If the Core i5 and i7 Lynnfield use a socket LGA 1156, it can also accommodate other processors from Intel, the Xeon example. One of them, the Xeon L3426, and has made its appearance in Japan.

Clocked at 1.86 GHz, quad-core processor benefits of HyperThreading.His main interest however, lies in its low energy consumption. Indeed, while the Core i5 and i7, and other Xeon, have a TDP of 95 watts that of the Xeon L3426 is only 45 watts. Posted suggested retail price of 284 dollars, it is currently sold the equivalent of 250 euros, a rate similar to that of Core i7 860.