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Intel® Turbo Memory
Stop spending your time watching an hourglass during system boots and application loading. Look for Intel® Turbo Memory, an optional component of Intel® Centrino® Duo and Intel® Centrino® Pro processor technology:
- Look for Vista*-based notebooks with new Intel Turbo Memory for up to 2X faster performance when loading frequently used, memory-intensive applications¹
- Notebooks with new Intel Turbo Memory and Windows Vista* enable faster boot time²
Intel Turbo Memory lets your notebook actually learn your habits to provide better system response. That's because it stores frequently used information near the processor, where it's more quickly available. Better CPUs run better with Intel Turbo Memory.
This entirely new system innovation for Windows Vista PCs is based on Performance Intel® NAND Flash Memory (like the memory in an iPod* or USB 'thumb' drive), together with supporting software. It works alongside your system's RAM to increase the efficiency of data movement between the processor and hard disk.
Product information
- Download the product brief (PDF 105KB)
Understand how Intel NAND Flash Memory components enable Intel Turbo Memory
- Read the white paper (PDF 1.1MB)
See how Intel Turbo Memory overcomes disk drive access bottlenecks
- Read the article (PDF 266KB)
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New business mobility
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Introducing a major new PC component
Intel Turbo Memory (512MB or 1GB) is a new primary PC component, along with the CPU, chipset, and system memory. It caches large amounts of frequently used data for faster access by the processor. This decreases the need for hard-disk accesses, saving both time and power, which equates to increased performance and energy efficiency.
That's good news for users who run data-intensive software like media applications. It's also a good match to the substantial system requirements to load and run Windows Vista.
Intel Turbo Memory is a single solution that accelerates data transfer both to and from the processor. Other commercially available products support only one-way data caching.
A wide spectrum of benefits
Notebooks based on Intel Centrino Duo and Intel Centrino Pro processor technology that incorporate Intel Turbo Memory gain substantial benefits:
- Reduce boot time. Faster access to boot-up files lets the system start up more quickly.
- Improve application responsiveness. Data coming from Intel Turbo memory instead of the hard drive increases access speed.
- Accelerate application loading. Fast access by the processor to information needed to launch applications cuts lag time.
- Enhance Windows Vista. Support for Windows Vista performance features like ReadyBoost*, ReadyDrive*, and SuperFetch* helps you take better advantage of the operating system.
- Save energy. Pre-storing information reduces hard-disk spin time, which saves power.
¹ Tests run on customer reference boards and preproduction latest generation Intel® Centrino® processor technology with optional Intel® Turbo Memory enabled against like systems without Intel Turbo Memory. Results may vary based on hardware, software and overall system configuration. All tests and ratings reflect the approximate performance of Intel® products as measured by those tests. All testing was done on Microsoft Windows Vista* Ultimate (build 6000). Application load and runtime acceleration depend on Vista's preference to pre-load those applications into the Microsoft ReadyBoost* cache. See www.intel.com/performance/mobile/intel_turbo_memory.htm for more information.
² Tests run on latest generation Intel® Centrino® processor technology with optional Intel® Turbo Memory enabled against like systems without Intel Turbo Memory. Results may vary based on hardware, software and overall system configuration. All tests and ratings reflect the approximate performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. All testing was done on Microsoft Windows Vista* Ultimate (build 6000). Application load and runtime acceleration depend on Vista’s preference to pre-load those applications into the Microsoft ReadyBoost* cache. Boot-time performance depends on BIOS and POST execution times as well as hard drive performance. Power savings will depend upon the system power management settings as well as the specific hard drive used. See www.intel.com/performance/mobile/intel_turbo_memory.htm for more information.