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2nd Generation Intel® Core™, Intel® Pentium®, and Intel® Celeron® Processors with Intel® Q67/B65/H61 Express Chipsets

Formerly Sugar Bay (Sandy Bridge + Cougar Point)

Supporting quad- and dual-core configurations, these processors—based on Intel® microarchitecture formerly codenamed Sandy Bridge—enhance media and graphics capabilities, boost performance, and reduce overall platform power requirements and idle power. Watch the video.

  • Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions: Accelerates compute performance for signal and image processing applications.
  • Intel® Quick Sync Video: Improves media performance and provides CPU availability for other tasks.
  • Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0: Runs applications faster at higher frequency.
  • Intel® vPro™ technology: Delivers unprecedented hardware support for vital security and management functions.

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PROCESSORS1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Processor Number Ordering Code Cache, Clock Speed Power Memory Product Technologies
Intel® Pentium® processor G850 CM8062301046204 3M cache, 2.90 GHz 65 W DDR3-1066/1333 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology, IA-64, Execute Disable Bit (XD)
Intel® Core™ i7-2600 processor CM8062300834302 8M cache, up to 3.80 GHz 95 W DDR3-1066/1333 Intel® Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI), Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel® HT Technology" with "Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology), IA-64, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT), Intel® vPro™ technology, Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT), XD
Intel® Core™ i5-2400 processor CM8062300834106 6M cache, up to 3.40 GHz 95 W DDR3-1066/1333 Intel AES-NI, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, IA-64, Intel Turbo Boost Technology, Intel TXT, Intel vPro technology, Intel VT-d, XD
Intel® Core™ i3-2120 processor CM8062301044204 3M cache, 3.30 GHz 65 W DDR3-1066/1333 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel HT Technology, IA-64, XD
Intel® Celeron® processor G540 CM8062301046804 2M cache, 2.50 GHz 65 W DDR3-1066 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, IA-64, XD
CHIPSETS
Product Ordering Code Package Power Features
Intel® Q67 Platform Controller Hub BD82Q67 FCBGA942 6.1 W Intel® Active Management Technology 7.0, 6 SATA ports, 14 USB ports, 8 PCI Express* I/O ports  
Intel® B65 Platform Controller Hub BD82B65 FCBGA942 6.1 W 6 SATA ports, 12 USB ports, 8 PCI Express I/O ports
Intel® H61 Platform Controller Hub BD82H61 FCBGA942 6.1 W 4 SATA ports, 10 USB ports, 6 PCI Express I/O ports

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2nd Gen Intel® Core™/Pentium®/Celeron®, Q67/B65 Chipset: Diagram

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2. Intel processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor families. See www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/processor-numbers.html for details.


3. Execute Disable Bit requires an Execute Disable Bit enabled system. Check with your PC manufacturer to determine whether your system delivers this functionality. For more information, visit www.intel.com/technology/xdbit/index.htm.


4. Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) requires an Intel HT Technology enabled system; check with your PC manufacturer. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software used. Not available on the previous generation Intel® Core™ i5-750. For more information including details on which processors support HT Technology, visit www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/hyper-threading/hyper-threading-technology.html.


5. Intel® vPro™ technology is sophisticated and requires setup and activation. Availability of features and results will depend upon the setup and configuration of your hardware, software, and IT environment. To learn more visit: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/vpro/intel-vpro-technology-developer.html


6. Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) requires activation and a system with a corporate network connection, an Intel® AMT-enabled chipset, network hardware, and software. For notebooks, Intel® AMT may be unavailable or limited over a host OS-based VPN, when connecting wirelessly, on battery power, sleeping, hibernating, or powered off. Results dependent upon hardware, setup, and configuration. For more information, visit www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/intel-active-management-technology.html


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11. No computer system can provide absolute security under all conditions. Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT) requires a computer with Intel® Virtualization Technology, an Intel TXT-enabled processor, chipset, BIOS, Authenticated Code Modules, and an Intel TXT-compatible measured launched environment (MLE). Intel TXT also requires the system to contain a TPM v1.s. For more information, visit www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/data-security/security-overview-general-technology.html.


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