Features:

• 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 Dual-Core Processor
• Up to 1 GB/s System Bandwidth and 250 MB/s Slot Bandwidth
• 1 GB (1 x 1 GB DIMM) 800 MHz DDR2 RAM standard, 4 GB maximum
• 10/100/1000BASE-TX Ethernet Port and Four Hi-Speed USB Ports
• ExpressCard/34 Slot
• GPIB (IEEE 488 Controller)

The National Instruments PXIe-8108 2.53 GHz Dual-Core Embedded Controller is a high-performance Intel Core 2 Duo T9400-based embedded controller for use in PXI Express and CompactPCI Express systems. With its 2.53 GHz dual-core processor, 800 MHz DDR2 memory, and 6 MB of L2 cache, the PXIe-8108 is ideal for modular instrumentation and data acquisition applications.

Dual-core processors have two cores, or computing engines, located in one physical package. Dual-core processors can simultaneously execute two computing tasks, which is advantageous in multitasking environments, such as Windows XP, where multiple applications are running simultaneously. Two applications can each access a separate processor core at the same time, which improves overall performance. Also, dual-core processors are ideal for applications with multithreading, such as LabVIEW software, which gives an application the ability to separate tasks into individual threads. A dual-core processor can simultaneously execute two of these threads.