- Integrated PCI Express 3.0 on processor die: Up to 24 lanes per socket
- Intel® QuickAssist Technology: Hardware acceleration for efficient cryptographic and compression performance
- Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (Intel® QPI): Up to 8.0 GT/s for high-performance dual-socket designs
- Intel® Data Plane Development Kit: Delivers breakthrough packet processing performance
- Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT): Boosts virtualization performance by allowing OS more direct hardware access
- Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI): Processor assistance for accelerating AES encryption and decryption
- Intel® Management Engine Ignition Firmware: Thermal reporting and essential platform functionality
