Intel® Core™2 Duo Desktop Processor, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor and Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 6x1 For the Intel® Core™2 Duo Desktop Pro

For the Intel® Core™2 Duo Desktop Processor E6000? and E4000? sequences, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor E2000? sequence and Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 6x1? sequence at 65 W

Depending on the type of system and the chassis characteristics, new system and component designs may be required to provide adequate cooling for the processor. The goal of this document is to provide an understanding of these thermal characteristics and discuss guidelines for meeting the thermal requirements imposed on single processor systems using the Intel® Core™2 Duo desktop processor E6000/E4000? sequences, Intel® Pentium® Dual Core Processor E2000? sequence, and Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 6x1? Sequence.

The concepts given in this document are applicable to any system form factor. Specific examples used will be the Intel enabled reference solution for ATX/uATX systems. See the applicable BTX form factor reference documents to design a thermal solution for that form factor.

64-bit computing on Intel architecture requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, operating system, device drivers and applications enabled for Intel® 64 architecture. Processors will not operate (including 32-bit operation) without an Intel® 64 architecture-enabled BIOS. Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software configurations. Consult with your system vendor for more information.