The Intel 970 is a six-core CPU system made to support multiple applications running simultaneously. This Intel Core i7 processor also offers 12 threads. The base clock speed on this CPU is 3.2 GHz and can be turbo boosted up to 3.46 GHz. The bus/core ratio on the CPU is 24, while it pushes a maximum QPI speed of 4.8 GTps. The Intel 970 operates on a 64-bit instruction set and implements Intel 64 technology. The maximum memory capacity in this Intel Core i7 processor is 24 GB, which comes from three channels over a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GBps. The Intel Smart Cache available is 12 MB, and the VID voltage for this six-core CPU ranges from 0.8 volts to 1.375 volts. A safe functioning temperature for the device is 154.2 degrees F or below. Additional enhancements available on this Intel Core i7 processor are AES New Instructions, VT-x with Extended Page Tables, Intel 64, Execute Disable Bit, Idle States, Enhanced SpeedStep technology, Turbo Boost technology, Hyper-Threading technology, and Intel Virtualization technology.