Processor Update Compatibility - Win11

[Rumblebuffin7]

Two Questions:  1. My rig currently uses a Ryzen 5-2400g CPU which is not Windows 11 compatible.  For both performance and compatibility reasons I'm considering an upgrade to a Ryzen 5-3600g CPU but understand that the new AMD chips may require recent BIOS upgrades.  Can anyone confirm compatibility for a Ryzen 5-3600g with HP's proprietary MB in this rig?  Also, if a bios upgrade is needed, can anyone identify the bios and a source for that flash kit as the HP updates have not been too frequent of late.  Will the standard Wraith cooler fit in this box?   Inquiry 2 is just a call for an affirmation that the Ryzen GPU cannot be used/was not implemented or supported on this MB or whether there is a way (maybe at the BIOS level) to turn it on?  Thanks. 

[itsmyname]

@Rumblebuffin7 -- see: UserBenchmark: HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop 690-0xxx Compatible Components

for a list of CPUs commonly found inside your computer.

Run Windows Update. Below the list of available updates, there is a link to the Microsoft tool that lists all the issues with your system that prevent Windows 11 from being installed.  Run that tool.

Note that Microsoft will support Windows 10 until October 2025. After that date, replace your computer (and its "well-aged" disk-drives).

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Dear @Rumblebuffin7 

the series of these PCs support the following processors:

• TDP: 65 W
• Socket: AM4

  CPU	TDP
  AMD Ryzen7-2700 (Pinnacle Ridge) 8 cores/16 subprocesses	65 W
  AMD Ryzen5-2600 (Pinnacle Ridge) 6 cores/12 subprocesses	65 W
  AMD Ryzen7-1700 (Summit Ridge) 3,0 GHz, 8 cores/16 ssubprocesses	65 W
  AMD Ryzen5-1600 (Summit Ridge) 3,2 GHz, 6 cores/12 subprocesses	65 W
  AMD Ryzen5-2400G (Raven Ridge) 3,6 GHz, 4 cores/8 subprocesses	45 - 65 W
  AMD Ryzen3-2200G (Raven Ridge) 3,5 GHz, 4 cores/4 subprocesses	45 - 65 W
  AMD A12-9800 APU (Bristol Ridge) 3,8 GHz, 4 cores	65 W
  AMD A10-9700 APU (Bristol Ridge) 3,5 GHz, 4 cores	65 W
  AMD A8-9600 APU (Bristol Ridge) 3,1 GHz, 4 cores	65 W

  You can use these two processors supported by windows 11

  AMD Ryzen7-2700 (Pinnacle Ridge) 8 cores/16 subprocesses 65 W

  AMD Ryzen5-2600 (Pinnacle Ridge) 6 cores/12 subprocesses 65 W

  Windows processor requirements Windows 11 supported AMD processors | Microsoft Docs

[itsmyname]

@Rumblebuffin7 -- current prices (in Canada) for those 2 recommended processors:

$286.66 -- https://www.newegg.ca/p/pl?d=amd+ryzen+7+2700
AMD RYZEN 7 2700 8-Core 3.2 GHz (4.1 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 65W
YD2700BBAFBOX Desktop Processor

$208.50 - https://www.newegg.ca/amd-ryzen-5-2600-ryzen-5-2nd-gen/p/274-000M-001D0
AMD RYZEN 5 2600 6-Core 3.4 GHz (3.9 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 65W
YD2600BBAFBOX Desktop Processor

Is your current processor the only impediment to having a computer that is compatible with Windows 11?

That Microsoft "PC Health Tool" can answer this question.