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Core i5 Mobile Processor Family
Core i5 Mobile Processor Family
The Core i5 Mobile processor family, new in 2010, is a dual-core version of the Core i7 Mobile processor family with lower cache sizes and less aggressive Turbo Boost overclocking. Its major features include:
- Two processor cores
- 3MB intelligent cache memory
- Integrated memory controller supporting two channels of DDR3 memory
- PCI Express 2.0 support
- Advanced integrated graphics; for details, see Quick Reference Guide to Intel HD Graphics
- Intel HD Boost (SSE4.2 instructions) support
- Intel Direct Media Interface (DMI) interconnect between processor and chipset2.5GT/s
- Intel Turbo Boost overclocking
- Intel VT-x hardware virtualization
- Intel 64 architecture
- Based on "Arrandale" architecture
To learn more, see Intel's ARK website: Core i5 Mobile Processor Family.