CPU upgrade for optiplex 3040 SFF

Question

Hello,I my CPU i5-6500 is bottle necking so I want to upgrade my CPU I found out that i7 6th gen or 7th gen is the max but that was just a little bit better then my current CPU and it was much expensive in my country, Then I did a deep research to find a CPU that is LGA-1151 6-7 gen and supports DDR3L then I found about these Xeon CPUs like E3 1280-v5 that supports same motherboard type and also supports DDR3L I just wanna know that the OEM optiplex 3040 sff mother board supports all CPU under its type.Regards

redxps630 · Answer

this model can only support Intel 6th gen cpu. although the socket is LGA1151 which is used for Intel 6-9th gen, the motherboard chipset and bios only support 6th gen

there is no user validated evidence that this model supports any Xeon cpu

redxps630 · Answer

Processor / CPU	CPU, Intel, 6th gen, Skylake S, I3-6100, 3.7G 第六代智能英特尔® 酷睿™ i3-6100 处理器 (3MB 缓存, 最高至 3.70 GHz)
Processor / CPU	CPU, Intel, 6th gen, Skylake S, I3-6100T, 3.2G Intel Corei3-6100T (DC/3MB/4T /3.2GHz/35W); supports Windows 7/8.1/10/Linux
Processor / CPU	CPU, SKL, I5-6500, 3.2, 65W, 6M 6th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6 500 (Quad Core 3.2GHz, 3.6Ghz Turbo, 6MB, w/ HD Graphics 530 )
Processor / CPU	CPU, SKL, I5-6500, 3.2, 65W, 6M, VPR 英特尔®酷睿™ i5-6500 (QC/6MB/4T/基本频率3.2GHz, 最高睿频3.6GHz/65W); 支持 Windows 7/8.1/10/Linux
Processor / CPU	CPU, SKL, I5-6500T, 2.5, 35W, 6M, VP Intel Corei5-6500T (QC/6MB/4T /2.5GHz/35W); supports Windows 7/8.1/10/Linux
Processor / CPU	CPU, SKL, I5-6600, 3.3, 65W, 6M, VPR Intel Corei5-6600 (QC/6MB/4T/ 3.3GHz/65W); supports Windows 7/8.1/10/Linux
Processor / CPU	CPU, SKL, I5-6600, 3.3, 65W, 6M Intel Corei5-6600 (QC/6MB/4T/ 3.3GHz/65W); supports Windows 7/8.1/10/Linux
Processor / CPU	CPU, SKL, I5-6600T, 2.7, 35W, 6M, VP Intel Corei5-6600T (QC/6MB/4T /2.7GHz/35W); supports Windows 7/8.1/10/Linux
Processor / CPU	CPU, SKL, I7-6700, 3.4, 65W, 8M
Processor / CPU	CPU, SKL, I7-6700, 3.4, 65W, 8M, VPR Processor, SKL, I76700, 65 WFS, 8910
Processor / CPU	CPU, SKL, I7-6700T, 2.8, 35W, 8M, VP 6th Generation Intel(R) Core(T M) i7 6700T (8MB Cache, upto 3.6 GHz)

Chino de Oro · Answer

With your limited resource and the product availability in your region, I suggest to use your system as is.  Save up for a complete and newer system of your preference instead.

bradthetechnut · Answer

From another thread I answered you in:  By the way, the 3040 is limited to 6th gen CPU's. I7-6700 is tops according to userbenchmark.

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