MP 6,1 CPU upgrade / hack

[sshambles]

Hi all,
I've recently come across a Geekbench score that has over exceeded what I've seen possible for the Mac Pro 6,1 online and wondered if it was an anomaly or someone hacking it strangely. The link is here below - https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/15802806 and shows a single score of 887 (one of the highest for it's model) as well as a multi-core score of 9297 (the highest of it's model).

The CPU is a v3 however - something that's not been stated anywhere I can find - Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 @2.3GHz running 18 Cores.

I've recently upgraded mine to a 12-core v2 chip, but wondered if I should have gone for this chip instead.

That said - is anyone aware that this is possible, is upgrading or hacking with a new chip never listed as a possibility something that is common?

 

[rm5]

This is strange. You probably know a lot more than me when it comes to 6,1 Mac Pros, but my guess is either someone figured out how to put a v3 in a 6,1 (which is pretty unlikely), or they built a Hackintosh with an E5-2696 v3 and had it identify as a 6,1. But I'll leave it to those more experienced than me for further speculation...

 

[tsialex]

Hi all,
I've recently come across a Geekbench score that has over exceeded what I've seen possible for the Mac Pro 6,1 online and wondered if it was an anomaly or someone hacking it strangely. The link is here below - https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/15802806 and shows a single score of 887 (one of the highest for it's model) as well as a multi-core score of 9297 (the highest of it's model).

The CPU is a v3 however - something that's not been stated anywhere I can find - Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 @2.3GHz running 18 Cores.

I've recently upgraded mine to a 12-core v2 chip, but wondered if I should have gone for this chip instead.

That said - is anyone aware that this is possible, is upgrading or hacking with a new chip never listed as a possibility something that is common?

It's a hackintosh, not a real Mac Pro. You can't install a DDR4 Xeon in a MacPro6,1.

Dead giveaways:

• Motherboard HUANANZHI Mac-F60DEB81FF30ACF6 MacPro6,1
• Memory 32.00 GB DDR4 3200 MT/s

Edit:

It's probably a hackintosh made with the HUANANZHI X99 TF motherboard:

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255800917656719.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000023.8.5fba78827rVF3y&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt&_randl_shipto=US

 

[sshambles]

Thanks TSIAlex.
There's no way that thing can actually fit IN the 6,1 MP can it?

 

[tsialex]

Thanks TSIAlex.
There's no way that thing can actually fit IN the 6,1 MP can it?

It's not even the same socket - same number of pins (2011), but with a different electrical/signal arrangement for supporting DDR4 SDRAM.

V3 is FCLGA2011-3, also called R3, while V2 is FCLGA2011.