Intel introduced a number of high-performance desktop and server processors, including a new family of Core i5, two new Intel Core i7 and Intel Xeon 3400 series, which displays the Nehalem, the latest microarchitecture Intel, on the main market of desktop processors and the lower segment of server processors.

The new Intel processors, formerly codenamed Lynnfield, were based on microarchitecture Nehalem. From today begins selling these processors and motherboards with the Intel P55 Express chipset. All the new processors do not contain lead and halogens, and support the technology Intel Turbo Boost. High Core i7 processors also features Hyper-Threading.

The new Core i7 processors and i5 are the first models of Intel, which has the PCI Express graphics port 2 of 16 lines and dual-channel memory controller that allows you to perform all the functions of input / output and control with a single chip, Intel P55 Express. The chipset supports eight ports PCI Express 2.0 x1 (2.5GT / s) to provide flexible support devices. Users can also set up to 8 cards with two GPU. Also, the chipset supports six ports SATA 3 GB / s technology, and Intel High Definition Audio, and Intel Matrix Storage technology allows you to build RAID 0/1/5/10. With an integrated USB 2.0 Rate Matching Hub chipset can support up to 14 ports USB 2.0. The new processors are the first models of Intel, supporting socket LGA 1156.

According to the manufacturer, the new Intel Xeon processors and Intel chipsets 3400 and 3420 are designed to improve the performance of computers small business, allowing you to work more effectively with email, files, printers, and various web tasks.

Servers based on Xeon processor 3400 provide greater reliability compared to desktop systems with differentiated features such as ECC memory and RAID 0/1/5/10 for server operating systems. Intel says that these processors will contribute to the growth of small businesses, allowing a 64% increase in data rate and a 56% speed up the response. This improvement was made possible through the use of Intel Nehalem microarchitecture, and increased memory in 4 times, up to 32GB. Among the new processors include Intel Xeon L3426, low-power option, which provides energy efficiency up to 188% compared to previous generations of Intel Xeon X3380 and can, according to Intel, to use the servers of innovative form factors for space and thermally limited environment.