3040, upgrade processor

intel cpu

Welcome to the Dell Community  @z3bar 

What CPU do you have installed???

Best regards,

U2

ok about the heat sink i get it copper  may be good but the intel i7 processor

@z3bar 

There are hundreds of Intel processors.

Regards,

U2

Optiplex 3040 Tech Spec Sheet has a list of compatible CPU's.

Compatible CPU's also depend on the size of your unit, which isn't mentioned.  If needed for a reference, please see very first post at the top of this forum.

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@z3bar wrote:

hi :)

i have dell desktop optiplex 3040 and can i upgrade the processor from i3 3.6gh to any i7 processor

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Errrrr, ahaaa... my prime question is WHY?  UNLESS you are into "gaming" or some "other" high-powered graphics/applications, my question is ~ 'WHY'?

I mean 98% (if not 99%) of the time your SYSTEM is waiting for YOU  for more 'input' or 'instructions'...  

A example is, how many times have we seen a Ferrari (or other 'high-powered car') on the same freeway LOCKED into the same traffic as we are?  All 'powered-up and gassed up' for sure.. but still waiting for instructions from the driver!  (foolish as they sometimes are)...

(I mean) I have systems with 3+GHz CPU power on some systems ~ but DO "I"  NOTICE the difference from a CPU with less computing power?  Nope... blindfold me and I could never be sure...  Same hits apply... 98% (if not 99%) of the time MY SYSTEM is waiting for me.

Anthony

If you're going from a dual to a quad CPU, I can definitely see the point.  If you go from a quad to a quad, you might not see much difference.  CPU's can be compared at game-debate.com.

A good way to upgrade if you already have a quad CPU:  SSD, then RAM, then CPU if you still want one.  Crucial RAM is guaranteed to work in Dell's.  I went with Crucial for an SSD.

Optiplex 3040 Tech Spec Sheet

https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/optiplex-3040m-desktop/docs

https://i.dell.com/sites/doccontent/shared-content/data-sheets/en/Documents/ecemea-optiplex-3040-technical-spec-sheet.pdf

I have dell optiplex 3040 i3 6100, can i upgrade to i7 6700??

me too x2

why?

99% of folks do 2 things with any PC,  read their mail and cruise facebook

no reason given at all

next time

say why,

like I RUN THIS  3D app and runs slow, name the app, no I can not guess 100,000 apps, not me not ever.

if gaming is dream name a game dreamed or one now that fails.??? see>

its computer not this. toaster (lol)  144FPS rated (i lie)

3040 what, what case is it?  they all use CPU but some not same BIOS,ok>

MT, SFF, Micro???????????????????????????????

there are 3 answers

• what dell tested way back when (meh)
• what BIOS (get newest )allows and VRM watts and CHIP set allows.
• and last what 2400 of others did, for real,.

warning some dells need also the HEATsink upgrade to 95+ watts, on some CPU. ok.?

i7-6700  seen on first 2 pages, of 25 pages total in link above ,sorry i never read all 25 not me,