Anyone know why the Intel q9400 cpu is embedded?

The Intel product page for Q9400 describes its embedded applications.
(I just clicked through from your link).
What I do not understand is, how come the Q9400S is not marked embedded.
The latter is a lower TDP version of Q9400.

Update:
I think this Intel Embedded Design Center page might have answers to whats special about the embedded tick on a processor.

nik

Posted 2009-08-25T03:38:06.207

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3Not all embedded systems are super low power. They're also not all aimed for handhelds. There's industrial applications where high-power CPUs are used in embedded apps. Usually the chip will be "hardened" in some fashion... – Brian Knoblauch – 2010-04-05T20:24:06.310

Thank you, I understand, and if no one else answers, I will be happy to select this as answer, however I already read the page you linked to and it is the overall page for the Core 2 Quad CPU range and states embedded, however the page I linked to shows that only that one CPU is embedded... I can't say I fully understand the new definition of embedded, it seems like a normal PC :S – William Hilsum – 2009-08-25T04:09:27.860

@Wil, Right! I was trying to understand the same thing. Added a couple of other links from my searches. Would be glad to understand the term (and to confirm that its not just a glitch on that page :-) – nik – 2009-08-25T04:23:16.350

So, it seems they just picked the 9400 at random to tick embedded :S The new link you posted looks interesting. Is the only difference that you get 7 year support, and it is "supported" for embedded? Personally, I have built a few systems using the 9400 and as far as I thought, it was no different to any other Quad CPU and I just did not understand why it has a tick on the embedded column when compared to the other ones. As you said, if anything, for embedded, I would of thought they would use the low voltage version :S Must be the worst energy inefficient embedded system... – William Hilsum – 2009-08-25T04:51:16.060

1rated up, and will tick soonish... not sure anyone else can answer better, but I would like to leave this open for a little bit in the hope that someone who has worked with embedded systems / understands this will answer.... Just so confused as to when the definition of embedded changed. Can't imagine seeing a 95watt CPU in a handheld any time soon! – William Hilsum – 2009-08-25T04:54:26.570

Thanks, forgot about this post... marking as answer. Thanks! – William Hilsum – 2009-09-06T21:26:36.813

Anyone know why the Intel q9400 cpu is embedded?

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