I5 2410m what can be replaced. Feasibility of replacing an Intel Core i5 processor with a Core i7 processor in an old laptop

A little foreword: five years ago, in the summer of 2013, I thought about buying a laptop for myself, so as not to swell with boredom while traveling. My work is connected with a long absence from home, so I started looking for a workhorse for myself, so that it would be inexpensive and some undemanding games to be able to play at moments when a little free time was formed on boring lonely evenings. Fortunately, usually a long search in such cases was not destined to drag on, and one clear June morning luck smiled at me: on one popular trading platform I saw it - a laptop that met all my requirements, namely, it was quite nimble, while it was inexpensive , besides, the seller lived literally across the street. So in speed I became the proud owner of a laptop produced by a little-known company Packard bell, model EASYNOTE TS11-HR-522RU for a very modest 10 thousand rubles. Yes, the laptop was not new, but the previous owner treated it very carefully, he even kept the box, and the laptop itself had quite good characteristics for that time: a modern second generation Intel Core i5 2410M processor, 4 GB of RAM, a spacious 750 hard drive GB and, most importantly, a discrete video card GeForce GT540M with as much as two gigabytes of video memory, albeit of the DDR3 standard, but not built-in - and that's bread. In general, I was very pleased with the purchase.

Packard bell models EASYNOTE TS11-HR-522RU

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After replacing the fan, I did not grieve, a session of painful game still forced me to upgrade my desktop computer, and everything was fine until I came across Intel Core i7 2670QM on the international ebay marketplace for a very modest 2,500 rubles. I had been looking at mobile i7s before, but the relatively cheap i7 2630QM did not show any frequency progress relative to the existing i5 2410M, and the full-fledged i7 2820QM with a full 8MB third-level cache was frankly out of my budget. Yes, and the i7 2670QM until then had cost a lot, in general, it was decided to purchase the find without fail, besides, it is very handy at the same time in the USA one piece of iron, rare in our area, was bought for a friend and the delivery of the processor turned out to be free, since additional 40 grams of weight had no effect on the total cost of shipping to Russia. After a month and a half of waiting, I became the proud owner of a brand new Intel Core i7 2670QM.

Intel Core i7 2670QM vs. Intel Core i5 2410M

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Immediately attention is drawn to the fact that the size of the crystals in the mobile version of Intel Core i7 and the mobile version of the Core i5 differ somewhat, just two times. This difference in size is due to no more delicate process technology in Core i5 (both processors were produced in compliance with the same 32nm process technology) and no less system cache (although the latter fact definitely made its contribution). Everything is somewhat sadder - in fact, for a long time, the mobile version of Intel Core i5 and its desktop counterpart were completely incomparable processors: no joke, mobile i5, unlike their desktop versions, had 2 cores at their disposal, each of which supported HT technology , this is not at all like the four full-fledged cores that desktop processors belonging to the same family could flaunt. Although formally both versions in the task manager looked identical, there were 4 threads there, but as they say, there was one nuance :) The mobile Core i7 from the desktop, in terms of the number of cores and threads, did not differ, it was still the same processor with four cores, each of which supported the technology Hyper-Threading (let's pretend that we don't know about the existence of mobile castrates, proudly called Intel Core i7, but which, at the same time, were actually the most analogs of desktop dual-core Core i3, albeit with the price of full-fledged Core i7). Actually, because of this fact, I started an unscheduled update of my laptop, because with one replacement, I could immediately double both the number of cores and the amount of cache memory, and slightly increase the clock frequencies, thus potentially extending the life of my favorite piece of hardware.

However, before the first launch, I was very stressed by one important fact - the new processor had a higher TDP level equal to 45W, versus 35W for the already available Intel Core i5 2410M. And the problem was not only in the higher heat dissipation and power consumption, but also in the extreme weakness of the standard laptop cooling system, which barely coped with the temperature of the actually dual-core Core i5 during the launch of simple games, while I am sure that only LinX would have brought processor before throttling in the first second, and running FurMark in parallel could even cause fatal and, most importantly, irreversible consequences for the entire system as a whole :) To give you the essence of my concerns, below I will give an image of the cooling system itself and board on which it is installed:

Laptop motherboard Packard bell model EASYNOTE TS11-HR-522RU

On the board itself, the processor, chipset, power system and video card chip are close enough to each other. The processor itself is removable, plugged into a socket. The mobile version, unlike its desktop counterparts, has legs, just like AMD processors, and the video chip is tightly soldered to the motherboard. A simple copper-aluminum design is responsible for cooling, in which a pair of heat pipes, a small aluminum radiator and a fan shroud with a removable impeller that is tightly attached to it, sucks in fresh air through very narrow slots at the very bottom of the laptop.

