Conga Tech Notes; Intel ® Apollo Lake Soc Features; Processor Core; Intel Virtualization Technology - Congatec COM Express conga-TCA5 User Manual

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conga Tech Notes

The conga-TCA5 has some technological features that require additional explanation. The following section will give the reader a better
understanding of some of these features.
7.1 Intel Apollo Lake SoC Features
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7.1.1

Processor Core

The SoC features Dual or Quad Out-of-Order Execution processor cores. The cores are grouped into Dual-Core modules with each module
sharing a 1 MB L2 cache (512 KB per core). Some of the features supported by the core are:
• Intel 64 architecture
• Intel Streaming SIMD Extensions
• Support for Intel VTx-2 and VT-d
• Thermal management support vial Intel Thermal Monitor
• Uses Power Aware Interrupt Routing
• Uses 14 nm process technology
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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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RTS Real-Time Hypervisor supports Intel VT and is verified on all current congatec x86 hardware.
Note
congatec supports RTS Hypervisor.
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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
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Virtualization Technology for IA-32, Intel
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64 and Intel Architecture
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