The Intel Core i7-660UE was a mobile processor with 2 cores, launched in August 2010. It is part of the Core i7 lineup, using the Arrandale architecture with BGA 1288. Thanks to Intel Hyper-Threading the core-count is effectively doubled, to 4 threads. Core i7-660UE has 4 MB of L3 cache and operates at 1333 MHz by default, but can boost up to 2.4 GHz, depending on the workload. Intel is building the Core i7-660UE on a 32 nm production process using 382 million transistors. The multiplier is locked on Core i7-660UE, which limits its overclocking capabilities.
With a TDP of 18 W, the Core i7-660UE consumes very little energy. Intel's processor supports DDR3 memory with a dual-channel interface. The highest officially supported memory speed is 1066 MT/s, but with overclocking (and the right memory modules) you can go even higher. ECC memory is supported, too, which is an important capability for mission-critical systems, to avoid data corruption. For communication with other components in the computer, Core i7-660UE uses a PCI-Express Gen 2 connection. This processor features the HD Graphics (Ironlake) integrated graphics solution.
Hardware virtualization is available on the Core i7-660UE, which greatly improves virtual machine performance. Additionally, IOMMU virtualization (PCI passthrough) is supported, so that guest virtual machines may directly use host hardware.