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Mobile Intel® GL960 Express Chipset

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The Mobile Intel® GL960 Express chipset, featuring the Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, delivers


The Mobile Intel GL960 Express chipset features dual-channel DDR2 memory, 533 MHz system bus, PCI Express* x1 I/O port, Serial ATA, and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connectivity.

Product information

Features and benefits

Microsoft Vista Premium support Enables Vista Premium logo with the highest level of Aero experience.
Intel® Clear Video Technology Provides outstanding video playback with sharper image quality, increased clarity, and customizable color controls. Enables enhanced visual quality of interlaced content on progressive displays.
Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (Intel® GMA X3100) Great 3D graphics performance for corporate and consumer laptops.
Enhanced support for a high definition experience Enhanced high definition experience with improved HDTV connectivity & HDMI supporting up to 1080p and easy to use TV configuration utility, Intel® TV Wizard. Enhanced HW acceleration for MPEG2 & WMV9B formats.
533 MHz front side bus support Provides fast data transfer rate between CPU and chipset.
533 MHz memory technology Support for increased performance memory technology.
Integrated high speed USB  2.0 Support for 10 USB 2.0 peripherals for maximum 40x faster data transfer and backward compatible to support USB 1.1 devices.
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology 7.0 Enables enhanced performance, power management and data protection for the storage subsystem.

Packaging information

Product Package
82GL960 (GMCH) 35 mm x 35 mm 1,299 pin FCBGA
82801HBM/HEM (ICH8-M) 31 mm x 31 mm 676 pin FCGA
¹ As measured by 3DMark 06 comparing latest generation Intel® Centrino® processor technology-based notebooks including Intel integrated graphics with previous generations of Intel Centrino processor technology. Actual performance may vary.
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