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The 'Intel QuickPath Interconnect' or simply "'QuickPath'" ^[1][2] (formerly "Common System Interface" or "CSI" in short) is a point-to-point processor interconnect being developed by Intel, as a competitor to HyperTransport. It will replace the front-side bus for Xeon and Itanium 2 platforms. It is expected to released in 2008 and will first be used by Intel's Nehalem ^[3] and Tukwila processors.
Performance numbers for CSI are reported to be 4.8 to 6.4 Gigatransfers per second (GT/s) per direction, targeting 24.0 to 32.0 GB/s bandwidth per link. ^[4]

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See also

★ Front side bus

★ HyperTransport

★ List of device bandwidths

References

1. The Inquirer: Intel CSI name revealed, retrieved May 16, 2007
2. DailyTech report, retrieved August 21, 2007
3. VR-Zone report, retrieved July 17, 2007
4. Realworld Technologies report, retrieved August 28, 2007


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