Upgrading from 5930k to 6950x. Do I need a new motherboard?

[Forkinator]

Let me preface by stating my current parts.

I7 5930k
Asus x99 pro usb 3.1
Evga GTX 1080 classified sli
2x Samsung pro




My question is, can I upgrade my CPU to a 6950x without changing any other parts of my current pc? Since they are both socket 2011 v3, I thought you could put a 6950x in place of a 5930k and have it working perfectly as long as you have the bios update.

 

[GamingEnthusiast420]

Nope. The 6950x fits into any X99 variant motherboard. No changes need to be made.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Possible yes, worthwhile ? No ... at least not if the usage is gaming which the twin 1080 SLIs would indicate. The 2 CPUs trade wins but where the 6950x loses, sometimes it loses big

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1316?vs=1730

Of course if usage included editing or rendering for a production box, the upgrade will be well worth it.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Yes you can. Just make sure your BIOS is up to date.

 

[spdragoo]

Yes you can. Just make sure your BIOS is up to date.

What he said.

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/X99PROUSB_31/HelpDesk_CPU/

You need BIOS version 3004 for the new CPU.

Although, there aren't a whole lot of situations where a 10C/20T CPU is going to provide a whole lot of boost over a 6C/12T CPU, especially when the latter has faster per-core speeds