Cooling system for Packard bell laptop EASYNOTE TS11-HR-522RU

So, my fears crept into the ability of this small aluminum misunderstanding to remove heat from the large Core i7 (and this misunderstanding is really small, about 7x2x1cm in size with thin ribs spaced ~ every millimeter). I even had a backup plan in advance, which was to buy a more advanced cooling system from a similar Acer laptop with a thicker heat pipe. On the other hand, one of the Packard bell models in an identical case was immediately produced from the factory with a preinstalled Intel Core i7 2630QM, whose TDP was similarly equal to 45 watts, and that calmed me down a bit. Another important detail was that the old and new processors were slightly different in die height, subsequently checking the print of the thermal paste on the heat spreader dispelled my fears that the clamp might be uneven or loose. In general, there will be enough water, after 2 hours of torment, which took the assembly / disassembly of the laptop with one hand, with the passing of picking up the screws that were so inopportunely in the path of the cat that jumped onto the table, the job was done. The laptop started up without any visible problems and, having quickly passed the POST screen, proceeded to load the operating system, which could not but rejoice. However, this fact was a little overshadowed by the fact that I, it seems, loosely fixed the cable going from the keyboard to the motherboard, as a result of which some of the symbols did not work on it, even a screenshot of the first launch could not be made because of this. After half an hour of fussing, which took the elimination of the shortcomings, CPUz solemnly reported to me that the whole operation was successful, the system correctly recognized both the processor itself and all its parameters:

Core i7 2670QM first launch

Initially, I planned to limit myself to this, it started and started, it did not burn out and well, but in the process I decided to test the system before changing the processor and after in a number of available benchmarks in order to evaluate the performance gain and at the same time see how the temperatures change. All tests were carried out at night, without additional blowing of the laptop in the same position on the table with a time interval of 2 hours. I put the test results into a single table, this is what happened in the end:

And it turned out quite interesting: a Core i7 processor with a higher TDP, higher frequency and twice as many cores and cache demonstrated LOWER temperatures in load than the formally colder Core i5. The difference in temperatures can be partially attributed to a more recent thermal paste, it could well play 1-2 °, although I used the same Arctic MX-2 in both cases, but during testing the i5 2410M it was already six months old. Additional cleaning of the radiator could also bring a couple of degrees to the i7 advantage, although during the same six months since the last cleaning, the radiator did not practically get dusty, I just rubbed it with a cotton swab with alcohol for order :) But the rest of the result cannot but rejoice , the main merit of such good temperature indicators is clearly the large crystal area of \u200b\u200bthe 2670QM, because it is easier to remove more heat from a larger area, all other things being equal. If my Core i7 had the same footprint as the Core i5, while retaining the same advantage in the number of transistors and frequency, the cooling system would probably not cope with its task even during periods of inactivity on the desktop. As for performance, I recorded the results in a number of benchmarks before and after the change of processor and additionally added the results of my desktop Core i7 8700K, overclocked to 5000 MHz, to the comparison, so that it was not completely boring.

So let's get started, the first test - wPrime version 1.55 to check performance in the mode when only one data processing thread is involved and wPrime version 2.10 - for all active threads:

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Thanks to the higher Turbo Boost frequency, the Core i7 2670QM outperforms its opponent even in the mode with one active thread, while in the load mode on all cores it demonstrates an overwhelming advantage - the difference in performance is expected and reaches almost 90%. As for the Core i7 8700K, it doesn't give either a single chance to both rivals, but that's what the 8700K is for.

The next test is everyone's favorite WinRAR 5.60:

And again, i7 2670QM leaves no stone unturned from its rival, the result is quite predictable, twice as many cores - twice as many indicators.

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The Cinebench benchmark is very popular among the people, I used two versions: the relatively old R11.5 and the newer R15. This test suite responds very well to an increase in the number of processor cores and, as a result, in both cases, the Core i7 2670QM has a 90% advantage over its competitor.

