First produced in December 2008 as one of the first quad-core processor to be available, the Intel processor has a clock speed of 2.26 GHz and a cache memory of 12 MB (2 x 6 MB). With a 45-watt TDP, the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100 is built on 45 nm and is designed to be able to handle high amounts of compute and visualisation workloads that are enabled by powerful multi-core technology. Enabling true multitasking, the Intel processor has four execution cores enabling processor-intensive tasks to be tackled efficiently and quickly and makes the most of highly threadedapplication lications. Ideal for use in the business world, as well as home use and for gamers, the Intel processor has many enhanced architecture features, such as execute disable bit, virtualisation technology, Intel Speedstep technology, extended memory 64 technology (EM64T), and Intel trusted execution technology. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100 has an FSB speed of 1066 MHz. The cache memory of this quad-core processor is 12 MB level two.