Dell Optiplex 990 Xeon CPU support

[Remytime]

I need to know if there is any Xeon CPUs that are compatable with the Dell Optiplex 990.

 

[bambiboom]

I need to know if there is any Xeon CPUs that are compatable with the Dell Optiplex 990.

Remytime,

According to the Dell Optiplex 990 spec sheet, the 990 supports 2nd generation i3.i5, and i7's.

A quick search of Passmark baselines shows no Xeon processors in the 447 systems tested.

The highest performing CPU in an Optiplex 990 by the way is the i7-2600 with a CPU Mark of 8771. In fact that is responsible for the top 207 scores.

If you need particularly to have a Xeon system, consider selling the Optiplex 990 and buying a used HP z-series or Dell Precision Xeon workstation which anyway can be a generation or two newer and with have more modern features such as SATAIII, dual PCIe 3.0 GPU slots, and USB 3.0. An HP z420 with a Xeon E5-1620 4-core @ 3.6/3.8Gz can cost under $300. Workstations are also designed for reliability, usually have larger power supplies, support a larger amount of quad channel RAM, and are made for quiet running.

Cheers,

BambiBoom

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[Passmark Rating = 6166 / CPU rating = 16934 / 2D = 820 / 3D= 8849 / Mem = 2991 / Disk = 13794] 4.24.17 Single Thread Mark = 2252