MONT KIARA, SEPTEMBER 16 – Intel introduced a list of high-performance desktop and server processors, notably its Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, and the Intel Xeon 3400 processors. Designed with the latest in Intel's Nehalem microarchitecture, the processors are catered for consumers that reside within the mainstream and entry server markets.

The presentation also involved a demonstration of the outlined processors by a locally-made 3D production company known as Shock3D rendering a video frame, as well as a sound recording involving participants from Roland Corporation. Named after a Native American nation, the processor consists of 774 million transistors for its quad-core version, and marks the first time that the architecture will be available for the consumer market, as opposed to being available for the server market previously.

Featuring Intel's Turbo Boost technology, all of the mentioned processors are lead and halogen-free, and with the exception of the i5, will maintain Intel's Hyper-Treading technology, which enables for simultaneous multi-threading per system core, thereby improving a computer's reaction and response time. With a multi-core implementation, CPU-intensive applications such as video rendering and anti-virus scans will also result in a faster response time.

The i7 and i5 mainstream CPUs are also a first from Intel to integrate both a 16-lane PCI Express 2.0 graphics port and two-channel memory controller, which will be handled by a single Intel P55 Express Chipset, as opposed to the usual dual separate chips.

The units also contain a Direct Media Interface (DMI) that connects between the processor and chipset, supporting 8 PCI Express 2.0 ports, 6 SATA-3Gb/s Ports with Intel Matrix Storage Technology, as well as up to 14 USB 2.0 ports, and finally Intel High Definition Audio capabilities.

On the base of Intel's server spectrum, Intel’s new Xeon processors and Intel 3400 and 3420 chipsets will come attached with Error Correcting Code memory and RAID 0/1/5/10 for server OSes, as well as a 4x improvement in memory capacity (32 GB).

Finally, the corporation also introduced the Intel Xeon L3426; a low-power variant that delivers up to 188 percent improvement in energy efficiency per dollar than its predecessor, the Intel Xeon X3380, which has been designed to suit thermally constrained environments.