At one time, 3DMark 2006 spoiled a lot of blood for owners of single-core processors, because the final result was influenced, among other things, by the number of points earned by the central processor, other things being equal, a larger number of cores guaranteed higher results at the end of testing. In this test package, the advantage of the elder brother over the rival in the overall result reached 10%, and in a separate test of processor performance - more than 80%.

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Well, where in our today's testing without the Super Pi. The test is single-threaded, the larger number of cores in it does not give absolutely any advantage over the rival, but even so, due to the higher frequency, the Core i7 demonstrated an advantage of around 8-11% over its rival. As an interim summary, for convenience, I have brought all the test results into one general table:

As for the direct summing up: the main question is, was all this fuss worth the candle? I think it was worth it, because in addition to the fact that installing a new processor increased the overall performance of the system as a whole, I also personally had an extra reason to delve into the hardware and conduct this senseless, in general, testing. As an additional bonus, being in the Windows 10 environment has become clearly more comfortable, you really feel it, and why did I just put it on my head, and the presence of Core i7 in a laptop warms my soul a little :)

Thanks to everyone who read, special thanks to the blog moderator for helping with some bug fixes. Who didn't like it - sorry for wasting a little of your time, bye everyone!

A little about the processor socket

Socket g2, also referred to as rPGA988B, is Intel's processor socket for its second and later third generation Celeron, Pentium, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7 mobile processor series and replaces the first generation mobile processors. Socket G2 processors are based on the Intel Sandy Bridge architecture and are made on a 32nm process technology, later for this socket were the processors of the improved Ivy Bridge architecture at 22nm. These processors use an internal QPI bus for communication between the cores and the onboard PCI-Express controller. The memory subsystem of Socket G2 processors can work at most in dual-channel mode at DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1600, depending on the processor used.

Along with the new processors, Intel has released the 6th series of mobile chipsets for laptop motherboards: HM65, HM67, QM67, QS67 and UM67compatible with Socket G2 (rPGA988B). Then, in 2012, the 7th series of Intel mobile chipsets was released, with support for the new processors on the Ivy Bridge core and partial support for the previous processors on the Sandy Bridge core. However, due to changes in the electrical interface of the Ivy Bridge core processors, they may not be compatible with motherboards based on the 6th series chipsets for the Sandy Bridge core processors. The 7th series of Intel mobile chipsets consisted of the following chipsets: HM70, HM75, HM76, HM77, QM77, QS77, UM77.

If you have a previous generation Intel Core i7 processor installed in your laptop (the processor model has an old, three-digit digital marking), the upgrade of such processors is described in the article on Upgrading Intel First Generation Core i7 Processors.

Processor case types:

In the processor specifications, on the Intel website, each processor has its case type. For the series of mobile Core i7 processors of the second and third generation, the following cases are found: PGA988, PPGA988, FCPGA988 and FCBGA1023, FCBGA1224. The number indicates the number of electrical contacts.

1. PGA (Pin Grid Array) - case with a matrix of conclusions. It is a square or rectangular case with located at the bottom pin contacts;
2. PPGA (Plastic Pin Grid Array) - this is a PGA package in plastic design;
3. FCPGA (Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array) - one of the modifications of the PPGA package. In this case, the open processor die is located on the top of the case.
4. FCBGA (Flip-Chip Ball Grid Array) - is a PGA package in which the pins are replaced by solder balls... In this case, the open processor die is located on the top of the case.

Hence it follows that for the Socket G2 (rPGA988B) processor socket without a border as indicated in the specification the processor case, the main thing is to indicate PGA988 or PPGA988 or FCPGA988... They will all fit the same whether PGA988, PPGA988, or FCPGA988. In other words, they are the same for us (Socket G2, aka rPGA988B).

However, Intel's second and third generation Core i7 processors were also available in chassis FCBGA1023 and FCBGA1224. Processors in the performance of FCBGA1023 and FCBGA1224 just cannot be replaced - such processors are tightly soldered to the motherboard using an array of balls.

Note: Some processors came in two packages, both in PGA988 (PPGA988, FCPGA988) and FCBGA1023. If your laptop has just such a processor and you do not know in which case, then I recommend that you first disassemble the laptop and make sure that your processor is not soldered to the motherboard (not FCBGA1023), but a regular Socket G2 processor in PGA988 (PPGA988, FCPGA988) package.

