CPU upgrade on dell pavilion dv7

[IT-0012]

What are the compatible cpu upgrades?

[praveen196]

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[IT-0012]

Thanks, the model is pavilion dv7-6b77dx. 

[praveen196 · Accepted solution]

@IT-0012 

Thank you for the information. 

Your product supports the following processor.

You can also check in the manual (Page number 1,2).

• AMD® A8-3550MX 2.70-GHz processor (2.00- GHz FSB, 4.0-MB L2 cache, quad core, 45 W)
•  AMD A8-3530MX 2.60-GHz processor (1.90- GHz FSB, 4.0-MB L2 cache, quad core, 45 W)
•  AMD A8-3520M 2.50-GHz processor (1.60-GHz FSB, 4.0-MB L2 cache, quad core, 45 W)
•  AMD A8-3510MX 2.50-GHz processor (1.50- GHz FSB, 4.0-MB L2 cache, quad core, 45 W)
•  AMD A8-3500M 2.40-GHz processor (1.50-GHz FSB, 4.0-MB L2 cache, quad core, 35 W)
•  AMD A6-3430MX 2.40-GHz processor (1.70- GHz FSB, 4.0-MB L2 cache, quad core, 45 W)
•  AMD A6-3420M 2.40-GHz processor (1.50-GHz FSB, 4.0-MB L2 cache, quad core, 45 W)
•  AMD A6-3410MX 2.30-GHz processor (1.60- GHz FSB, 2.0-MB L2 cache, quad core, 45 W)
•  AMD A6-3400M 2.30-GHz processor (1.40-GHz FSB, 4.0-MB L2 cache, quad core, 35 W)
•  AMD A4-3330MX 2.60-GHz processor (2.40- GHz FSB, 2.0-MB L2 cache, dual core, 45 W)
•  AMD A4-3320MX 2.60-GHz processor (2.00- GHz FSB, 2.0-MB L2 cache, dual core, 45 W)
•  AMD A4-3310MX 2.50-GHz processor (2.10- GHz FSB, 2.0-MB L2 cache, dual core, 45 W)
•  AMD A4-3305M 2.50-GHz processor (1.90-GHz FSB, 4.0-MB L2 cache, dual core, 45 W)
•  AMD A4-3300M 2.50-GHz processor (1.90-GHz FSB, 4.0-MB L2 cache, dual core, 35 W)
• AMD E2-3300M 2.50-GHz processor (1.90-GHz FSB, 4.0-MB L2 cache, dual core, 35 W)
• Intel® Core® i7-2860QM 2.50-GHz (SC turbo up to 3.60-GHz) processor (1600-MHz FSB, 8.0-MB L3 cache, quad core, 45 W)
• Intel Core i7-2820QM 2.30-GHz (SC turbo up to 3.10-GHz) processor (1600-MHz FSB, 8.0-MB L3 cache, quad core, 45 W)
• Intel Core i7-2760QM 2.40-GHz (SC turbo up to 3.50-GHz) processor (1600-MHz FSB, 6.0-MB L3 cache, quad core, 45 W)
• Intel Core i7-2720QM 2.20-GHz (SC turbo up to 3.00-GHz) processor (1600-MHz FSB, 6.0-MB L3 cache, quad core, 45 W)
• Intel Core i7-2670QM 2.20-GHz (SC turbo up to 3.10-GHz) processor (1600-MHz FSB, 6.0-MB L3 cache, quad core, 45 W)
• Intel Core i7-2640M 2.80-GHz (SC turbo up to 3.50- GHz) processor (1333-MHz FSB, 4.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W) 
• Intel Core i7-2630QM 2.00-GHz (SC turbo up to 2.90-GHz) processor (1600-MHz FSB, 6.0-MB L3 cache, quad core, 45 W)
• Intel Core i7-2620M 2.70-GHz (SC turbo up to 3.40- GHz) processor (1333-MHz FSB, 4.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W) 
• Intel Core i5-2540M 2.60-GHz (SC turbo up to 3.30- GHz) processor (1333-MHz FSB, 3.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W) 
• Intel Core i5-2520M 2.50-GHz (SC turbo up to 3.20- GHz) processor (1333-MHz FSB, 3.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)
• Intel Core i5-2430M 2.40-GHz (SC turbo up to 3.00- GHz) processor (3.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)
• Intel Core i3-2350M 2.30-GHz processor (3.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)
• Intel Core i3-2330M 2.20-GHz processor (3.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)
• Intel Pentium B960 TJ85 2.20-GHz processor (2.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)
• Intel Pentium B950 TJ85 2.10-GHz processor (2.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)

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[IT-0012]

Thanks for helping.

[praveen196]

@IT-0012

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