Upgrades on Pavilion 17-127sf

[alfred998]

My lap top is getting prety old and I am looking to make some upgrades. First I installed an SSD and a second 4GB RAM which by the way is running at 1333MHz instead of its normal 1600MHz, but I noticed the CPU is my bottleneck now. It is an AMD E1-2500 APU dual core.

What's a better CPU I can install on this model ?

Pavilion 17-e127sf

sn: 5CD4110XVZ

pn: F9V58EA#ABF

Bios: F.35 (vendor Insyde)

MoBo: 213B (socket FT1 according to speccy)

Is A6-5200 compatible ?

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

No your processor is soldered to the motherboard and not upgradeable. The AMD E series has very limited computing power more like a tablet or cell phone than a computer and it really cannot be upgraded even with memory and SSD to make it a good performer. Turn off all visual effects in Windows and set the hibernation file to a fixed size to avoid consuming processor cycles is about all you can really do. 

[erico]

If the memory you used to upgrade the notebook happened to be a 1300 Mhz memory module, both modules will default to the lower clock speed.

[alfred998]

That news is as bad as it gets. Thank you for the fast reply

[alfred998]

No the first module was already 1600 and working at 1333. I am trying to update the BIOS, but it's pretty unusual I agree. Actually I have noticed it in other models also, and the module hasnt been changed to my knowledge.

EDIT. BIOS update didnt solve it (F.39 now) and the module is A-Data PC3-12800 (800MHz) working at 666MHz CAS 9

[Huffer]

Again on the AMD E series the system can run the memory at a maximum 1333 mhz (667 double data rate). 

[alfred998]

It fits what I see but it's strange it came with a 12800 module and here it says (p6) :

Support for DDR3L-1600 MHz single channel (for use on computer models equipped with an AMD A6-5200, A4-500,or E1-2500 processor)

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04069163

[Huffer]

Its not strange it came with DDR3L-1600 as those modules readily downclock and are less expensive than DDR3L-1333 modules (hard to find).

The processor is only capable of running 1333 memory.

Memory controller

The number of controllers: 1 Memory channels: 1 Channel width (bits): 64 Supported memory: DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 DIMMs per channel: up to 2 Maximum memory bandwidth (GB/s): 10.7

The A series AMDs can run the memory at 1600.