Kontron Core i7 processor-based board range

Kontron now supports the quad-core 3rd generation Intel Core i7-3615QE (4 x 2.3 GHz, 6 MB L2 cache) and i7-3612QE (4 x 2.1 GHz, 6 MB L2 cache) processors on seven embedded computing platforms.

These are the first boards and modules to feature the increased computing power, graphics performance, long-term availability and energy efficiency of the new transistor technology from Intel.

Available in COM Express basic, Flex-ATX, Mini-ITX, AdvancedMC, 3U and 6U CompactPCI as well as 3U VPX, the company gives OEMs a jump-start in developing a broad range of computer- and graphics-intensive applications.

Based on Intel’s 22 nm 3-D tri-gate transistor technology, the Core i7 processor-based boards provide up to 20% enhanced computing power and up to 40% increased performance per watt compared with designs based on the 2nd generation Core processors.

Kontron’s embedded computing platforms enable OEMs to build applications with increased processing density and I/O bandwidth within tight thermal envelopes. This also meets and exceeds the requirement for improved size, weight and power (SWaP) of embedded designs and enables designers to use the power of the latest quad-core Intel processors for the first time on small form factors such as COM Express, AdvancedMC and 3U VPX.

Improved Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) floating point instruction set for signal processing and SSE instruction sets provide developers the tools to use the increased floating point performance for high-performance embedded computing applications in markets such as military, avionics and medical.