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Will your server run ESXi 9 or Windows Server 2025?
Type a Dell PowerEdge, HPE ProLiant or Lenovo ThinkSystem model. Each answer combines Broadcom’s Compatibility Guide, the server vendor’s own support documents, and the processor rules that decide what a listing really means — per CPU family, with the sources, checked 14 September 2026.
- Newest VMware release: ESX 9.1.1.0 (3 September 2026)
- ESXi 8 general support ends 11 October 2027
- Windows Server 2022 mainstream support ends 13 October 2026
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A listing is not the whole answer
Most answers online quote one source. The Broadcom guide can list a server that the manufacturer no longer supports on that release; a vendor can list Windows Server 2025 for a model whose older processor option Microsoft will not certify; and Broadcom can list a CPU for a release while its own knowledge base says that release blocks it. The checker reads all three layers and tells you when they disagree.
| Yes | Listed by Broadcom (ESXi) or the vendor (Windows), and no processor rule adds a caveat. |
| Yes · deprecated | Listed, but Broadcom has deprecated the CPU family: the installer warns, it stays supported for that release, and the next major release will drop it. |
| Override | Listed, but installs and upgrades need Broadcom’s documented override steps (Skylake-SP on VCF 9.1.x), and support ends with that release line. |
| Disputed | The sources disagree — Broadcom’s guide versus Broadcom’s own KB, or Broadcom versus the server vendor’s matrix. Read the notes before planning around it. |
| CPU off MS list | The vendor lists Windows Server for the server, but Microsoft’s processor list for that version excludes this CPU, so this configuration cannot be certified. |
| Not certified | Not on the authoritative list for this CPU. It may install, but it is not a supported configuration. |
| Blocked | Broadcom has discontinued the CPU family for that release — the installer refuses it. |
| No | The server vendor explicitly does not support it. |
VMware
ESXi 9 and older processors: what Broadcom changed in 2026
Broadcom works in two steps — a CPU family is first deprecated (the installer warns but it remains supported for that release) and later discontinued (the installer blocks it). For VCF 9.x, Broadwell (Xeon E5 v4) is discontinued, so servers such as the PowerEdge R730 and ProLiant DL380 Gen9 top out at ESXi 8. Cascade Lake, Xeon E-2100/E-2200 and AMD EPYC 7001/7002 are deprecated for 9.x: supported now, dropped in the next major release.
Skylake-SP is the moving part. When ESX 9.0 shipped, Broadcom listed it as discontinued. On 4 July 2026 it revised KB 428874: Skylake-SP is now supported in Deprecated Mode on VCF 9.1.x only, installs need an override, and it is discontinued from 9.2. The guide still lists Skylake-SP servers for 9.0 with a “confirm with vendor” flag, which is why this checker marks 9.0 on Skylake as disputed rather than picking a side.
Windows Server
Windows Server 2025 and the processor list
Microsoft certifies Windows Server systems per version, and a system can only be certified if its processor is on that version’s list. The Windows Server 2025 list starts at 2nd Gen Xeon Scalable and AMD EPYC 7002 — so a 1st Gen Xeon Scalable (Skylake) or EPYC 7001 build cannot be certified for 2025, even on a model the vendor lists. Windows Server 2025 also requires SSE4.2 and POPCNT, which the 2022 requirements do not. Microsoft is careful to say the list “does not in itself determine Microsoft support”; the checker shows it as a caveat, not a block.
Full table
Every model, every processor family
Each row is one processor family a model shipped with. ESXi cells show the newest update Broadcom lists. Use the checker above for the reasons and sources behind any cell.
