BEST-IN-CLASS PERFORMANCE
2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processor


The Intel® Core™ i7 processor delivers best-in-class performance for the most demanding applications. This quad-core processor features 8-way multitasking capability and additional L3 cache. With adaptive performance and built-in visual capabilities this 2nd generation processor brings more intelligence to your PC.

2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors feature Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0◊ and Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology◊, enabling required security applications and protocols to run efficiently in the background without compromising productivity.

Today's more visually sophisticated communication needs will be met with Intel® HD Graphics 2000 Technology, integrated into 2nd generation Intel Core processors. This eliminates the need for a discrete graphics card, reducing power consumption and system cost.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS

With 2nd generation Intel Core i7 processors, you get the following features built in:
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0◊ dynamically increases the processor frequency as needed by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom when operating below specified limits.
Intel® HT Technology◊ allows each core of your processor to work on two tasks at the same time.
Intel® Smart Cache is dynamically allocated to each processor core based on workload, which significantly reduces latency and improves performance.
Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions add hardware acceleration to AES algorithms and speeds up the execution of AES applications.

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SPECIFICATIONS
All 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors feature:
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0◊
Intel® HT Technology◊
Intel® Smart Cache
2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
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Processor Number
Cache
Clock
Speed
Cores/
Threads Intel® Turbo
Boost
Technology◊ Intel® Virtualization
Technology◊
Intel®
64◊ Intel®
Trusted
Execution
Technology Intel®
HD
Graphics
32 nm
i7-2600S 8 MB 2.80 GHz 4C/8T 2.0
i7-2600K 8 MB 3.40 GHz 4C/8T 2.0
i7-2600 8 MB 3.40 GHz 4C/8T 2.0


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