will vSphere 8 support the new Xeon W-3400 CPU's

[jwmb224]

it's not yet listed on the compatability guide, but i assume that could be because they've only just now been released. but the Xeon W5/7/9 CPU's are enterprise workstation CPU's and have only performance cores, so i can't imagine them not being supported. earlier versions of Xeon W's are supported. but i wanted to make sure. so if someone could weigh in on it, i'd appreciate it.

[krzysieksalwa]

Hi,

Here you can check CPU compatibility: VMware Compatibility Guide - cpu

If you are working in your home lab, you can install ESXi 8.0 even if your CPU is not compatible. There is a workaround, which is described here:

https://vmcloud.pl/2023/03/26/how-to-deploy-esxi-8-0/

I hope it will help

Cheers

[Lalegre · Accepted solution]

@jwmb224,

As mentioned above, when the CPU gets certified by VMware, it will show in the HCL. Note aside, the W-3100 previous gen is supported for vSphere 8 so I believe is a matter of time till W-3400 is listed there.

[jwmb224]

thanks both. that answers my question.

jared