upgrade CPU for Dell precision T5600

Question

Can I upgrade my CPU to one that supports AVX2 features and is compatible with the Dell Precision T5600 motherboard, please?

redxps630 · Answer

it has C600 chipset which is server counterpart of X79.  it seems X79 supported cpu does not have AVX2 support but X99 does.

redxps630 · Answer

One major difference between Haswell-E (X99) and Ivy Bridge-E (X79) is that Haswell-E adds support for the AVX2 and FMA3 instruction sets. programs that are specifically coded to use AVX2 and/or FMA3 (mostly for scientific calculations) should see a huge boost in performance

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/x79-vs-x99-what-is-new-in-x99-and-haswell-e-581/?srsltid=AfmBOorLbcoLP_CnoIP-uD3_u6WPTTTxIu4CpQpAsrCaLaTqq88aHBU-

redxps630 · Answer

Below is a quick breakdown of some of the major features of Haswell-E versus the previous generation Ivy Bridge-E     Haswell -E Ivy Bridge-E Maximum Cores 8 6 Turbo Boost Version 2.0 2.0 L2 Cache per core 256KB 256KB Smart Cache 15-20MB 10-15MB Maximum TDP 140W 130W Memory Support 4 channel (8 sticks) DDR4 2133Mhz 4 channel (8 sticks) DDR3 1866Mhz Max PCIe Support 40 PCIe 3.0 lanes 40 PCIe 3.0 lanes Process Technology 22nm 22nm Socket LGA 2011-3* LGA 2011 Instruction Sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, EM64T, VT-x, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3 MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, EM64T, VT-x, AES, AVX Chipset X99 X79

haytham_kamel · Answer

@redxps630​ Thank you for answering, so I can understand that I can't upgrade my ivy ridge CPU in Dell T5600 to one support AVX2 features absolutely?

mazzinia_ · Answer

@haytham_kamel​ correct. You need at least a Xeon E5 v3 , to have AVX2 . The T5600 uses Xeon E5 v0

redxps630 · Answer

Unfortunately not.

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	Haswell -E	Ivy Bridge-E
Maximum Cores	8	6
Turbo Boost Version	2.0	2.0
L2 Cache per core	256KB	256KB
Smart Cache	15-20MB	10-15MB
Maximum TDP	140W	130W
Memory Support	4 channel (8 sticks) DDR4 2133Mhz	4 channel (8 sticks) DDR3 1866Mhz
Max PCIe Support	40 PCIe 3.0 lanes	40 PCIe 3.0 lanes
Process Technology	22nm	22nm
Socket	LGA 2011-3*	LGA 2011
Instruction Sets	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, EM64T, VT-x, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, EM64T, VT-x, AES, AVX
Chipset	X99	X79