Can I upgrade pavilion 17 e112dx with an intel i3 processor, to an intel i5?

[Murfmeister]

Was wondering if I could upgrade my intel i3 pavilion 17 e112dx to an intel i5 660 with a 1156 chip set  has windows 10 pro 64 bit and latest bios.

[Riddle_Decipher · Accepted solution]

@Murfmeister

Thank you for joining HP Forums. 

I'll be glad to help you 🙂 

As I understand you need assistance with upgrading the processor on your device,

No worries, as I'll be glad to help you, that said, I'll need a few more details to dissect your concern & provide an accurate solution: 

Did you know HP doesn't support or recommend upgrade of the processor?

That said, if you need information on parts tested and approved by HP to make it easier for you, in case you want to go through with the idea either way:

4th Generation Intel Core

● Intel® Core® i7-4702MQ 2.20 GHz processor (SC turbo up to 2.90 GHz; 1600 MHz FSB, 6.0 MB L3 cache, quad core, 37 W)

● Intel Core i5-4200M 2.5 GHz processor (SC turbo up to 3.10 GHz; 1600 MHz FSB, 3.0 MB L3 cache,

dual core, 37 W)

● Intel Core i3-4000M 2.40 GHz processor (1600 MHz FSB, 3.0 MB L3 cache, dual core, 37 W)

● Intel Pentium® 3550M 2.40 GHz processor (1600 MHz FSB, 2.0 MB L3 cache, dual core, 37 W)

● Intel Celeron® 2950M 2.00 GHz processor (1600 MHz FSB, 2.0 MB L3 cache, 37 W)

3rd Generation Intel Core

● Intel Core i7-3632QM (2.2 GHz processor (SC turbo up to 3.2GHz, 1600 MHz, 6 MB L3 Cache, DDR3, quad core, 35 W)

● Intel Core i5-3230M 2.60 GHz processor (SC turbo up to 3.20 GHz; 1600 MHz FSB, 3.0 MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)

● Intel Core i3-3130M 2.60 GHz processor (1600 MHz FSB, 3.0 MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)

● Intel Core i3-3110M 2.40 GHz processor (1333 MHz FSB, 3.0 MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)

● Intel Pentium 2030M 2.50 GHz processor (1600 MHz FSB, 2.0 MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)

● Intel Pentium 2020M 2.40 GHz processor (1600 MHz FSB, 2.0 MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)

● Intel Celeron 1005M 1.90 GHz processor (1600 MHz, 2.0 MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)

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