Dell PowerEdge
| Model | Processor family | ESXi 7.0 | ESXi 8.0 | ESX 9.0 | ESX 9.1 | WS 2019 | WS 2022 | WS 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerEdge R260 16G | Pentium | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon 6300 (Raptor Lake-E Refresh) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Not certified | Yes | Yes | |
| Xeon E-2400 (Raptor Lake-E) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| PowerEdge R360 16G | Pentium | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon 6300 (Raptor Lake-E Refresh) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Not certified | Yes | Yes | |
| Xeon E-2400 (Raptor Lake-E) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| PowerEdge R430 13G | Xeon E5/E7 v4 (Broadwell) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Not certified | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | Not certified | Not certified |
| Xeon E5/E7 v3 (Haswell) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Blocked | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | Not certified | Not certified | |
| PowerEdge R440 14G | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Disputed | Yes | Yes | Not certified |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | Not certified | |
| PowerEdge R450 15G | Xeon Scalable 3rd Gen (Ice Lake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PowerEdge R470 17G | Xeon 6 E-core (Sierra Forest) | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | No | Not certified | Not certified |
| Xeon 6 P-core (Granite Rapids-SP) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| PowerEdge R530 13G | Xeon E5/E7 v4 (Broadwell) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Not certified | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | Not certified | Not certified |
| Xeon E5/E7 v3 (Haswell) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Blocked | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | Not certified | Not certified | |
| PowerEdge R540 14G | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Disputed | Yes | Yes | Not certified |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | Not certified | |
| PowerEdge R550 15G | Xeon Scalable 3rd Gen (Ice Lake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PowerEdge R570 17G | Xeon 6 E-core (Sierra Forest) | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | No | Not certified | Not certified |
| Xeon 6 P-core (Granite Rapids-SP) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| PowerEdge R630 13G | Xeon E5/E7 v4 (Broadwell) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Not certified | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | Not certified | Not certified |
| Xeon E5/E7 v3 (Haswell) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Blocked | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | Not certified | Not certified | |
| PowerEdge R640 14G | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Disputed | Yes | Yes | Not certified |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | Not certified | |
| PowerEdge R650 15G | Xeon Scalable 3rd Gen (Ice Lake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PowerEdge R650xs 15G | Xeon Scalable 3rd Gen (Ice Lake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unverified |
| PowerEdge R6515 15G | EPYC 7002 (Rome) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated | Yes · deprecated | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EPYC 7003 (Milan) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| PowerEdge R6525 15G | EPYC 7002 (Rome) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated | Yes · deprecated | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EPYC 7003 (Milan) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| PowerEdge R660 16G | Xeon Scalable 5th Gen (Emerald Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 4th Gen (Sapphire Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Xeon CPU Max 9400 (Sapphire Rapids HBM) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | CPU off MS list | CPU off MS list | CPU off MS list | |
| PowerEdge R660xs 16G | Xeon Scalable 5th Gen (Emerald Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 4th Gen (Sapphire Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| PowerEdge R6615 16G | EPYC 9004 (Genoa / Bergamo) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PowerEdge R6625 16G | EPYC 9004 (Genoa / Bergamo) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PowerEdge R670 17G | Xeon 6 E-core (Sierra Forest) | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | No | Not certified | Not certified |
| Xeon 6 P-core (Granite Rapids-SP) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| PowerEdge R730 13G | Xeon E5/E7 v4 (Broadwell) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Not certified | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | Not certified | Not certified |
| Xeon E5/E7 v3 (Haswell) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Blocked | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | Not certified | Not certified | |
| PowerEdge R730xd 13G | Xeon E5/E7 v4 (Broadwell) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Not certified | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | Not certified | Not certified |
| Xeon E5/E7 v3 (Haswell) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Blocked | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | Not certified | Not certified | |
| PowerEdge R740 14G | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Disputed | Yes | Yes | Not certified |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | Not certified | |
| PowerEdge R740xd 14G | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Disputed | Yes | Yes | Not certified |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | Not certified | |
