G5 5000 CPU upgrade

Question

Hi all recently I have purchased a used G5 with 500W PSU and a i5 10400f

I feel the CPU is a little underwhelming for me and was hoping to upgrade the CPU.

I have 2 questions:

1, Can I upgrade this to 10900kf or 11900kf?

2, would I need liquid cooling for these CPU

redxps630 · Answer

Yes to 10900kf, no to 11900kf per G5 5000 spec.

the kF cpu have 125W TDP, for which your current heatsink cannot handle. You need to upgrade cooler to a better air cooler or liquid cooling (AIO).

Table 1. Processors

PROCESSORS	WATTAGE	CORE COUNT	THREAD COUNT	SPEED	CACHE
10th Generation Intel Core i3-10100	65 W	4	8	Up to 4.30 GHz	6 MB
10th Generation Intel Core i5-10400	65 W	6	12	Up to 4.30 GHz	12 MB
10th Generation Intel Core i5-10400F	65 W	6	12	Up to 4.30 GHz	12 MB
10th Generation Intel Core i5-10600K	125 W	6	12	Up to 4.80 GHz	12 MB
10th Generation Intel Core i5-10600KF	125 W	6	12	Up to 4.80 GHz	12 MB
10th Generation Intel Core i7-10700	65 W	8	16	Up to 4.80 GHz	16 MB
10th Generation Intel Core i7-10700K	125 W	8	16	Up to 5.10 GHz	16 MB
10th Generation Intel Core i7-10700F	65 W	8	16	Up to 4.80 GHz	16 MB
10th Generation Intel Core i7-10700KF	125 W	8	16	Up to 5.10 GHz	16 MB
10th Generation Intel Core i9-10900	65 W	10	20	Up to 5.20 GHz	20 MB
10th Generation Intel Core i9-10900K	125 W	10	20	Up to 5.30 GHz	20 MB
10th Generation Intel Core i9-10900F	65 W	10	20	Up to 5.20 GHz	20 MB
10th Generation Intel Core i9-10900KF	125 W	10	20	Up to 5.30 GHz

Frostiex · Answer

Yea, I saw that link and understand about the heatsink. But is there a reason the 5000 can't take the 11900kf? Since it is the same socket?

Mobius One · Answer

It should since its optioned just fine with the XPS 8940! Just why would you since all I ever hear is about how much better the 10th generation is over the 11th.

Also, you’re not going to get usage of the Gen 4 PCIe abilities because of the Dell motherboard.

isaranghi · Answer

Hello, Were you able to upgrade to 11th Gen Intel CPU? I have the same PC with H470 chipset.

Inspiron Desktops

G5 5000 CPU upgrade

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