Will an i7 9700 be compatible with an Hp Z 640 workstation.

[Badgerden]

Wondering if I can replace a Xeon 2623 E with an i7 processor ?..... both are 2011 architecture

[old_geekster · Accepted solution]

@Badgerden , welcome to the forum.

Here is the Maintenance and Service Guide for the workstation.  This is what it shows for compatible processors:

Processor technology Intel Series C612 chipset:

●Support for the Intel Xeon Processor E5-1600 Series and E5-2600 Series

●Integrated 4-channel memory controller

●Microarchitecture improvements

●Large L3 cache for superior performance

●Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) connects processors and I/O controller with speeds up to 9.6 GT

This means that the Xeon processors are the only processors that have been fully tested to be compatible with the motherboard.  The i7-9700 was released in 2019 and requires a Series 300 motherboard.

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