3-14 Workstation 5A Setup Guide - Fourth Edition
What’s Inside?
System Board Description
System Board Description
The Workstation 5A System Board uses a single-core Atom N450 processor
called Pineview M, part of the Intel Luna Pier platform. Luna Pier is a
two-chip solution consisting of a processor core with integrated memory and
graphics controller.
All versions of the WS5A System Board use the ICH8M to provide the
majority of IO ports and LVDS video.
Intel Atom N450 General Features
• Single Core - Speed 1.6GHz
• 32kB instruction cache, and 24 kB write back data cache.
• 512K L2 Cache
• Hyper-Threading Technology (2 threads)
• Micro-FCBGA8 package 22x22 mm
• Enhanced Intel
®
SpeedStep
®
Technology
Intel Enhanced SpeedStep
®
technology monitors workstation activity and
reduces power consumption when the workstation is idle. When
performance is required, Intel SpeedStep
®
technology enables real-time
switching of multiple performance modes. Changes to the core processor
speeds, bus ratios, and core operating voltages all occur without resetting
the system.
• Thermal Management via TM1 and TM2.