Support for ECC RAM with the Intel Pentium G6400?
Support for ECC RAM with the Intel Pentium G6400?
Has anyone had experience confirming whether the Intel Pentium Gold G6400 has ECC RAM support? The earlier G5400 model did, but the G6400 documentation no longer mentions it, making it unclear. I’ve seen conflicting information online, and without direct testing, I haven’t gathered a clear answer.
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I also found this information:
https://www.dell.com/community/en/conver...4d4cdac7f9
However, testing would be necessary to confirm ECC compatibility.
It’s advisable to stick with processors Intel claims support ECC memory.
You can check the recommended list here: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/...ssors.html
And view the filtered results for Pentium processors with ECC support: https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...pe=873&0_ECCMemory=True&1_Filter-Family=29862
Thank you for response. Yes this thread and there was another that I cannot find now suggested that the ECC support is there but hidden. Yes the techpowerup lists it with a NO but few sites like:
https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/cpu-intel_...gold_g6400
list it with a YES. Others were cpu-compare.com, cpu-benchmark.org but I don't know how credible are any of these sites.
The thing is that I have already bought ECC RAM and had to switch to newer Intel generation motherboard last minute and I have an offer for G6400 quite cheap so it would be less costly than buying other CPU from that generation and non-ECC RAM.
Not included in the directory
https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...pe=873&0_ECCMemory=True&1_Filter-Family=29862
I understand fully that it isn't on the list. However, most CPUs have ECC support configured as either Yes or No. For this generation, Intel has removed that option, so their filters disregard these products, assuming no support exists. In contrast, previous generations did offer ECC support. Some online references suggest this could be a method for Intel to obscure processors from searches while the devices remain capable of using ECC memory.
Even when ECC is supported, you still require a motherboard with a chipset capable of handling it. For instance, C252 or C256 chipsets work well with Xeon-E 2300 LGA1200 CPUs. Consumer boards typically don't support these chipsets.
Can't determine. This is your money.
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