| PowerEdge R750 15G | Xeon Scalable 3rd Gen (Ice Lake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PowerEdge R750xs 15G | Xeon Scalable 3rd Gen (Ice Lake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unverified |
| PowerEdge R7515 15G | EPYC 7002 (Rome) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated | Yes · deprecated | Yes | Yes | Unverified |
| EPYC 7003 (Milan) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unverified | |
| PowerEdge R7525 15G | EPYC 7002 (Rome) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated | Yes · deprecated | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EPYC 7003 (Milan) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| PowerEdge R760 16G | Xeon Scalable 5th Gen (Emerald Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 4th Gen (Sapphire Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Xeon CPU Max 9400 (Sapphire Rapids HBM) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | CPU off MS list | CPU off MS list | CPU off MS list | |
| PowerEdge R760xs 16G | Xeon Scalable 5th Gen (Emerald Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 4th Gen (Sapphire Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| PowerEdge R7615 16G | EPYC 9004 (Genoa / Bergamo) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PowerEdge R7625 16G | EPYC 9004 (Genoa / Bergamo) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PowerEdge R770 17G | Xeon 6 E-core (Sierra Forest) | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | No | Not certified | Not certified |
| Xeon 6 P-core (Granite Rapids-SP) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| PowerEdge R940 14G | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Disputed | Yes | Yes | Not certified |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | Not certified | |
| PowerEdge T360 16G | Pentium | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon 6300 (Raptor Lake-E Refresh) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Not certified | Yes | Yes | |
| Xeon E-2400 (Raptor Lake-E) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| PowerEdge T430 13G | Xeon E5/E7 v4 (Broadwell) | Not certified | Not certified | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | Not certified | Not certified |
| Xeon E5/E7 v3 (Haswell) | Not certified | Blocked | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | Not certified | Not certified | |
| PowerEdge T440 14G | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Disputed | Yes | Yes | Not certified |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | Not certified | |
| PowerEdge T550 15G | Xeon Scalable 3rd Gen (Ice Lake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PowerEdge T560 16G | Xeon Scalable 5th Gen (Emerald Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 4th Gen (Sapphire Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| PowerEdge T630 13G | Xeon E5/E7 v4 (Broadwell) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Not certified | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | Not certified | Not certified |
| Xeon E5/E7 v3 (Haswell) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Blocked | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | Not certified | Not certified | |
| PowerEdge T640 14G | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Disputed | Yes | Yes | Not certified |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | Not certified |
HPE ProLiant
| Model | Processor family | ESXi 7.0 | ESXi 8.0 | ESX 9.0 | ESX 9.1 | WS 2019 | WS 2022 | WS 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProLiant Compute DL320 Gen12 Gen12 | Xeon 6 E-core (Sierra Forest) | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon 6 P-core (Granite Rapids-SP) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Not certified | Yes | Yes | |
| ProLiant Compute DL360 Gen12 Gen12 | Xeon 6 E-core (Sierra Forest) | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon 6 P-core (Granite Rapids-SP) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Not certified | Yes | Yes | |
| ProLiant Compute DL380 Gen12 Gen12 | Xeon 6 E-core (Sierra Forest) | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon 6 P-core (Granite Rapids-SP) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Not certified | Yes | Yes | |
| ProLiant DL160 Gen10 Gen10 | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated | Yes · deprecated | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | CPU off MS list | |
| ProLiant DL160 Gen9 Gen9 | Xeon E5/E7 v4 (Broadwell) | Not certified | Not certified | Blocked | Blocked | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified |
| Xeon E5/E7 v3 (Haswell) | Not certified | Blocked | Blocked | Blocked | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | |
| ProLiant DL180 Gen10 Gen10 | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated | Yes · deprecated | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | CPU off MS list | |
| ProLiant DL180 Gen9 Gen9 | Xeon E5/E7 v4 (Broadwell) | Not certified | Not certified | Blocked | Blocked | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified |
| Xeon E5/E7 v3 (Haswell) | Not certified | Blocked | Blocked | Blocked | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | |
| ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus Gen10 Plus | Pentium | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon E-2300 (Rocket Lake-E) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ProLiant DL20 Gen11 Gen11 | Xeon 6300 (Raptor Lake-E Refresh) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | CPU off MS list | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon E-2400 (Raptor Lake-E) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ProLiant DL320 Gen11 Gen11 | Xeon Scalable 5th Gen (Emerald Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 4th Gen (Sapphire Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Gen10 | EPYC 7001 (Naples) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Yes | Yes | Not certified |
