This is a processor manufactured by Intel using the 45nm fabrication process, designed for Server platform, released on Sep 2009. It features a design of 4 cores to achieve 4 cores and 4 threads, with specification. The base frequency is 2.4GHz, with a maximum turbo boost frequency of 2.8GHz,TDP of 95W,L3 cache up to 8 MB.It uses the Intel Socket 1156 socket.