System Overview; System Architecture Description; Ep80579 Features - Intel EP80579 Manual

2.0

System Overview

2.1

System Architecture Description

The EP80579 is an System-On-Chip (SOC) device. The EP80579 SOC architecture
combines the Intel
Hub (IMCH), an Integrated I/O Controller Hub (IICH), and high speed I/O interfaces
(PCI Express* and Gigabit Ethernet). It integrates high-speed communications
interfaces and hardware accelerators for high throughput packet and security
processing. The architecture is designed to provide high-processing performance, low-
power usage, and reasonable cost targets while maintaining IA implementation and
providing the required I/O throughput. The EP80579 can be configured to meet many
system application and implementation needs.
The EP80579 is manufactured on Intel's advanced 90 nanometer process technology
and fully compatible with IA-32 software. This processor is offered in a 1,088 ball, Flip-
Chip Ball Grid Array (FCBGA) package technology.
2.1.1

EP80579 Features

Table 3 provides a summary of key EP80579 features.
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Architecture (IA-32) processor, an Integrated Memory Controller
May 2010
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