Intel QX9770 - Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core Processor User Manual

LGA775 Socket Heatsink Loading
60 Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines
6.2 Board and System Implementation of
Intel
®
Quiet System Technology
To implement the board it must be configured as shown in Figure 23 and listed in the
following bullets.
•
ME system (S0-S1) with Controller Link connected and powered
• DRAM with Channel A DIMM 0 installed and 2 MB reserved for Intel QST FW
execution
•
SPI Flash with sufficient space for the Intel QST Firmware
•
SST-based thermal sensors to provide board thermal data for Intel QST algorithms
• Intel QST firmware
Figure 23. Intel
®
Quiet System Technology Platform Requirements
Processor
ME
SPI
Flash
Intel®
ICH8
DRAM
Controller Link
DRAM
FSC
Control
SPI
SST
Sensor
Intel® (G)MCH
ME
Note: Simple Serial Transport (SST) is a single wire bus that is included in the ICH8 to
provide additional thermal and voltage sensing capability to the Manageability Engine
(ME)

Intel QX9770 - Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core Processor Specifications

General

Processor Number	QX9770
Number of Cores	4
Thread Count	4
Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
L2 Cache	12 MB
Bus Speed	1600 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	136 W
Socket	LGA 775
Manufacturing Process	45 nm
Max Operating Temperature	64.5°C
Virtualization Technology	Yes
64-bit Support	Yes
Instruction Set	SSE4.1
Memory Channels	2
Memory Types	DDR3