Question 1

Is this compatible with any X99 Intel chipset?
Or does it work only with motherboards specified as "server boards"?
I'm interested in trying to install it with an (ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer) Mobo.

Accepted Answer

The ASRock Fatal1ty X99X officially supports this CPU (it supports a very large list of Xeon Haswell-EP (E5 v3) processors (I tried to paste the link to their supported cpu list, but this site refused my link paste.....)

Question 2

For which does it work better? workstations or servers? Any recommendations?

Accepted Answer

Works great for both..... you buy this if you want a duel proc system. That can be a server, or a beefy media/CAD workstation.

Question 3

What Intel motherboard supports this processor?  Does it take DDR4 memory?

Accepted Answer

c612 and x99 chipsets support this processor, yes on ddr4.

Question 4

What is the cooling fan and heatsink used for this processor? How to decide?

Accepted Answer

Just look for any that support 2011-v3 (or 2011, as they are the same as far as heatsink/cooling sizes).

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