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World’s largest chipmaker, Intel has launched a pair of Xeon quad-core processors with 50-watt thermal envelopes. The company has launched these low-watt quad-core models as a part of its short-term road map. These Xeon quad-core processors decreases 60 percent power, which has 120 thermal watts envelops and it also drops 38 percent from 80 watt-models. Now the company is offering 11-quad core processors. Intel has unveiled two new 50-watt processors, named the Xeon L5320 and the L5310, which offers speeds of 1.86GHz and 1.6GHz, respectively. Both chips have a total of 8MB of Level 2 cache and use a 1066MHz FSB. These chips will work with Intel’s Bensley server platform and compatible with the existing dual- and quad-core Xeon processors. The cost of the Xeon L5320 processor is $519 per 1,000 units, while the Xeon L5310 is priced at $455 per 1,000 units. The company is planning to launch a 3.0GHz version of its quad-core chip as well as processors, which will include a 1600 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). Even the company is planning to produce quad-core chips, which uses its 45 nanometer manufacturing process.