Choosing a replacement processor

So how do you choose a processor to upgrade? You need to choose so as not to make a mistake when buying and not to break your laptop by installing the “wrong” processor.

I will describe the main points to look for when choosing a processor:

1. Processor generation

The first thing to know is which generation your "old" processor belongs to. In other words, to determine whether it is the second generation (Sandy Bridge 32nm process technology) for the 6th series of mobile chipsets or a newer generation (Ivy Bridge 22nm process technology) for the 7th series of mobile chipsets. This can be done by looking at the two processor lists below on this page. Having found your "old" processor in one of them, you will determine the generation of your processor. If you did not find your processor in any of these lists, it may be of a completely different generation (not the second and third) and you need to move on to another article, where replacements for other generations of processors are considered.

You will most likely need to choose a "new" processor within the same list of processors as your "old" processor. However, there is an exception when you have a second generation processor (Sandy Bridge) in your laptop, and the motherboard chipset is a 7th series, for the second and third generation processors. In this case, it will be possible to replace the processor with a newer generation processor from the list.

2.Motherboard chipset series

After determining the processor generation, you need to decide on the motherboard chipset. In other words, determine if the chipset belongs to the 6th series of mobile chipsets (HM65, HM67, QM67, QS67 and UM67) or the newer 7th series of Intel mobile chipsets (HM70, HM75, HM76, HM77, QM77, QS77 or UM77).

To accurately determine the chipset of the laptop motherboard, you will need to download any version of the program AIDA64 and look at it for information about the motherboard chipset - the name of the chipset. The photo below shows in which section of the program the name of the chipset is indicated:

Our photo shows the name of the North Bridge of the chipset as: Intel Ivy Bridge-E IMC... From this it follows that the laptop has a motherboard of the 7th series of mobile chipsets. For laptops with motherboards of the 6th series of mobile chipsets, the chipset will be indicated: Intel Sandy Bridge-MB IMC.

Once we know the chipset series, we will identify theoretical candidates from the list of processors. Note that on motherboards of the 6th series of chipsets, only processors from the processor list... But on motherboards of the 7th series of chipsets both processors from the list and some processors from the list are suitable.

3. Processor thermal package

The thermal design of the processor is one of the main limitations to consider. Having found our "old" processor in one of the lists, we look at its characteristics. The characteristics indicate such a parameter as TDP... Most processors have 35W. In other words, your processor can generate up to 35 watts of energy in the form of heat during its "hard" work.

Laptop manufacturers, when designing and manufacturing, usually calculate the laptop cooling system precisely so that it can remove this thermal energy from the laptop case and the processor, like the entire laptop, does not overheat. Overheating of the processor can lead to abnormal power shutdowns of the laptop, reboots during operation, and even damage to the laptop.

From here we draw conclusions. From candidates for "new" processors, it is better to remove those processors that have TDP higher than your "old" processorotherwise, after the upgrade, you can get processor overheating and all the ensuing consequences.

However, you can take a risk and choose a "new" replacement processor with a TDP larger by 10W compared to the "old" TDP. I would advise you to do this only if your "old" processor cooled well during "heavy" work and its temperatures were up to 55-60 degrees or lower - the cooling system coped well with cooling the "old" processor.

Advice: Do not be lazy and "search" Google for the existence of complete sets of your laptop with other, more powerful processors. Chances are, when you bought a laptop, these same laptop models were also sold with more powerful processors. Thus, you will find out if the cooling system is designed for such processors.

Note: By clicking on the cart image next to the processor name, you will be presented with an online store where you can purchase this processor. The prices are quite reasonable, the quality from Intel is up to the mark, hundreds and thousands of successful purchases and installations. Order and install! The store has a 100% refund in case of a failed purchase. Payment both with MasterCard / Visa and WebMoney is very convenient. Delivery to your post office directly from China in 10-30 days (usually about 14 days).

