The Intel Xeon E5-2430L was a server/workstation processor with 6 cores, launched in May 2012. It is part of the Xeon lineup, using the Sandy Bridge-EN architecture with Socket 1356. Thanks to Intel Hyper-Threading the core-count is effectively doubled, to 12 threads. To further increase overall system performance, up to two Xeon E5-2430L CPUs can work together in a multi-processor (SMP) configuration. Xeon E5-2430L has 15 MB of L3 cache and operates at 2 GHz. Intel is making the Xeon E5-2430L on a 32 nm production node using 1.27 billion transistors. The multiplier is locked on Xeon E5-2430L, which limits its overclocking potential. With a TDP of 60 W, the Xeon E5-2430L is relatively power-efficient compared to other server processors. Intel's processor supports DDR3 memory with a dual-channel interface. ECC memory is supported, too, which is an important capability for mission-critical systems, to avoid data corruption. For communication with other components in the computer, Xeon E5-2430L uses a PCI-Express Gen 3 connection. This processor lacks integrated graphics, you might need a graphics card. Hardware virtualization is available on the Xeon E5-2430L, which greatly improves virtual machine performance.