Processor Compatibility for Intel® Server Board S3420GP Family
Intel only supports the Intel® Server Board S3420GP Family with the processors listed below.
The board supports a single Intel® Xeon® Processor 3400 Series or Intel® Core™ i3 Processor.
| CPU Number | Core Speed | Wattage (TDP1) |
| X3480 | 3.06 GHz | 95 W |
| X3470 | 2.93 GHz | 95 W |
| X3460 | 2.80 GHz | 95 W |
| X3450 | 2.66 GHz | 95 W |
| X3440 | 2.53 GHz | 95 W |
| X3430 | 2.40 GHz | 95 W |
| L3426 | 1.86 GHz | 45 W |
| L3406 | 2.26 GHz | 30 W |
| CPU Number | Core Speed | Wattage (TDP*) |
| i3-560 | 3.33 GHz | 73 W |
| i3-550 | 3.2 GHz | 73 W |
| i3-540 | 3.06 GHz | 73 W |
| 2.93 GHz | 73 W | |
| G6950 | 2.80 GHz | 73 W |
1 Thermal Design Power (TDP), also referred to as Thermal Guideline, is the maximum amount of heat that a thermal solution must be able to dissipate from the processor so that the processor will operate under normal operating conditions.
| Note | The Intel® Core™ i3 series, Intel® Pentium® Processors, and the Intel® Xeon® Processor L3406 only support DDR3 UDIMMs. |
Technical Advisory 095501 (PDF) 
BIOS 42 or later required to boot certain processors.
Size: 31 KB
Date: July 2010
Note: PDF files require Adobe Acrobat Reader*
| Related topics |
| Firmware Update Package |
| Memory and hardware compatibility |