List of Socket G2 (rPGA988B) Sandy Bridge processors, 32nm process technology

• Intel Celeron B710 - 1 core 1 thread, 1.6GHz, L3 cache 1.5MB, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 2000, FCPGA988
• Intel Celeron B720 - 1 core 1 thread, 1.7GHz, L3 cache 1.5MB, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 2000, FCPGA988
• Intel Celeron B730 - 1 core 2 threads, 1.8GHz, L3 cache 1.5MB, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 2000, FCPGA988

• Intel Celeron B800 - 2 cores 2 threads, 1.5GHz, L3 cache 1.5MB, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 2000, FCPGA988
• Intel Celeron B810 - 2 cores 2 threads, 1.6GHz, L3 cache 2MB, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 2000, PGA988
• Intel Celeron B815 - 2 cores 2 threads, 1.6GHz, L3 cache 2MB, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 2000, FCPGA988
• Intel Celeron B820 - 2 cores 2 threads, 1.7GHz, L3 cache 2MB, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 2000, FCPGA988
• Intel Celeron B830 - 2 cores 2 threads, 1.8GHz, L3 cache 2MB, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 2000, FCPGA988
• Intel Celeron B840 - 2 cores 2 threads, 1.9GHz, L3 cache 2MB, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 2000, FCPGA988

• Intel Pentium B940 - 2 cores 2 threads, 2.0GHz, L3 cache 2MB, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 2000, PGA988
• Intel Pentium B950 - 2 cores 2 threads, 2.1GHz, L3 cache 2MB, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 2000, PGA988
• Intel Pentium B960 - 2 cores 2 threads, 2.2GHz, L3 cache 2MB, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 2000, FCPGA988 & PGA988)
• Intel Pentium B970 - 2 cores 2 threads, 2.3GHz, L3 cache 2MB, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 2000, FCPGA988
• Intel Pentium B980 - 2 cores 2 threads, 2.4GHz, L3 cache 2MB, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 2000, FCPGA988

• Intel Core i3-2308M - 2 cores 4 thread, 2.1GHz, L3 cache 3MB, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCPGA988
• Intel Core i3-2310M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.10GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCBGA1023 & PPGA988
• Intel Core i3-2312M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.10GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 3000, PPGA988
• Intel Core i3-2328M
• Intel Core i3-2330E
• Intel Core i3-2330M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.20GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCBGA1023 & PPGA988
• Intel Core i3-2332M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.20GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCPGA988
• Intel Core i3-2348M
• Intel Core i3-2350M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.30GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCBGA1023 & PPGA988
• Intel Core i3-2370M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.40GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 3000, PPGA988

• Intel Core i5-2410M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.30GHz @ 2.90GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCBGA1023 & PPGA988
• Intel Core i5-2430M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.40GHz @ 3.00GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCBGA1023 & PPGA988
• Intel Core i5-2450M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.50GHz @ 3.10GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCBGA1023 & PPGA988
• Intel Core i5-2510E - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.50GHz @ 3.10GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCPGA988
• Intel Core i5-2520M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.50GHz @ 3.20GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCBGA1023 & PPGA988
• Intel Core i5-2540M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.60GHz @ 3.30GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCBGA1023 & PPGA988

• Intel Core i7-2620M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.70GHz @ 3.40GHz, 4MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCBGA1023 & PPGA988
• Intel Core i7-2630QM - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.00GHz @ 2.90GHz, 6MB SmartCache, TDP 45W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-2640M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.80GHz @ 3.50GHz, 4MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCBGA1023 & PPGA988
• Intel Core i7-2670QM - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.20GHz @ 3.10GHz, 6MB SmartCache, TDP 45W, max 32GB DDR3 1066/1333, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-2710QE - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.10GHz @ 3.00GHz, 6MB SmartCache, TDP 45W, max 16GB DDR3 1066/1333/1600, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-2720QM - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.20GHz @ 3.30GHz, 6MB SmartCache, TDP 45W, max 32GB DDR3 1066/1333/1600, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCBGA1224 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-2760QM - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.40GHz @ 3.50GHz, 6MB SmartCache, TDP 45W, max 32GB DDR3 1066/1333/1600, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCBGA1224 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-2820QM - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.30GHz @ 3.40GHz, 8MB SmartCache, TDP 45W, max 32GB DDR3 1066/1333/1600, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCBGA1224 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-2860QM - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.50GHz @ 3.60GHz, 8MB SmartCache, TDP 45W, max 32GB DDR3 1066/1333/1600, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCBGA1224 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-2920XM - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.50GHz @ 3.50GHz, 8MB SmartCache, TDP 55W, max 32GB DDR3 1066/1333/1600, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-2960XM - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.70GHz @ 3.70GHz, 8MB SmartCache, TDP 55W, max 32GB DDR3 1066/1333/1600, Intel HD Graphics 3000, FCPGA988

