efficiency </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Ultimately Energy-Efficient Performance </li></ul><ul><li>We have had </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Hyper-Threading (HT) </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Dual-Core and Core 2 Duo </li></ul></ul><ul><li>And now </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Quad-Core </li></ul></ul>Road to Quad-Core Technology

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What is Quad-Core? <ul><li>Four execution cores in one package </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Each core runs at a lower frequency </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Power normally given to a single core is divided among four cores </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Resulting in higher performance per watt of power consumed </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Performance = Frequency x Instructions/Clock Cycle </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Power = Dynamic Capacitance x Voltage 2 x Frequency </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Are designed to </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Plug into current motherboards </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Meet thermal and electrical specifications </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Reduce Total Cost of Ownership </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Increase Return on Investment </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Fabricated on </li></ul><ul><ul><li>65nm Silicon Process Technology </li></ul></ul>

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<ul><li>Intel Core Micro-Architecture </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Intel Advanced Smart Cache </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>L2 cache shared between 4 cores </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Dynamic usage (up to 100%) per core </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Intel Wide Dynamic Execution </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>More instructions per clock cycle </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Each core can complete up to 4 full instructions simultaneously </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><li>Intel Virtualization Technology </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Hardware assisted virtualization </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Fully-Buffered DIMM Technology </li></ul><ul><ul><li>High speed memory access </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Intel I/O Acceleration Technology </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Hardware assisted I/O </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Digital Thermal Sensor (DTS) </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Efficient processor and platform thermal control </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>System fans spin only as fast as needed to cool the system </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Slower spinning fans generate less noise </li></ul></ul>Features on an Intel Quad-Core Processor

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Quad-Core Insides

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<ul><li>Four dedicated physical threads </li></ul><ul><li>Helps operating systems and applications deliver additional performance </li></ul><ul><li>End users experience better multitasking and multi-threaded performance </li></ul><ul><li>Across many types of applications and workloads </li></ul>What Does Quad-Core Mean for End Users?

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Performance Benchmarks: For Workstations

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Performance Benchmarks: For Servers

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<ul><li>Consumer Video Encoding </li></ul><ul><li>Professional Image Editing </li></ul><ul><li>Special Effects </li></ul><ul><li>3-D applications such as Ray Tracing, Animation, Computer Aided Design </li></ul><ul><li>Gaming </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Artificial Intelligence </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Character Physics </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Scene Rendering </li></ul></ul>Quad-Core: A Few Applications

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<ul><li>Optimize Datacenter Efficiency </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Server Virtualization and Consolidation & Grid Computing </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Are helping companies simplify their datacenters, improve utilization, and reduce total costs </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>IT has more granular control to support these advances </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Explore transformative business solutions </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Real-time business interactions to automated asset tracking </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>These solutions demand fast throughput for multiple, simultaneous transactions: a perfect fit for multi-core processor-based platforms </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Take advantage of increasingly flexible CPU resources </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Multi-core processors enable increasingly granular allocation of processing power </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Plan on using these capabilities to tailor and enhance service levels for multiple applications and complex workloads </li></ul></ul>Return on Technology Investment

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<ul><li>We require a </li></ul><ul><li>Multi-threaded application that concurrently retrieves </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Topographical Details </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Regional Satellite Maps </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Earthquake Activity Data </li></ul></ul><ul><li>And then </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Combines and Layers Images and Data </li></ul></ul><ul><li>To create a </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Photorealistic 3-D Map </li></ul></ul>Quad-Core: An Innovative Application Software to predict Natural Disasters Perfectly suited to run on a multi-core processing platform

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<ul><li>Intel Quad-Core Processor Home </li></ul><ul><ul><li>http://www.intel.com/quadcoreserver/index.htm </li></ul></ul><ul><li>AnandTech Quad-Core Review </li></ul><ul><ul><li>http://www.anandtech.com </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Tom’s Hardware Guide (THG) </li></ul><ul><ul><li>http://www.tomshardware.com </li></ul></ul>Further Reading