You can enjoy the versatility that multi core processors can provide with the Intel core Q9450 quad core processor running at a speed of 2.66 GHz. This central processing package can bring numerous digital possibilities to your fingertips. The Intel quad Q9450 chip is engineered to work with a wide variety of Advanced Technology Extended (ATX) motherboards. ATX boards offer the space to pack in a number of input output slots to support several peripheral devices.The quad Q9450 (BX80569Q9450) processing assembly is mounted on a land grid array (LGA) physical platform. LGA chips are designed with flat contact points rather than poles. This can help to ensure that the Intel core chip remains in firm contact with the motherboard. When the core unit is installed using zero insertion force (ZIF) hardware, the lands can serve as an extra barrier against chip damage. What's more, the use of a ZIF loading plate can keep each core in the quad a little cooler. This is because with the load plate in place, contact with the heatsink is enhanced. The Intel thermal monitoring system backs this up with a chip based thermal sensor. This DTS can rapidly sense the changing temperature of the CPU in use and reduce power usage to prevent damage.These Intel core processing units run at a baseline speed of 2.66 GHz. That's just the tip of the iceberg because the Q9450 quad core processor can be overclocked. It offers a boost to speeds up to 3.71 GHz. This quad CPU can thus provide an important reservoir of extra capacity for high workload situations. Helping to accelerate this quad CPU velocity is the presence of 12MB of Level 2 cache directly on the die. With each separate Intel core having access to 3MB of L2, read and write operations occur more rapidly. Supporting communication between these cores and peripherals is a front side bus running at 1.333 MHz.This capability is provided by four separate Intel logical processing units. Each Q9450 CPU core is capable of handling multiple threads of data simultaneously. This can make it easy for you to smoothly interact with multi thread capable applications. Another benefit that can come with having the quad core capability at your disposal is the ease of use in virtual server environments. By hosting a number of virtual servers on a single physical machine, many advantages can be gained. The Intel core device can facilitate this by offering quad cores for use by virtual infrastructure components.Intel's Core Q9450 is made with an x86 through 64 bit architecture. This can provide built in flexibility and make it possible to work with a wider variety of applications. The core processing units include some designs that can work to protect your software and information. Trusted Execution Technology is an Intel tool deployed on proprietary chipsets and processors. It can enable you to create a special space for each application, separating programs from one another along the way. This Q9450 ability can come in handy when the time comes to stop malicious code in its path. Complementing Trusted Execution is Execute Disable Bit. This Intel quad offering can go out of its way to detect viral attacks and prevent them from gaining access to the network.