For the vast majority of laptops based on 6-series chipsets, installing quad-core processors instead of dual-core ones is impossible due to the high TDP of the second-generation quad-core processors (Sandy Bridge). To upgrade the "weak" Sandy Bridge processor, I recommend choosing something from Core i5-2xx0M or i7-26x0M.

List of Socket G2 (rPGA988B) Ivy Bridge processors, 22nm process technology

• Intel Celeron 1000M - 2 cores 2 threads, 1.8GHz, 2MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 2500, FCPGA988
• Intel Celeron 1005M - 2 cores 2 threads, 1.9GHz, 2MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 2500, FCPGA988
• Intel Celeron 1020M - 2 cores 2 threads, 2.1GHz, 2MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 2500, FCPGA988
• Intel Celeron 1020E - 2 cores 2 threads, 2.2GHz, 2MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 / L 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 2500, FCBGA1023 & FCPGA988

• Intel Mobile Pentium A1018 - 2 cores 2 threads, 2.1GHz, 1MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 2500, FCPGA988

• Intel Pentium 2020M - 2 cores 2 threads, 2.4GHz, 2MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 2500, FCPGA988
• Intel Pentium 2030M - 2 cores 2 threads, 2.5GHz, 2MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 2500, FCPGA988

• Intel Core i3-3110M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.4GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCBGA1023 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i3-3120ME - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.4GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 / L 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCBGA1023 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i3-3120M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.5GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCBGA1023 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i3-3130M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.6GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCBGA1023 & FCPGA988

• Intel Core i5-3210M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.5GHz @ 3.10GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCPGA988
• Intel Core i5-3230M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.6GHz @ 3.20GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCPGA988
• Intel Core i5-3320M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.6GHz @ 3.30GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCBGA1023 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i5-3340M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.7GHz @ 3.40GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCBGA1023 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i5-3610ME - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.7GHz @ 3.30GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 16GB DDR3 / L 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCBGA1023 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i5-3360M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.8GHz @ 3.50GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCBGA1023 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i5-3380M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.9GHz @ 3.60GHz, 3MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCBGA1023 & FCPGA988

• Intel Core i7-3520M - 2 cores 4 threads, 2.9GHz @ 3.60GHz, 4MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCBGA1023 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-3540M - 2 cores 4 threads, 3.0GHz @ 3.70GHz, 4MB SmartCache, TDP 35W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCBGA1023 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-3610QE - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.3GHz @ 3.30GHz, 6MB SmartCache, TDP 45W, max 32GB DDR3 1067/1333/1600, DDR3L 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-3610QM - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.3GHz @ 3.30GHz, 6MB SmartCache, TDP 45W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-3612QM - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.1GHz @ 3.10GHz, 6MB SmartCache, TDP 45W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCBGA1224 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-3630QM - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.4GHz @ 3.40GHz, 6MB SmartCache, TDP 45W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-3632QM - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.2GHz @ 3.20GHz, 6MB SmartCache, TDP 45W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCBGA1224 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-3720QM - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.6GHz @ 3.60GHz, 6MB SmartCache, TDP 45W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCBGA1224 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-3740QM - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.7GHz @ 3.70GHz, 6MB SmartCache, TDP 45W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCBGA1224 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-3820QM - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.7GHz @ 3.70GHz, 8MB SmartCache, TDP 45W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCBGA1224 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-3840QM - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.8GHz @ 3.80GHz, 8MB SmartCache, TDP 45W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCBGA1224 & FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-3920XM - 4 cores 8 threads, 2.9GHz @ 3.80GHz, 8MB SmartCache, TDP 55W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCPGA988
• Intel Core i7-3940XM - 4 cores 8 threads, 3.0GHz @ 3.90GHz, 8MB SmartCache, TDP 55W, max 32GB DDR3 / L / -RS 1333/1600, Intel® HD Graphics 4000, FCPGA988

For 7-series chipsets HM70for which Core processors are not supported, the recommended processors for installation are: Pentium 2020M and 2030M otherwise the laptop will shut down after 30 minutes of operation.

