ECS 3 series motherboards support the forthcoming Intel® 45nm processors, the Intel® 3 Series Chipset, ensures that users are future proofed for prospective technology upgrades.

Compared to today's 65nm technology,Intel® 45nm technology will provide the following product benefits:

‧	Approximately twice the transistor density (great for smaller chip sizes or increased transistor counts)
‧	Approximately 30 percent reduction in transistor-switching power
‧	Greater than 20 percent improvement in transistor-switching speed or a greater than 5 times reduction in source-drain leakage power
‧	Greater than 10 times reduction in transistor gate oxide leakage for lower power requirements and increased battery life