[Discussion] - Excel user with mass data

Yes a little. You'd need a Mobo with the correct socket. While a little more expensive it is not a huge difference. It is hard/takes a while to find Mobo's with the exact same specs but different sockets but here is a kind of general comparison of the two processors we were looking at earlier.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $276.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $24.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard $173.98 @ Newegg
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $515.86
Mail-in rebates -$40.00
Total $475.86
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-02 12:47 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor $284.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $24.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $135.99 @ SuperBiiz
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $455.87
Mail-in rebates -$10.00
Total $445.87
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-02 12:52 EDT-0400
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