System Requirements:
- Intel Xeon Processor
- Intel Core Processor
- DDR 3 / DDR 4
The Problem:
I wanted to change a motherboard and CPU without changing RAM and I was unable to find a cross-tabulation of DDR memory support for each processor generation. So I created one for the Nehalem and higher Core desktop and Xeon processor lines.
More Info
The DDR generation matrix follows.
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RAM Support
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DDR3
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DDR4
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CPU Series
[Models…]
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Max (GB) | Chan | ECC | 800 | 978 | 1066 | 1333 | 1600 | 1866 | 2133 | 1333 | 1600 | 1866 | 2133 | 2400 | 2666 | Buy | Notes | |
E7-8000 v4
E7-8894 v4, E7-8893 v4, E7-8891 v4, E7-8890 v4, E7-8880 v4, E7-8870 v4, E7-8867 v4, E7-8860 v4
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3143.68 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600 | |||||||||
E7-4000 v4
E7-4850 v4, E7-4830 v4, E7-4820 v4, E7-4809 v4
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3143.68 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600 | |||||||||
E7-8000 v3
E7-8893 v3, E7-8891 v3, E7-8890 v3, E7-8880L v3, E7-8880 v3, E7-8870 v3, E7-8867 v3, E7-8860 v3
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1576.96 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600 | |||||||||
E7-4000 v3
E7-4850 v3, E7-4830 v3, E7-4820 v3, E7-4809 v3
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1576.96 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600 | |||||||||
E7-8000 v2
E7-8850 v2, E7-8857 v2, E7-8870 v2, E7-8880 v2, E7-8880L v2, E7-8890 v2, E7-8891 v2, E7-8893 v2
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1576.96 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3 1066/1333/1600 | ||||||||||||
E7-4000 v2
E7-4890 v2, E7-4880 v2, E7-4870 v2, E7-4860 v2, E7-4850 v2, E7-4830 v2, E7-4820 v2, E7-4809 v2
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1576.96 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3 1066/1333/1600 | ||||||||||||
E7-2000 v2
E7-2890 v2, E7-2880 v2, E7-2870 v2, E7-2850 v2
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1576.96 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3 1066/1333/1600 | ||||||||||||
E7-8000 (v1)
E7-8880, E7-8867L, E7-8860, E7-8850, E7-8837, E7-8830
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4198.40 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz) | |||||||||||
E7-4000 (v1)
E7-4870, E7-4860, E7-4850, E7-4830, E7-4820, E7-4807
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2099.20 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz) | |||||||||||
E7-2000 (v1)
E7-2870, E7-2860, E7-2850, E7-2830, E7-2820, E7-2803
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1044.48 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz) | |||||||||||
E5-4000 v4
E5-4669 v4, E5-4667 v4, E5-4660 v4, E5-4655 v4, E5-4650 v4, E5-4640 v4, E5-4628L v4, E5-4627 v4, E5-4620 v4, E5-4610 v4
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1576.96 |
4
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Y
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DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400 | |||||||||||||||
E5-2000 v4
E5-2699A v4, E5-2699R v4, E5-2699 v4, E5-2698 v4, E5-2697 v4, E5-2697A v4, E5-2695 v4, E5-2690 v4, E5-2687W v4,
E5-2683 v4, E5-2680 v4, E5-2667 v4, E5-2660 v4, E5-2658 v4, E5-2650 v4, E5-2650L v4, E5-2648L v4, E5-2643 v4, E5-2640 v4, E5-2637 v4, E5-2630 v4, E5-2630L v4, E5-2628L v4, E5-2623 v4, E5-2620 v4, E5-2618L v4, E5-2609 v4, E5-2608L v4, E5-2603 v4 |
1576.96 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400 | |||||||||||
E5-1000 v4
E5-1680 v4, E5-1660 v4, E5-1650 v4, E5-1630 v4, E5-1620 v4
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1576.96 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400 | |||||||||||
E5-4000 v3
E5-4669 v3, E5-4667 v3, E5-4660 v3, E5-4655 v3, E5-4650 v3, E5-4648 v3, E5-4640 v3, E5-4627 v3, E5-4620 v3, E5-4610 v3
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768.00 |
4
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Y
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DDR4 | |||||||||||||||
E5-2000 v3
E5-2699 v3, E5-2698 v3, E5-2697 v3, E5-2695 v3, E5-2690 v3, E5-2687 v3, E5-2683 v3, E5-2680 v3, E5-2670 v3, E5-2667 v3,
E5-2660 v3, E5-2658A v3, E5-2658 v3, E5-2650L v3, E5-2650 v3, E5-2648L v3, E5-2643 v3, E5-2640 v3, E5-2637 v3, E5-2630L v3, E5-2630 v3, E5-2628L v3, E5-2623 v3, E5-2620 v3, E5-2618L v3, E5-2609 v3, E5-2608L v3, E5-2603 v3, E5-2438 v3, E5-2428L v3, E5-2418 v3, E5-2408L v3 |
