topic Is Xeon X5680 AVX capable? in Mobile and Desktop Processors

Is Xeon X5680 AVX capable?

ASchu24 — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 17:34:45 GMT

I installed some SW recently the requires AVX on my Mac Pro 2015 running 2 Xeon X5680's and wondering if my Procs are capable?

Re: Is Xeon X5680 AVX capable?

AlHill — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 18:36:41 GMT

I do not see the x5680 as having AVX:

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/search/featurefilter.html?productType=873&1_Filter-InstructionSetExtensions=3531

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Re: Is Xeon X5680 AVX capable?

SergioS_Intel — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 08:23:35 GMT

Hello ASchu24, The Intel® Xeon® Processor X5680 does not support Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). You can confirm this information here: https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/47916/intel-xeon-processor-x5680-12m-cache-3-33-ghz-6-40-gt-s-intel-qpi.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/xeon/xeon-5600-vol-1-datasheet.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/xeon/xeon-5600-vol-2-datasheet.html Please do not hesitate to contact us again if you need further assistance. Best regards, Sergio S. Intel Customer Support Technician Under Contract to Intel Corporation For firmware updates and troubleshooting tips, visit :https://intel.com/support/serverbios

Re: Is Xeon X5680 AVX capable?

SergioS_Intel — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 10:00:35 GMT

Hello ASchu24, I am following your question and would like to know if you need further assistance. Sergio S. Intel Customer Support Technician Under Contract to Intel Corporation

Re: Is Xeon X5680 AVX capable?

ASchu24 — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 16:16:25 GMT

no further assistance needed at this time ~ thank you

Re: Is Xeon X5680 AVX capable?

SergioS_Intel — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 08:34:07 GMT

Hello ASchu24, You are welcome. Feel free to contact us anytime. Sergio S. Intel Customer Support Technician Under Contract to Intel Corporation