Does the HP 705 G4 SFF have a TDP limit?

[garry414]

I have an HP 705 G4 SFF with a Ryzen 3 2200G, and I’m trying to figure out if this system has any kind of power or TDP limit. Since it's an OEM prebuilt, I know HP locks some BIOS settings, but I haven't found clear info on whether there's a restriction on how much power the CPU can use.

Does anyone know if this system enforces a TDP cap, either through BIOS, power delivery, or other limitations? If you've tested it or have any info, I’d appreciate the help!

[NonSequitur777]

@garry414,

Welcome to our HP Community forum!

That is a really good question.  There are HP computers which have clear TDP ceilings, but in my experience -probably also applicable to your HP EliteDesk 705 G4 SFF, HP is managing/limiting what processor(s) you can or cannot install by using micro coding.

For example, your PC has been fitted with an SSID: 83E8 motherboard, which only allows this processor upgrade: Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G, whereas, for example, an HP EliteDesk 705 G4 SFF fitted with an SSID: 8462 motherboard can be upgraded up to a Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 (8-Cores, 16-Threads, 3.20 GHz up to 4.10 GHz, 65-watt TDP).

You can figure out what motherboard version you got by typing in: system information in your lower search bar, and then by clicking on the System Information app, and then by looking to the right of "BaseBoard Product".

Why do I believe that most HP computers are not necessarily TDP limited?  For example, I found out the true TDP limit of my HP Pavilion TP01-3003w upgrade project, which, according to HP's specs was only good for processors up to 65-watt, but I was able to install a 125-watt processor (i7-12700KF) with a max 190-watt TDP, though I had to set a 150-watt TDP limit using a piece of software -which ended up being this PCs true/actual/unpublished TDP -but I digress.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777