Intel® Q35 and Q33 Express Chipsets
The Intel® Q35 and Q33 Express Chipsets continue the Intel chipset legacy and extend it to new levels with purpose-built capabilities designed for small and medium businesses.
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Description
The Intel Q35 and Q33 Express Chipsets will deliver support for Intel's upcoming 45nm processors. Intel is also bringing higher performance in combination with greater energy efficiency and supplying critical building blocks for continued Energy Star* support. The Intel Q35 Express Chipset is continuously advancing capabilities of the Intel® Core™2 processor with vPro™ technology by providing leading security and manageability.
Desktop PC platforms based on the Intel Q35 and Q33 Express Chipsets, combined with either the Intel Core 2 Duo or Intel Core 2 Quad processor, and with support for next-generation 45nm Intel® Core™2 processor family, deliver innovative capabilities and usages for digital home consumers and new levels of 3D and media performance while enabling lower power and quieter systems.
Premium Ready for Microsoft Windows Vista*
Platforms based on the Intel® Q35 and Q33 Express chipsets, when configured with memory devices of adequate amount and speed, meet all current requirements for the Windows Vista* Premium OS system logo.
Features and benefits
| Intel® Q35 and Q33 Express Chipset Features | |
|---|---|
| 1333/1066/800 MHz System Bus | Supports the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor with Intel® Virtualization Technology¹, and the Intel® Pentium® dual-core processor. |
| PCI Express* 1.1 Interface | The PCI Express 1.1 provides 8 GB/s bandwidth for platform graphics. |
| Intel® Fast Memory Access | Updated Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) backbone architecture that improves system performance by optimizing the use of available memory bandwidth and reducing the latency of the memory accesses. | Dual-Channel DDR2 memory support | Delivers up to 12.8 GB/s (DDR2 800 dual 6.4 GB/s) of bandwidth and 8 GB memory addressability for faster system responsiveness and support of 64-bit computing. |
| Intel® Flex Memory Technology | Facilitates easier upgrades by allowing different memory sizes to be populated and remain in dual-channel mode. |
| Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 | 3D enhancements enable greater flexibility and scalability and improved realism with support for Microsoft DirectX* 9.0c Shader Model 2.0, OpenGL* 1.4. Intel graphics also support the highest levels of the Windows Vista* Aero experience. | Intel® High Definition Audio | Integrated audio support enables premium digital sound and delivers advanced features such as multiple audio streams and jack re-tasking. |
| Intel® Matrix Storage Technology | With a second hard drive added, provides quicker access to digital photo, video and data files with RAID 0, 5, and 10, and greater data protection against a hard disk drive failure with RAID 1, 5, and 10. Support for external SATA* (eSATA) enables the full SATA interface speed outside the chassis, up to 3 Gb/s. |
| Intel® Rapid Recover Technology | Intel's latest data protection technology provides a recovery point that can be used to quickly recover a system should a hard drive fail or if there is massive data corruption. The clone can also be mounted as a read-only volume to allow a user to recover individual files. |
| Serial ATA* (SATA) 3 Gb/s | High-speed storage interface supports faster transfer rate for improved data access. |
Packaging information
| Product | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product | Package | ||||||
| Intel® 82Q33 Memory Controller Hub | 1226 Flip Chip Ball Grid Array (FCBGA) | ||||||
| Intel® 82Q35 Memory Controller Hub | 1226 Flip Chip Ball Grid Array (FCBGA) | ||||||
Related products
| Processors | |
|---|---|
| Motherboards | |
| Technology | Intel® Core™2 processor with vPro™ technology |
All information provided related to future Intel products and plans is preliminary and subject to change at any time, without notice.
¹ Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT), Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT), and Intel® 64 architecture require a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, enabling software and/or operating system, device drivers and applications designed for these features. Performance will vary depending on your configuration. Contact your vendor for more information.