Supermicro's X10DAL-i motherboard, for example, has two sockets. The spec page states it'll accept two CPUs: "Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v4†/ v3 family (up to 160W TDP **)".
That "up to 160W TDP" at the end—does that mean up to 160W, or combined? It sounds silly to ask, because I don't think too many e5-2600 family processors run at 80W or below, but I want to be cautious so I don't end up wasting time, money, and effort on a build.
That "up to 160W TDP" at the end—does that mean up to 160W, or combined? It sounds silly to ask, because I don't think too many e5-2600 family processors run at 80W or below, but I want to be cautious so I don't end up wasting time, money, and effort on a build.