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5040 SFF, compatible processors list?
I have a OptiPlex 5040 with the motherboard listed as 0T7D40. I could not find an official list anywhere though for what this board supports?
It has a i5-6500 installed in it and I was looking to take that out and swap in a G3930 or G4560 that I have in a gaming pc. The i5-6500 is faster and works better in my gaming pc, but I can't get either of these G Pentiums to boot.
I'm on the latest bios I believe: 1.13.0 from 2/28/2019
This has the Q170 Chipset I believe which according to Intel supports all of these processors. Did Dell simply never add Kaby Lake support to their motherboard?
The only difference I can seem to find is that the G3930 and G4560 are Kaby Lake CPU's and not Skylake like the i5-6500.
bradthetechnut
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May 25th, 2019 17:00
All the owner's manual would tell me: Processor type • Intel Core i3/i5/i7 series • Intel Dual Core series • Up to 8 MB cache depending on processor type
It doesn't look like it can take the G Pentium CPU.
Optiplex 5040 SFF Owner's Manual
Also, Google the socket types for the CPU's; they're likely different.
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May 26th, 2019 13:00
Welcome to the Dell Community @beastykato
Intel Core i5-6500 CPU:
http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/Intel/Core_i5/i5-6500.html
Even if it would work why would you want to downgrade???
Intel Celeron G3930 CPU:
http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/Intel/Celeron_Dual-Core/G3930.html
Best regards,
U2
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May 26th, 2019 14:00
@beastykato
That's correct:
If you look at the "Upgrade" chart the G3930 will upgrade to 7th gen CPU's.
Regards,
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May 26th, 2019 14:00
Lol right the confusion was the Intel chipset officially supports 6th and 7th gen. However, Dell neglected to add 7th gen support to their bios on the 5040. So, I can put the i5-6500 from the Dell into the gaming PC with the g4560 or g3930.
I unfortunately can't swap the G processor back into the Dell to replace the i5 I'm pulling out tho.
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May 26th, 2019 14:00
I'm pulling the i5-6500 out for my gaming PC. And was putting in a cheap weaker CPU into the little SFF Dell.
The G3930 won't work. I ended up calling Dell tech support. The PC only accepts 6th generation (Skylake) processors. The G3900 would work in that case. So, that's why my g3930 and 4560 wouldn't boot, they are 7th generation.