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    Can I put an i7-620m PCU in a T420?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by freddell, Aug 11, 2014.

  1. freddell

    freddell Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a spare i7-620M (arrendale) CPU that I would like to try in a T420 (sandy bridge i5-2520m) computer. Are the i5 and i7 pin compatible?
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    Would I notice any increase in performance?
    All thoughts welcome!

    Regards,
    Fredrik
     
    freddell, Aug 11, 2014
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  2. ajkula66

    ajkula66 Courage and Consequence

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    That CPU will not work in a T420.
     
    ajkula66, Aug 11, 2014
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    As ajkula66 stated, a i7-620M is an Arrandale CPU, which is a completely different socket (G1) compared to Sandy Bridge (G2). I don't think the pins even fit, I would not attempt it.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Aug 11, 2014
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  4. freddell

    freddell Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok, I'll save it as a spare for my T410 :)
     
    freddell, Aug 11, 2014
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