CPU compatibility C6100

Question

I have a PowerEdge c6100 arriving soon. It is a bottom end model with the Xeon 5520 processors. For the majority of what this server will be used for, that is more than enough. But for one blade the application in it will vastly benefit from a higher frequency rather than multi-cores. Doing a quick check I found that the 5520 is a socket 1366. But when I check spec sheets for the server it mentions only the 5500 and 5600 series processors. A little more digging shows that those 2 series were just factory options. To my question: Is this server ~ONLY~ compatible with the 55/56 series processors or is it compatible with anything that fits the socket so to say? Before I spend another grand on 2 CPUs with 3.4 Ghz I would like to know if they would work!

~Thanks ahead of time, Tony

DELL-Geoff P · Accepted Answer

Thanks for your question. It looks like the fastest option available is the X5672, a 3.2ghz option. Further research shows the board will accept up to 95w processors only. The 3.4ghz option you are referring to is a 139w CPU.

Regards,

PortalNET2 · Answer

Hi guys i have recently come across a used cheap C6100 server which i do plan to use with specific hardware for routing system.. and i do need a CPU upgrade.. max CPU watts TPD is 95 ?  because only CPU i could find is the X5675 3.07Ghz six core , so in theory i can use 8 cpus x5675 on the C6100 Dell?

atafm2 · Answer

I have 2 C6100's both with all 4 blades each having 2x of the X5675. (so 8 cpus in 2u) Works fine, although does suck a lot of watts from the wall.

DELL-Young E · Answer

Hello, could you refer to the link below?

Processors Up to four 2-socket servers, 4 or 6 cores per processor Intel® Xeon® 5500/5600 processor series, with L2/L3 cache: 4MB/8MB/12MB

https://dell.to/3C580Z3

But again it's best to hear from the community users who has an actual experience with this. Wish you a good one.

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CPU compatibility C6100

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