Yes, it works fine. Yes, it is quad core. Yes, I always provide tracking numbers with my shipments. Shipping is free in Canada/US. It will be well protected in an anti static bag and shipped in a protective package.
Brand of mobo has nothing to do with the processor. It was an intel board; go figure. There are no pins on i7 processors, therefore there is no pin count. The "product numbers" on it are i7-870. Please no more computer illiterate questions until one learns how to google.
this is pre-sandy bridge. so 1st gen i7 with no video die integrated on the proc. still a very nice processor, do you have the board it was pulled from or another 1156 socket board that works, they are getting harder to find. thanks f&w