768.00 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR4 1600/1866/2133 | ||||||||||||
E5-1000 v3
E5-1680 v3, E5-1660 v3, E5-1650 v3, E5-1630 v3, E5-1620 v3, E5-1428L
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768.00 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133 | |||||||||||
E5-4000 v2
E5-4603 v2, E5-4607 v2, E5-4610 v2, E5-4620 v2, E5-4624L v2, E5-4627 v2, E5-4640 v2, E5-4650 v2, E5-4657L v2
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768.00 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 | |||||||||||
E5-2000 v2
E5-2603 v2, E5-2609 v2, E5-2618L v2, E5-2630 v2, E5-2630L v2, E5-2637 v2, E5-2640 v2,
E5-2643 v2, E5-2648L v2, E5-2650 v2, E5-2650L v2, E5-2658 v2, E5-2660 v2, E5-2667 v2, E5-2670 v2, E5-2680 v2, E5-2687W v2, E5-2690 v2, E5-2695 v2, E5-2697 v2 E5-2403 v2, E5-2407 v2, E5-2418L v2, E5-24 v2, E5-2420 v2, E5-2428L v2, E5-2430 v2, E5-2430L v2, E5-2440 v2, E5-2448L v2, E5-2450 v2, E5-2450L v2, E5-2470 v2 |
768.00 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 | ||||||||||
E5-1000 v2
E5-1660 v2, E5-1650 v2, E5-1620 v2, E5-1428L v2
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256.00 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 | ||||||||||
E5-4000 (v1)
E5-4603, E5-4607, E5-4610, E5-4617, E5-4620, E5-4640, E5-4650, E5-4650L
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384.00 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
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|||||||||||
E5-2000 (v1)
E5-2603, E5-2609, E5-2620, E5-2630, E5-2630L, E5-2637, E5-2640, E5-2643, E5-2648L, E5-2650, E5-2650L,
E5-2658, E5-2660, E5-2665, E5-2667, E5-2670, E5-2680, E5-2687W, E5-2690 E5-2403, E5-2407, E5-2418L, E5-2420, E5-2428L, E5-2430, E5-2430L, E5-2440, E5-2448L, E5-2450, E5-2450L E5-2470 |
384.00 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3 800/1066/1333 | ||||||||||||
E5-1600 (v1)
E5-1620, E5-1650, E5-1660
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256.00 |
4
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 | |||||||||||
E5-1400 (v1)
E5-1428L
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3
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3 800/1066/1333 | |||||||||||||
E3-1500 v6
E3-1535M v6, E3-1505M v6, E3-1505L v6, E3-1501L v6, E3-1501M v6
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64.00 |
2
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600 | ||||||||||||
E3-1200 v6
E3-1285 v6, E3-1280 v6, E3-1275 v6, E3-1270 v6, E3-1245 v6, E3-1240 v6, E3-1230 v6, E3-1225 v6, E3-1220 v6
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64.00 |
2
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866 | |||||||||||||
E3-1500 v5
E3-1585 v5, E3-1585L v5, E3-1578L v5, E3-1575M v5, E3-1565L v5, E3-1558L v5, E3-1545M v5, E3-1535M v5,
E3-1515M v5, E3-1505M v5, E3-1505L v5 |
64.00 |
2
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3L,LPDDR3 1600MHz, DDR4 2133MHz at 1.2V | |||||||||||||
E3-1200 v5
E3-1280 v5, E3-1275 v5, E3-1270 v5, E3-1268L v5, E3-1260L v5, E3-1245 v5, E3-1240L v5, E3-1240 v5, E3-1235L v5,
E3-1230 v5, E3-1225 v5, E3-1220 v5 |
64.00 |
2
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V | |||||||||||
E3-1200 v4
E3-1285L v4, E3-1285 v4, E3-1278L v4, E3-1265L v4, E3-1258L v4
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32.00 |
2
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V
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||||||||||||
E3-1200 v3
E3-1286L v3, E3-1286 v3, E3-1285L v3, E3-1285 v3, E3-1281 v3, E3-1280 v3, E3-1276 v3, E3-1275L v3, E3-1271 v3
E3-1270 v3, E3-1268L v3, E3-1275 v3, E3-1265L v3, E3-1246 v3, E3-1245 v3, E3-1241 v3, E3-1240L v3, E3-1240 v3, E3-1231 v3, E3-1230L v3, E3-1230 v3, E3-1226 v3, E3-1225 v3, E3-1220L v3, E3-1220 v3 |
32.00 |
2
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V | |||||||||||||
E3-1200 v2
E3-1290 v2, E3-1280 v2, E3-1275 v2, E3-1270 v2, E3-1265L v2, E3-1245 v2, E3-1240 v2, E3-1230 v2, E3-1225 v2,
E3-1220 v2, E3-1220L v2 |
32.23 |
2
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3 1333/1600 | |||||||||||||
E3-1100 v2
E3-1125C v2, E3-1105C v2
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32.00 |
2
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3/DDR3L 1066/1333/1600 | ||||||||||||
E3-1200 (v1)
E3-1290, E3-1280, E3-1275, E3-1270, E3-1260L, E3-1245, E3-1240, E3-1235, E3-1230, E3-1225, E3-1220L, E3-1220
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32.00 |
2
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3 1066/1333 | |||||||||||||
E3-1100 (v1)
E3-1125C, E3-1105C
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32.00 |
2
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR3 1066/1333 | ||||||||||||
D-1500 | 128.00 |
2
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Y