For chipsets of the 7th series HM76, HM77 also recommend dual-core for installation i5-3xx0M, i7-35x0M, or quad-core i7-3612QM and i7-3632QM.

Features of Intel second and third generation Core i7 processors

Processors for Socket g2 can operate at frequencies up to 3 GHz in nominal mode.

Processors based on the Sandy Bridge core, manufactured according to the 32nm standards, have a PCI-Express 2.0 bus. But the processors on the Ivy Bridge core, produced according to the 22nm standards, have a newer PCI-Express 3.0 bus.

All processors have a graphics core. The graphics core is part of the overall processor die.

Examples of successful processor upgrades:

1. I had a replacement Pentium B960 on the Intel Core i7-3610QM... The first TDP has 35W and the second 45W, there is no difference in heat dissipation. The temperature at load is 62, at idle 39. To be honest, after the upgrade from Pentium B960 to Core i7-3610QM I saw the difference only in parrots, in all AIDA and a little when converting video. Well, even in evaluating the performance of Windows 7, the CPU had a score of 6.1 - it became 7.6.
2. I changed the processor on a Samsung 300v5a laptop, installed Intel Core i5-2540M... Works well.
3. Percent Intel Core i3-2350M works in ASUS X54H, you can take it!
4. Ordered Intel Core i5-2540M instead i3-2310M to your Acer. The processor is up and running.
5. Bought Intel Core i5-2430M for Dell Inspirion N5050 laptop, installation went smoothly!
6. All perfectly! Put Intel Core i5-2540M instead Pentium B960 on my Acer E1-531G.
7. Installed Intel Core i5-2540M in the Lenovo G570 laptop. The performance index of Windows 7 has grown from 4.9 to 7.1.
8. Bought Intel Core i5-2540M... The percent itself got into the Lenovo B570e without any problems. Everything started up without any problems.
9. Changed the processor in the laptop Samsung np300e4a-a01ru c Pentium B940 on the Intel Core i5-2540M... Everything is working.
10. Took Intel Core i5-2540M to replace i3-2350M, Asus K53SM laptop, wound up without problems. The difference in performance is visible by eye. Hotter than i3 by 7-10 degrees.
11. Put Intel Core i5-3230M on Lenovo g780, the laptop just flies now.
12. Put Intel Core i5-2540M in return Pentium B960, laptop Acer E1-531G, works much faster, started without BIOS firmware. It doesn't get too hot, TDP 35w, the built-in cooling copes.
13. Intel Core i5-2540M installed on Samsung RV520 instead of i3-2310M. Everything works, but under load with TurboBoost in LinX it heats up, sometimes falling into a slight throttling.
14. Put Intel Core i7-2760QM in HP 4530s - works fine.
15. CPU Intel Core i5-3230M got up like a native on Lenovo Z580.
16. Put Intel Core i5-2540M on Lenovo B570e instead of Celeron B800... It got up without problems, only it heats up more than Selerone, up to 75 degrees under load.

Processor replacement depends on the specific laptop models, chipset (more precisely, the south bridge) and installed in a laptop processor!

Processors in the case rPGA can be replaced at home. Processors in the case fcBGA soldered on the laptop motherboard, their replacement is possible only with equipment for BGA (ball grid array) soldering.

Examples of laptop cooling systems with different thermal packages

Should be drawn attention, before replacing the processor with a more powerful one, check the compliance of the cooling system with thermal package the installed processor. A processor with an increased thermal design (TDP) will give additional load to the power supply of your laptop. In this case, it is recommended to purchase a power supply with increased capacity. Also, plays a significant role number of supply phases processor on the laptop motherboard. Often, the number of phases corresponds to number of chokes located near the processor socket (do not forget about the throttle, which is used to power the processor's integrated graphics).

To get an answer to the question:

1. Carefully read the article;
2. Indicate:
   • laptop model,
   • modification of the south bridgewhich is installed in the laptop,
   • the current processor model Your laptop.

For residents of Kiev there is good news, service KomPom provides laptop modernization services (including replacing the processor in a laptop and installing an SSD drive) at the customer's home. For more detailed information, you can call the number 068 465-73-53 .

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