The Intel Quark SoC X1000 is the first processor in the Quark processor family developed by Intel. It is a single-core, single-thread, 32-bit, Pentium instruction set architecture-compatible CPU. The processor was first announced on October, 2013. The processor has a 400 MHz maximum operating frequency with power options to run at half or at quarter of the maximum frequency. The chip has a 32-bit address and data buses with a 16KB L1 cache and a 512KB L2 cache. The chip comes with support for several interfaces including SD, USB 2.0, 10/100Mb Ethernet, PCI Express, JTAG port, UART, and RS-232.

Intel signed a collaboration agreement with Arduino LLC on December 10, 2013. The Quark SoC X1000 will be featured on the Intel Galileo board.

See also

• Quark processor family