Can you upgrade to the cpu from a P6000 to a i5 2.4ghz 450M or i5 2.4ghz 520M

[stiophan]

I recently changed the cpu fan on my Laptop. I noticed that when I was replacing the cpu heat sink, that the CPU could be removed. Reading the HP parts list and Intels own CPU faqs- the socket is a PGA988. The parts manual notes that while my CPU was a P6000 Pentium (M), other HP models at the same time were offered with a i5 up to the 520M. If I were to source the HP part code for the i5 and replace the CPU (and replace the thermal paste between heat sink and CPU) and assuming I forced the BIOS to recheck the config (running latest BIOS released). could I upgrade the CPU?? The current cpu is not soldered on. The thermal TPW is the same : 35W. The chips dimensions are the same. The only difference is that Intel notes that the socket type on the i5 is rPGA and on my laptop its running PGA988 so not sure there is a difference. Both CPUs were released in the same year and both CPUs support the same RAM speeds and they are both Arrandale M CPUs. The laptop is no longer in warranty and I have upgraded the Laptop with a new SSD HDD, its maximum RAM (8) and from Windows 7 to 8 to 10 Pro. I understand any new CPU with the same motherboard might not recognise all the new capabilties of the i5 but it should be a faster CPU (and integrated Intel graphics)

[banhien · Accepted solution]

@stiophan 

Its manual

           http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02623152.pdf

You can upgrade up to  Intel i7–620M Processor (2.66 GHz, 4 MB total L3 cache, 1066 MHz)— Dual Core 35 W part #  587259-001

Regards.