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Mixing E5-2687W CPU

PLawr2
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‎07-29-2015 05:32 AM
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Hi, I have a friend with a system that has a single E5-2687W CPU installed and is now wanting to install a second. However, seems as though the E5-2687W v3 is all that is currently available. I have looked at the Intel datasheets that mention the pre-reqs for CPUs to be mixed... but it's still not clear to me.

 

 

Does anyone know if these two CPUs will work together, or if I should find an older CPU to pair it with?

(I was really hoping Intel would have an online tool that just checked compatibility!)

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Hans_B_Intel
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‎07-29-2015 12:09 PM
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Hi Apiecost,

The compatible processor list that you need should be provided with the motherboard information.

The E5-2687W v3 and the E5-2687W have a different socket and overall architecture is different and they cannot be used together.

You can here for the processor comparison. http://ark.intel.com/compare/64582,81909 http://ark.intel.com/compare/64582,81909

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