Conga Tech Notes; Intel ® Apollo Lake Features; Processor Core; Intel Virtualization Technology - Congatec COM Express conga-MA5 User Manual

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conga Tech Notes

The conga-MA5 has some technological features that require additional explanation. The following section will give the reader a better
understanding of some of these features. This information will also help the user to better understand the information found in the system
resources section of this user's guide as well as some of the setup nodes found in the BIOS Setup Description section.
7.1 Intel Apollo Lake Features
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7.1.1

Processor Core

Some of the features supported by the Intel
• Quad/Dual Core Processor
– 2 modules of 2 cores each (for Quad Core Processor)
– Supporting Out of Order Execution (OOE)
– Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
– Intel ® 64 bit Architecture
• Intel
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– Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
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– Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
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• Thermal management support via Intel
Note
Intel ® Hyper-Threading technology is not supported (four cores execute four threads)
7.1.1.1

Intel Virtualization Technology

Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel
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independent operating systems to run simultaneously on a single system. Intel
of platforms based on Intel architecture microprocessors and chipsets. Intel
Intel ® VT-x added hardware support in the processor to improve the virtualization performance and robustness.
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Apollo Lake SoC are:
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Technology
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Thermal Monitor (TM1 and TM2)
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VT) makes a single system appear as multiple independent systems to software. This allows multiple,
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® VT comprises technology components to support virtualization
Virtualization Technology for IA-32, Intel
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MA50m17
64 and Intel Architecture
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