CPU upgrade question

[ROlejnik]

I was doing some research to upgrade my HP Pavilion P6604f desktop and saw on this website: https://support.hp.com/ca-en/document/c02544703

that my mother board should be able to support the following processor types.

• AMD Phenom II X6 10xxT Six-Core (Thuban core)
• AMD Phenom II X4 9xx/9xxe/8xx Quad-Core (Deneb core)
• AMD Phenom II X3 7xx/7xxe Triple-Core (Heka core)
• AMD Phenom II X2 5xx (Callisto core)
• AMD Athlon X4 6xx/6xxe (Propus)
• AMD Athlon X3 4xx/4xxe (Rana)
• AMD Athlon X2 2xx/2xxe (Regor)
• AMD Sempron Single Core 1xx (Sargas core)

I purchased the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 1090 3.2 GHz Six Core CPU Processor HDT90ZFBK6DGR Socket AM3 thinking it was compatible, however after I installed the unit, I got the red message stating that the motherboard doesn't support the new processor. 

Looking for recommendations for alternative six core CPU processors to try, or could I have just been sent a defective processor? Any help would be appreciated.

[Prométhée]

Hello
tell me if I'm wrong!
the motherboard supports a dtp of 95w (which is mentioned):

Motherboard Specifications, N-Alvorix-RS880-uATX (Alvorix)

Processor upgrade information

• Max TDP: 95W
• Motherboard supports the following processor upgrades:

  note:

  Only Socket AM3 processors are supported with this motherboard.

From what I found, with your reference, this processor would have a tdp of 125w, maybe that comes from that ..

[Grzwacz]

Hi,

The CPU you bought is a 125 watt TDP CPU.

Your motherboard only supports 95 watt TDP CPUs.

Regards

[ROlejnik]

Thank you for the information. Is there an AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 1090 3.2 GHz Six Core CPU that is 95w compatible?

Looking for six cores, 3.2GHz capability.

[Grzwacz · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The following list shows Phenom CPUs and TDP for each.

It looks like the 1065T is as high as you can go.

Regards

[Prométhée]

sorry once again I did not receive any notifications
So indeed, no!

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+X6+1065T&id=391

until then it is the maximum possible indeed!

[ROlejnik]

Thanks to everyone for the assistance. Much appreciated.

[Grzwacz]

Hi,

You're very welcome.

The 1065T performance is very close to the 1090T. A 100 MHz difference on base frequency and turbo frequency is pretty good.

Regards