| EPYC 7002 (Rome) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated | Yes · deprecated | Yes | Yes | Not certified | |
| ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Plus v2 Gen10 Plus v2 | EPYC 7002 (Rome) | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EPYC 7003 (Milan) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ProLiant DL325 Gen11 Gen11 | EPYC 9004 (Genoa / Bergamo) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EPYC 9005 (Turin) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Gen10 | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated | Yes · deprecated | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | CPU off MS list | |
| ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Plus Gen10 Plus | Xeon Scalable 3rd Gen (Ice Lake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ProLiant DL360 Gen11 Gen11 | Xeon Scalable 5th Gen (Emerald Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 4th Gen (Sapphire Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Xeon CPU Max 9400 (Sapphire Rapids HBM) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
| ProLiant DL360 Gen9 Gen9 | Xeon E5/E7 v4 (Broadwell) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Not certified | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | Not certified | Not certified |
| Xeon E5/E7 v3 (Haswell) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Blocked | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | Not certified | Not certified | |
| ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Gen10 | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated | Yes · deprecated | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | CPU off MS list | |
| ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Plus Gen10 Plus | Xeon Scalable 3rd Gen (Ice Lake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ProLiant DL380 Gen11 Gen11 | Xeon Scalable 5th Gen (Emerald Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 4th Gen (Sapphire Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Xeon CPU Max 9400 (Sapphire Rapids HBM) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
| ProLiant DL380 Gen9 Gen9 | Xeon E5/E7 v4 (Broadwell) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Not certified | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | Not certified | Not certified |
| Xeon E5/E7 v3 (Haswell) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Blocked | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | Not certified | Not certified | |
| ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Gen10 | EPYC 7001 (Naples) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Yes | Yes | Not certified |
| EPYC 7002 (Rome) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated | Yes · deprecated | Yes | Yes | Not certified | |
| ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus v2 Gen10 Plus v2 | EPYC 7002 (Rome) | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EPYC 7003 (Milan) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ProLiant DL385 Gen11 Gen11 | EPYC 9004 (Genoa / Bergamo) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EPYC 9005 (Turin) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ProLiant ML110 Gen11 Gen11 | Xeon Scalable 5th Gen (Emerald Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 4th Gen (Sapphire Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ProLiant ML30 Gen10 Plus Gen10 Plus | Pentium | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon E-2300 (Rocket Lake-E) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ProLiant ML30 Gen11 Gen11 | Xeon 6300 (Raptor Lake-E Refresh) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | CPU off MS list | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon E-2400 (Raptor Lake-E) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ProLiant ML350 Gen10 Gen10 | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated | Yes · deprecated | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | CPU off MS list | |
| ProLiant ML350 Gen11 Gen11 | Xeon Scalable 5th Gen (Emerald Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 4th Gen (Sapphire Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ProLiant ML350 Gen9 Gen9 | Xeon E5/E7 v4 (Broadwell) | Not certified | Not certified | Blocked | Blocked | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified |
| Xeon E5/E7 v3 (Haswell) | Not certified | Blocked | Blocked | Blocked | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified |
Lenovo ThinkSystem & System x
| Model | Processor family | ESXi 7.0 | ESXi 8.0 | ESX 9.0 | ESX 9.1 | WS 2019 | WS 2022 | WS 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| System x3550 M5 System x M5 | Xeon E5/E7 v4 (Broadwell) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Not certified | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | No | No |
| Xeon E5/E7 v3 (Haswell) | Disputed | Blocked | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | No | No | |
| System x3650 M5 System x M5 | Xeon E5/E7 v4 (Broadwell) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Not certified | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | No | No |
| Xeon E5/E7 v3 (Haswell) | Disputed | Blocked | Blocked | Blocked | Yes | No | No | |
| ThinkSystem SR250 V2 ThinkSystem V2 (Xeon E-2300) | Xeon E-2300 (Rocket Lake-E) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| ThinkSystem SR250 V3 ThinkSystem V3 (Xeon E-2400 / Xeon 6300) | Xeon 6300 (Raptor Lake-E Refresh) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon E-2400 (Raptor Lake-E) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| ThinkSystem SR530 ThinkSystem 1st gen (Xeon SP Gen 1/Gen 2) | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Disputed | Yes | Yes | No |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | No | |
