Intel&174; Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)\n Intel&174; Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) continues from the existing support for IA-32 (VT-x) & Itanium&174; processor (VT-i) virtualization adding new support for I/O-device virtualization. Intel VT-d can help end users improve security & reliability of the systems & also improve performance of I/O devices in virtualized environments.\n\n Intel&174; Virtualization Technology (VT-x)\n Intel&174; Virtualization Technology (VT-x) allows one hardware platform to function as multiple &156;virtual&157; platforms. It offers enhanced manageability by limiting downtime & maintaining productivity by isolating computing activities into separate partitions.\n\n Intel&174; 64\n Intel&174; 64 architecture delivers 64-bit computing on server, workstation, desktop & mobile platforms when combined with supporting software.&185; Intel 64 architecture improves performance by allowing systems to address more than 4 GB of both virtual & physical memory.\n\n Intel&174; Clear Video HD Technology\n Intel&174; Clear Video HD Technology, like its predecessor, Intel&174; Clear Video Technology, is a suite of image decode & processing technologies built into the integrated processor graphics that improve video playback, delivering cleaner, sharper images, more natural, accurate, & vivid colors, & a clear & stable video picture. Intel&174; Clear Video HD Technology adds video quality enhancements for richer color & more realistic skin tones.\n\n Cache\n CPU Cache is an area of fast memory located on the processor. Intel&174; Smart Cache refers to the architecture that allows all cores to dynamically share access to the last level cache.\n\n Intel&174; AES New Instructions\n Intel&174; AES New Instructions (Intel&174; AES-NI) are a set of instructions that enable fast & secure data encryption & decryption. AES-NI are valuable for a wide range of cryptographic applications, for example: applications that perform bulk encryption/decryption, authentication, random number generation, & authenticated encryption.\n\n Idle States\n Idle States (C-states) are used to save power when the processor is idle. C0 is the operational state, meaning that the CPU is doing useful work. C1 is the first idle state, C2 the second, & so on, where more power saving actions are taken for numerically higher C-states.\n\n Intel&174; Turbo Boost Technology\n Intel&174; Turbo Boost Technology dynamically increases the processor's frequency as needed by taking advantage of thermal & power headroom to give you a burst of speed when you need it, & increased energy efficiency when you don&153;t.\n\n Max Turbo Frequency\n Max Turbo Frequency is the maximum single-core frequency at which the processor is capable of operating using Intel&174; Turbo Boost Technology &, if present, Intel&174; Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 & Intel&174; Thermal Velocity Boost. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second.\n\n Execute Disable Bit\n Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses & malicious-code attacks & prevent harmful software from executing & propagating on the server or network.\n\n Intel&174; Hyper-Threading Technology\n Intel&174; Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel&174; HT Technology) delivers two processing threads per physical core. Highly threaded applications can get more work done in parallel, completing tasks sooner.\n\n Instruction Set\n An instruction set refers to the basic set of commands & instructions that a microprocessor understands & can carry out. The value shown represents which Intel&153;s instruction set this processor is compatible with.\n\n Intel&174; Quick Sync Video\n Intel&174; Quick Sync Video delivers fast conversion of video for portable media players, online sharing, & video editing & authoring.\n\n Intel&174; VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)\n Intel&174; VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT), also known as Second Level Address Translation (SLAT), provides acceleration for memory intensive virtualized applications. Extended Page Tables in Intel&174; Virtualization Technology platforms reduces the memory & power overhead costs & increases battery life through hardware optimization of page table management.\n\n Intel&174; Optane&132;&162; Memory Supported\n Intel&174; Optane&132;&162; memory is a revolutionary new class of non-volatile memory that sits in between system memory & storage to accelerate system performance & responsiveness. When combined with the Intel&174; Rapid Storage Technology Driver, it seamlessly manages multiple tiers of storage while presenting one virtual drive to the OS, ensuring that data frequently used resides on the fastest tier of storage. Intel&174; Optane&132;&162; memory requires specific hardware & software configuration.\n\n Enhanced Intel Speed Step&174; Technology\n Enhanced Intel Speed Step&174; Technology is an advanced means of enabling high performance while meeting the power-conservation needs of mobile systems. Conventional Intel Speed Step&174; Technology switches both voltage & frequency in tandem between high & low levels in response to processor load. Enhanced Intel Speed Step&174; Technology builds upon that architecture using design strategies such as Separation between Voltage & Frequency Changes, & Clock Partitioning & Recovery.\n\n Secure Key\n Intel&174; Secure Key consists of a digital random number generator that creates truly random numbers to strengthen encryption algorithms.\n\n Intel&174; Speed Shift Technology\n Intel&174; Speed Shift Technology uses hardware-controlled P-states to deliver dramatically quicker responsiveness with single-threaded, transient (short duration) workloads, such as web browsing, by allowing the processor to more quickly select its best operating frequency & voltage for optimal performance & power efficiency.\n\n Intel&174; Deep Learning Boost (Intel&174; DL Boost)\n A new set of embedded processor technologies designed to accelerate AI deep learning use cases. It extends Intel AVX-512 with a new Vector Neural Network Instruction (VNNI) that significantly increases deep learning inference performance over previous generations.\n\n Instruction Set Extensions\n Instruction Set Extensions are additional instructions which can increase performance when the same operations are performed on multiple data objects. These can include SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions) & AVX (Advanced Vector Extensions).\n\n Intel&174; Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Frequency\n Intel&174; Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 identifies the best performing core (s) on a processor & provides increased performance on those cores through increasing frequency as needed by taking advantage of power & thermal headroom. Intel&174; Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 frequency is the clock frequency of the CPU when running in this mode.\n\n Intel&174; Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0\n Intel&174; Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 identifies the best performing core (s) on a processor & provides increased performance on those cores through increasing frequency as needed by taking advantage of power & thermal headroom.\n\n Thermal Monitoring Technologies\n Thermal Monitoring Technologies protect the processor package & the system from thermal failure through several thermal management features. An on-die Digital Thermal Sensor (DTS) detects the core's temperature, & the thermal management features reduce package power consumption & thereby temperature when required in order to remain within normal operating limits.\n\n Intel&174; Volume Management Device (VMD)\n Intel&174; Volume Management Device (VMD) provides a common, robust method of hot plug & LED management for NVMe-based solid state drives.\n\n Intel&174; Gaussian & Neural Accelerator\n Intel&174; Gaussian & Neural Accelerator (GNA) is an ultra-low power accelerator block designed to run audio & speed-centric AI workloads. Intel&174; GNA is designed to run audio based neural networks at ultra-low power, while simultaneously relieving the CPU of this workload.\n\n Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)\n Mode-based Execute Control can more reliably verify & enforce the integrity of kernel level code.\n\n Intel&174; Boot Guard\n Intel&174; Device Protection Technology with Boot Guard helps protect the system&153;s pre-OS environment from viruses & malicious software attacks.\n\n Intel&174; Control-Flow Enforcement Technology\n CET
- Intel Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) helps protect against the misuse of legitimate code snippets through return-oriented programming (ROP) control-flow hijacking attacks.\n\n\n\n Product Family: Core\n\n Product Series: i 7\n\n Model: Intel&174; Core&132;&162; i 7-12700K Processor (25M Cache, up to 5.00 GHz)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n