Mixing E5-2687W CPU

[PLawr2]

Hi, I have a friend with a system that has a single E5-2687W CPU installed and is now wanting to install a second. However, seems as though the E5-2687W v3 is all that is currently available. I have looked at the Intel datasheets that mention the pre-reqs for CPUs to be mixed... but it's still not clear to me.

Does anyone know if these two CPUs will work together, or if I should find an older CPU to pair it with?

(I was really hoping Intel would have an online tool that just checked compatibility!)

[Hans_B_Intel]

Hi Apiecost,

The compatible processor list that you need should be provided with the motherboard information.

The E5-2687W v3 and the E5-2687W have a different socket and overall architecture is different and they cannot be used together.

You can here for the processor comparison. http://ark.intel.com/compare/64582,81909 http://ark.intel.com/compare/64582,81909