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DDR4, DDR3 (Max memory depends upon type) | |||||||||||||||
Core i7 (8th Gen)
i7-8809G, i7-8709G, i7-8706G, i7-8705G, i7-8700K, i7-8700
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64.00 |
2
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Y
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DDR4-2666 | |||||||||||||||
Core i5 (8th Gen)
i5-8600K, i5-8400, i5-8350U, i5-8305G, i5-8250U
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64.00 |
2
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Y
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DDR4-2666 | |||||||||||||||
Core i3 (8th Gen)
i3-8350K, i3-8100
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64.00 |
2
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Y
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DDR4-2400 | |||||||||||||||
Core i7 (7th Gen) | 64.00 |
2
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V | ||||||||||||
Core i5 (7th Gen) | 64.00 |
2
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V | ||||||||||||
Core i3 (7th Gen) | 64.00 |
2
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V | ||||||||||||
Core i7-6900 (6th Gen) | 128.00 |
4
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Y
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Y
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DDR4 2400/2133 | ||||||||||||||
Core i7-6800 (6th Gen) | 128.00 |
4
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Y
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Y
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DDR4 2400/2133 | ||||||||||||||
Core i7 (6th Gen) | 64.00 |
2
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Y
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Y
|
Y
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Y
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DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V | ||||||||||||
Core i5 (6th Gen) | 64.00 |
2
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V | ||||||||||||
Core i3 (6th Gen) | 64.00 |
2
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V | ||||||||||||
Core i7-5900 (5th Gen) | 64.00 |
4
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Y
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Y
|
Y
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DDR4 1333/1600/2133 | |||||||||||||
Core i7-5800 (5th Gen) | 64.00 |
4
|
Y
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Y
|
Y
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DDR4 1333/1600/2133 | |||||||||||||
Core i7 (5th Gen) | 32.00 |
2
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
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DDR3L-1333/1600/1866 @ 1.5V | |||||||||||||
Core i5 (5th Gen) | 32.00 |
2
|
Y
|
Y
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DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V | ||||||||||||||
Core i7-4900 (4th Gen) | 64.00 |
4
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
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DDR3 1333/1600/1866 | |||||||||||||
Core i7-4800 (4th Gen) | 64.00 |
4
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
DDR3 1333/1600/1866 | |||||||||||||
Core i7 (4th Gen) | 32.00 |
2
|
Y
|
Y
|
DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V | ||||||||||||||
Core i5 (4th Gen) | 32.00 |
2
|
Y
|
Y
|
DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V | ||||||||||||||
Core i3 (4th Gen) | 32.00 |
2
|
Y
|
Y
|
DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V | ||||||||||||||
Core i7-3900 (3rd Gen) | 64.45 |
4
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
DDR3 1066/1333/1600 | |||||||||||||
Core i7-3800 (3rd Gen) | 64.23 |
4
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
DDR3 1066/1333/1600 | |||||||||||||
Core i7 (3rd Gen) | 32.00 |
2
|
Y
|
Y
|
DDR3 1333/1600 | ||||||||||||||
Core i5 (3rd Gen) | 32.00 |
2
|
Y
|
Y
|
DDR3 1333/1600 | ||||||||||||||
Core i3 (3rd Gen) | 32.00 |
2
|
Y
|
Y
|
DDR3 1333/1600 | ||||||||||||||
Core i7 (2nd Gen) | 32.00 |
2
|
Y
|
Y
|
DDR3 1066/1333 | ||||||||||||||
Core i5 (2nd Gen) | 32.00 |
2
|
Y
|
Y
|
DDR3 1066/1333 | ||||||||||||||
Core i3 (2nd Gen) | 32.00 |
2
|
Y
|
Y
|
DDR3 1066/1333 | ||||||||||||||
Core i7-900 (1st Gen) | 24.00 |
3
|
Y
|
Y
|
DDR3 800/1066 | ||||||||||||||
Core i7-800 (1st Gen) | 16.00 |
2
|
Y
|
Y
|
DDR3 1066/1333 (These will actually take 32GB) | ||||||||||||||
Core i5 (1st Gen) | 16.60 |
2
|
Y
|
Y
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DDR3 1066/1333 | ||||||||||||||
Core i3 (1st Gen) | 16.38 |
2
|
Y
|
Y
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DDR3 1066/1333 |
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