Exchange Intel Core i3 with Xeon processor

Question

Some weeks ago i've got an old Dell PowerEdge T310 server with Intel Core i3 processor from the school i used to work. The school is permanently closed and they abandoned some ict-stuff. The system is in excellent condition and i want to use it at home. Is it possible to replace the Intel Core i3 by an Intel Xeon processor? I need some more speed for the purpose i want to use the system for. If this is possible with the same motherboard, which type of Xeon processor do i need? I am not very familiar with this kind of things, so my apologies if this question looks a bit silly.   Cisca

Dell-JimmyP · Answer

Hi Cisca,

The Quad-core Intel® Xeon® processor 3400 series will work. They have been certified to work on the T310 platform.

http://www.dell.com/learn/shared-content~data-sheets~en/documents~t310-specsheet.pdf

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Dell-JimmyP · Answer

Thank you for the service tag, Cisca.

As mentioned before, the Quad-core Intel® Xeon® processor 3400 series will work. They have been certified to work on the T310 platform.
Page 108 of the user guide provides the type of memory that is supported. Starting on page 108 is the population rules.

http://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_poweredge/poweredge-t310_owner%27s%20manual_en-us.pdf

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