| ThinkSystem SR550 ThinkSystem 1st gen (Xeon SP Gen 1/Gen 2) | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Disputed | Yes | Yes | No |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | No | |
| ThinkSystem SR570 ThinkSystem 1st gen (Xeon SP Gen 1/Gen 2) | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Disputed | Yes | Yes | No |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | No | |
| ThinkSystem SR590 ThinkSystem 1st gen (Xeon SP Gen 1/Gen 2) | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Disputed | Yes | Yes | No |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | No | |
| ThinkSystem SR630 ThinkSystem 1st gen (Xeon SP Gen 1/Gen 2) | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Disputed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | No | |
| ThinkSystem SR630 V2 ThinkSystem V2 (3rd Gen Xeon Scalable) | Xeon Scalable 3rd Gen (Ice Lake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ThinkSystem SR630 V3 ThinkSystem V3 (4th/5th Gen Xeon Scalable) | Xeon Scalable 5th Gen (Emerald Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 4th Gen (Sapphire Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ThinkSystem SR630 V4 ThinkSystem V4 (Xeon 6) | Xeon 6 E-core (Sierra Forest) | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | Not certified | No | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon 6 P-core (Granite Rapids-SP) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| ThinkSystem SR635 ThinkSystem 1st gen AMD (EPYC 7002/7003) | EPYC 7002 (Rome) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Disputed | Yes | Yes | No |
| EPYC 7003 (Milan) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Disputed | Yes | Yes | No | |
| ThinkSystem SR635 V3 ThinkSystem V3 (AMD EPYC 9004/9005) | EPYC 9004 (Genoa / Bergamo) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EPYC 9005 (Turin) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ThinkSystem SR645 ThinkSystem 2S AMD (EPYC 7002/7003) | EPYC 7002 (Rome) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated | Yes · deprecated | Yes | Yes | No |
| EPYC 7003 (Milan) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ThinkSystem SR645 V3 ThinkSystem V3 (AMD EPYC 9004/9005) | EPYC 9004 (Genoa / Bergamo) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EPYC 9005 (Turin) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ThinkSystem SR650 ThinkSystem 1st gen (Xeon SP Gen 1/Gen 2) | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated | Disputed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | No | |
| ThinkSystem SR650 V2 ThinkSystem V2 (3rd Gen Xeon Scalable) | Xeon Scalable 3rd Gen (Ice Lake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ThinkSystem SR650 V3 ThinkSystem V3 (4th/5th Gen Xeon Scalable) | Xeon Scalable 5th Gen (Emerald Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 4th Gen (Sapphire Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ThinkSystem SR650 V4 ThinkSystem V4 (Xeon 6) | Xeon 6 P-core (Granite Rapids-SP) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| ThinkSystem SR655 ThinkSystem 1st gen AMD (EPYC 7002/7003) | EPYC 7002 (Rome) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Disputed | Yes | Yes | No |
| EPYC 7003 (Milan) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Disputed | Yes | Yes | No | |
| ThinkSystem SR655 V3 ThinkSystem V3 (AMD EPYC 9004/9005) | EPYC 9004 (Genoa / Bergamo) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EPYC 9005 (Turin) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ThinkSystem SR665 ThinkSystem 2S AMD (EPYC 7002/7003) | EPYC 7002 (Rome) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated | Yes · deprecated | Yes | Yes | No |
| EPYC 7003 (Milan) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ThinkSystem SR665 V3 ThinkSystem V3 (AMD EPYC 9004/9005) | EPYC 9004 (Genoa / Bergamo) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EPYC 9005 (Turin) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ThinkSystem ST250 ThinkSystem 1st gen (Xeon E-2100/E-2200) | Xeon E-2100 (Coffee Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Not certified | Not certified | Yes | Yes | No |
| Xeon E-2200 (Coffee Lake Refresh) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Not certified | Not certified | Yes | Yes | No | |
| ThinkSystem ST250 V2 ThinkSystem V2 (Xeon E-2300) | Xeon E-2300 (Rocket Lake-E) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| ThinkSystem ST250 V3 ThinkSystem V3 (Xeon E-2400 / Xeon 6300) | Xeon 6300 (Raptor Lake-E Refresh) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon E-2400 (Raptor Lake-E) | Not certified | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| ThinkSystem ST550 ThinkSystem 1st gen (Xeon SP Gen 1/Gen 2) | Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Disputed | Yes | Yes | No |
| Xeon Scalable 1st Gen (Skylake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · deprecated · 8.0 U3 | Disputed | Override | Yes | Yes | No | |
| ThinkSystem ST650 V2 ThinkSystem V2 (3rd Gen Xeon Scalable) | Xeon Scalable 3rd Gen (Ice Lake-SP) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ThinkSystem ST650 V3 ThinkSystem V3 (4th/5th Gen Xeon Scalable) | Xeon Scalable 5th Gen (Emerald Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xeon Scalable 4th Gen (Sapphire Rapids) | Yes · 7.0 U3 | Yes · 8.0 U3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Questions people ask
Does the Dell PowerEdge R740 support ESXi 9?
Only with conditions. Broadcom’s Compatibility Guide lists the R740 for ESX 9.0 and 9.1, but every row is flagged “VCF Supported. Confirm w/Vendor” (KB 428874), and Dell’s own ESXi 9.x compatibility matrix does not include 14th-generation servers. On Cascade Lake CPUs 9.x is supported with a deprecation warning. On Skylake-SP CPUs, Broadcom says 9.0 was discontinued and 9.1.x is supported only in Deprecated Mode with an override install — and not beyond 9.1.x.
