Is this a processor for CAD and infrastructure mapping retrieval from the Internet e.g. Fed, State and County overlays with topography and heavy graphics, as well as, business apps and photo processing secondary?

Absolutely, with a good video card like the Sapphire Radeon HD 7990 6 Gb GDDR5 Video Card or an EVGA GeForce GTX 770 where you get more for your money.

will new motherboard work with this processor second generation?

It will if the motherboard has a LGA2011 socket and supports Core i7EE Series CPU(s).

Questions & Answers: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition - Core i7 Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E 6-Core 3.3GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Desktop Processor - BX80619i73960X

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Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition - Core i7 Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E 6-Core 3.3GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Desktop Processor - BX80619i73960X

32nm Sandy Bridge-E 130W
15MB L3 Cache
6 x 256KB L2 Cache

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