# Processor

> Intel Quark is a line of 32-bit x86 SoCs and μCs by Intel, designed for small size and low power consumption, and targeted at new markets including wearable devices. The line was introduced at Intel Developer Forum in 2013. Quark processors, while slower than Atom processors, are much smaller and consume less power. They lack support for SIMD instruction sets (such as MMX and SSE)\[1] and only support embedded operating systems. Quark powers the Intel Galileo developer microcontroller board. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Quark)

* [Intel® Quark™ SoC Family Ark](http://ark.intel.com/products/family/79047)

## Intel® Quark Core

> The Intel® Quark Core enables a range of low-cost, high-performance embedded system designs capable of running applications written for IA-32 architecture.

* [Intel® Quark™ SoC X1000](http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/embedded/products/quark/overview.html)
* [Intel® Quark™ SoC X1000 Ark](http://ark.intel.com/products/79084)
* [Intel® Quark™ SoC X1000 Software Developer’s Manual for Linux\*](http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/embedded/products/quark/quark-x1000-linux-sw-developers-manual.html)
* [Intel® Quark SoC X1000 Core Hardware Reference Manual](https://communities.intel.com/servlet/JiveServlet/previewBody/21825-102-2-25117/Intel%20Quark%20Core%20HWRefMan_001.pdf)
* [Intel® Quark™ SoC X1000 Datasheet](https://communities.intel.com/servlet/JiveServlet/previewBody/21828-102-2-25120/329676_QuarkDatasheet.pdf)
* Intel® Quark™ SoC X1000 Secure Boot Programmer’s Reference Manual
* Intel® Quark™ SoC X1000 Software Developer’s Manual for Linux\*
* Intel® Quark™ SoC X1000 Board Support Package (BSP) Build and Software User Guide
* Intel® Quark™ SoC X1000 Software Release Notes
* Intel® Quark™ SoC X1000 UEFI Firmware Writer’s Guide
* [Mouser Intel® Quark™ SoC X1000](http://www.mouser.mx/new/intel/intel-quark-x1000/)
* [Intelligent Factory Applications for Intel® Quark™ SoC X1000: Video](http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/embedded/products/quark/soc-x1000-intelligent-factory-applications-training-video.html)
* [Intel® Quark™ SoC X1000 Series Interview](http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/intelligent-systems/quark/quark-x1000-interview.html)


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