Can ESXi 9 run on Skylake (1st Gen Xeon Scalable) processors?
Broadcom revised its position on 4 July 2026: Skylake-SP is supported in Deprecated Mode on VCF 9.1.x only, installs need the documented override steps, and it is discontinued from 9.2. For 9.0, Broadcom’s sources disagree — the guide lists Skylake-SP servers while KB 428874 says Skylake-SP was discontinued at 9.0.
Does Windows Server 2025 support 1st Gen Xeon Scalable (Skylake)?
Microsoft’s Windows Server 2025 processor list starts at 2nd Gen Xeon Scalable (x2xx), so Skylake-SP (x1xx) systems cannot be certified for Windows Server 2025 — even where the server vendor lists Windows Server 2025 for the model. Microsoft says the list “does not in itself determine Microsoft support”, but only systems with listed processors can be certified.
What does “VCF Supported. Confirm w/Vendor” mean on the Broadcom guide?
Per Broadcom KB 428874: VMware supports its software on that CPU series for the release, but the server vendor did not certify the system, so hardware, BIOS and firmware support is the vendor’s responsibility, with no further system-level driver enhancements from VMware. Check with the server manufacturer.
If my server is not on the list, will ESXi or Windows Server not install?
Not necessarily. “Not certified” means the combination is not on Broadcom’s guide or the vendor’s matrix, so it is not a supported configuration — it may still install. “Blocked” is different: Broadcom’s installer refuses discontinued CPU families (for example Broadwell on ESX 9.x).
When does ESXi 8 support end?
Broadcom’s product lifecycle gives End of General Support for ESXi 8.x as 11 October 2027. ESXi 7.x reached End of General Support on 2 October 2025. Windows Server 2022 mainstream support ends 13 October 2026.
Does a “Supported” result cover my network cards and RAID controller?
No. Broadcom certifies a server model with a CPU series; network adapters, storage controllers and HBAs have their own entries on the Broadcom Compatibility Guide, and Windows Server certification is per tested configuration. Check your I/O devices and firmware versions separately before upgrading.
Sources and method
Broadcom Compatibility Guide rows were pulled from Broadcom’s own data on 14 September 2026 for every Dell, HPE and Lenovo server listing. Windows Server status comes from Dell’s and HPE’s support matrices, Lenovo’s OS Interoperability Guide and the Windows Server Catalog. Every cell was independently re-checked against the same sources before publication, and the processor rules are applied to all models from one table. Vendors revise these documents; we re-check quarterly. A listing covers the server and CPU — not its network, storage or other I/O devices.
- Broadcom Compatibility Guide — server program (Dell, HPE, Lenovo listings) — queried 14 September 2026
- Broadcom KB 318697 — CPU Support Deprecation and Discontinuation in VCF releases — modified 9 July 2026
- Broadcom KB 318697 — vSphere 8.0.x CPU deprecation and discontinuation tables (archived copy) — captured 16 December 2024
- Broadcom KB 428874 — Deprecated CPU systems / servers in ESX 9.0 and implications for support — updated 4 July 2026
- Broadcom product lifecycle — VMware ESXi / VCF end of general support dates — checked 14 September 2026
- Microsoft — Windows Server processor requirements (supported processor lists by version) — checked 14 September 2026
- Microsoft — Hardware requirements for Windows Server — updated 3 September 2026
- Microsoft Lifecycle — Windows Server 2019 — checked 14 September 2026
- Microsoft Lifecycle — Windows Server 2022 — checked 14 September 2026
- Microsoft Lifecycle — Windows Server 2025 — checked 14 September 2026
- Windows Server Catalog — FAQ (what "Certified for Windows Server" means) — checked 14 September 2026
- Dell — PowerEdge / Microsoft Windows Server operating system support matrix — December 2025 edition
- Dell — VMware vSphere ESXi 9.x on Dell PowerEdge systems compatibility matrix — Rev. A03, May 2026
- Lenovo — Operating System Interoperability Guide (OSIG) — checked 14 September 2026
- HPE — Servers support and certification matrices (Windows Server and VMware) — checked 14 September 2026
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