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Q: What is the fastest CPU that can be installed in this motherboard?

A: The following table lists the Gateway® servers and the fastest processor that can be used in them.

Server Series Fastest Processor Comments Motherboards
7000 Pentium® II 333 Fastest Pentium II produced with 66-MHz Front Side Bus was 333 MHz. This is code named Deschutes. 12210333, 4000279
8000 Pentium II 333 Fastest Pentium II produced with 66-MHz Front Side Bus was 333 MHz. This is code named Deschutes. 4000283
9000 Pentium Pro 200 Fastest Pentium Pro produced was 200 MHz. The Pentium II required a slot versus the socket used with a Pentium Pro processor. 4000290
7200 Pentium III 600 Fastest Katmai-based PIII produced was 600 MHz. Motherboards that have this processor do not accept Pentium III Coppermine processors due to voltage differences. 12210560, 4000299, 4000449, 4000453, 4000458, 4000492, 4000494
7300 PII Xeon 550 Fastest processor tested. Pins on the motherboard will not combine for faster PII Xeons. PIII Xeons requires different voltages. 4000404, 4000454, 4000465, 4000473
8200 Pentium III 600 Fastest Katmai-based PIII produced was 600 MHz. Motherboards that have this processor do not accept Pentium III Coppermine processors due to voltage differences. 12210565, 4000300, 4000442, 4000450, 4000459, 4000507
8300 PII Xeon 550 Fastest processor tested. Pins on the motherboard will not combine for faster PII Xeons. PIII Xeons requires different voltages. 4000410, 4000461, 4000466, 4000482, 4000488
92xx PII Xeon 550 Fastest processor tested. PIII Xeons required different voltage; will take 700 MHz with Intel® BIOS13. note: will not take 133 FSB based XEONs 4000411, 4000493, 4000529, 4000615, 4000654, 4000658
7210 Pentium III 800 Fastest processor tested was 800 MHz, however, 900 MHz should work as well. 4000632, 4000645, 4000652, 4000669
7250R Pentium III 1 gigahertz (GHz) Motherboard is the same as used in 7210 series, since 7250R was sold after EOL of 7210 motherboards with last revision of motherboard qualified for 1-GHz PIII CPUs (Coppermine only). 4000669
84xx Pentium Xeon 900 Fastest available Tanner-based Xeon processors. Note: will not accept 133 FSB bases XEONs 4000634, 4000662, 4000679, 4000697, 4000705, 4000734, 4000765
6400 Pentium III 1 GHz Fastest processor tested was 1-GHz Coppermine (Next generation PIII-T~Tualitin requires different voltage). 4000631, 4000675, 4000709, 4000712, 4000728, 4000741
7400 Pentium III 1 GHz Fastest processor tested was 1-GHz Coppermine (Next generation PIII-T~Tualitin requires different voltage). 4000631, 4000675, 4000709, 4000712, 4000728, 4000741
7450R PIII 1.13 GHz Fastest processor tested was 1.13 GHz Coppermine (PIII-T~Tualitin requires different voltage board; was revised to be 935 Series Server). 4000719
910 PIII 1.4 GHz Fastest processor tested as of the creation of this document. Note: Not all 910 Motherboards supported fastest processor. Some later models were reworked to support faster processors. See revision information under motherboards for detailed information regarding changes. 2514199, 2514824, 2515473, 2515474, 2515649, 2515747, 2515789, 2515790, 2515791, 2515792, 2515800
920 P4 2.6 GHz Fastest processor tested with this motherboard. 4000798
920 (533 FSB)* P4 3.06 GHz Fastest processor tested as of the creation of this document - product still evolving 4000816
930 PIII 1.4 GHz Fastest PIII based CPU that was produced as of the creation of this document, all subsequent CPUs from intel are of P4 architecture. 2514404, 2514462, 2514463, 2514464, 2514465, 2514466, 2515985, 2515986, 2515987, 2515988, 2515989, 2515990, 2515991, 2515992
935 Pentium III Coppermine or PIII-T 1.4 GHz Fastest PIII based CPU that was produced as of the creation of this document, all subsequent CPUs from intel are of P4 architecture. 4000756, 4000780
955 XEON (P4) 3.06 GHz Fastest processor tested as of the creation of this document - product still evolving 4000832
960 XEON (P4) 2.8 GHz Fastest processor tested with this motherboard. 4000791
960 (533 FSB)* XEON (P4) 3.06 GHz Fastest processor tested as of the creation of this document - product still evolving 4000818
975 XEON (P4) 3.06 GHz Fastest processor tested as of the creation of this document - product still evolving 4000832
980 XEON (P4) 2.8 GHz Fastest processor tested with this motherboard. 4000791
980 (533 FSB)* XEON (P4) 3.06 GHz Fastest processor tested as of the creation of this document - product still evolving 4000818
9115 P4 3.2 GHz Fastest processor tested as of the creation of this document - product still evolving 4000943
9210 P4 3.2 GHz Fastest processor tested as of the creation of this document - product still evolving 4000959
9315 P4 3.6 GHz Fastest processor tested as of the creation of this document - product still evolving WME859199
9510 P4 3.6 GHz Fastest processor tested as of the creation of this document - product still evolving WME868078
9515 P4 3.6 GHz Fastest processor tested as of the creation of this document - product still evolving WME861067

* This server line was originally sold only with 400-MHz Front Side Bus technology and was later updated to feature 533 Mhz Front Side Bus speeds.