November 18, 20196 yr I think that I can upgrade my Xeon e5506 with this Xeon x5670 (x2) does anyone see anything I may be missing to suggest otherwise? Edited November 25, 20196 yr by Dissones4U SOLVED
November 25, 20196 yr Author This is an update just in case anyone else finds themselves in a similar position, so I rolled the dice (I had some doubt on whether or not it would work) and bought a Xeon X5675 and it seems to work beautifully, taking my rig from a single (4 core 4 thread) processor at 2.13 GHz to a single (6 core 12 thread) processor at 3.07 GHz. I've included an image to demonstrate the performance increase, the task being ran kept the old CPU at roughly 40-50% the upgraded CPU seems to handle things with ease. I will be installing a second X5675 in the coming weeks and although memory doesn't seem to be an issue at the moment I think I may have to add some in the slots nearest the second CPU but I'll figure that out when I do it.
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