The xeon e5

The X79 chipset motherboards are well-remembered and are still used today with those Intel Core processors from the Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge series, and which is also compatible with the Intel Xeon E-series processors of the time, such as the E5-1680 v2. The Youtube channel Tech YES City shows us step by step how you can get the most out of an 'old' X79 motherboard using the Xeon or an i7-3930K.

Xeon E5-1680 V2 with X79 motherboard running at 4.4 GHz

First off, the motherboard they used is the ASUS Sabertooth X79 along with the Intel Xeon E5-1680 V2 processor. The advantage of this processor over any Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridg e based Core chip is that it comes with the multiplier unlocked, and that it offers 8 cores and 16 threads. The best Core processor that we could use with an X79 motherboard is the Core i7-4960X, which comes with 6 cores and 12 threads, so betting on an old Xeon can be a very good option to update our computer with X79 motherboard.

The video above is quite educational and it is vital to follow at the bottom the options that are customized in BIOS, since there are many parameters to get the most out of the Xeon on a motherboard like this, even playing voltages manually.

Tech YES City achieves 4.4 GHz with this processor and with the settings set in BIOS. In Cinebench R15 tests, the Xeon scores 1556 cb. With these results, the CPU would be performing like a Ryzen 7 2700 approximately, or even in line with the Ryzen 7 2700X.

If we could get a Xeon processor like this, we could breathe new life into our X79 motherboard computer. The challenge would be to get the chip on the market, but that is another story.

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