- Great core architecture - drives more core density and greater throughput
- AMD Turbo CORE technology - allows processors to independently boost their clock speeds, scaling frequency up 300 MHz-1.2 GHz
- C6 Power State - reduces processor power consumption
- AMD Virtualization Technology 2.0 - heightens virtualization efficiency with enhancements to the AMD-V suite of virtualization
The power management capabilities allow for larger parts of the processor to be almost completely powered off when not being used, dramatically reducing idle core power consumption and allowing active cores to run at a higher frequency. AMD Turbo CORE technology takes advantage of additional power headroom to digitally boost all cores simultaneously by up to 300 MHz and can boost up to 1.2 GHz when only half of the cores are active, allowing applications to finish tasks quickly and return to lower power states.