Better, more responsive performance
Intelligent power management with Intel® Turbo Boost 2.010 dynamically controls performance and power—for cores and graphics—boosting performance exactly where and when it is needed, and saving energy when it counts. 4th gen Intel® Core™ processors support two to eight or more cores and up to sixteen or more threads with Intel® Hyper-Threading Tech-nology (Intel® HT Technology).11
Deeper, hardware-based security protection
With new processor microarchitecture, Intel helps deliver the most secure online experiences to date. Multiple safeguards are embedded deep into processor hardware, providing multiple defenses below the operating system, including:
• New Instructions for faster encryption and performance