Intel Mobile Processor Compatibility Guide

Intel Mobile Processor Compatibility Guide​

Introduction

A few months ago I tried to perform processor upgrades on a relative's Dell Inspiron 1150. The 1150 had a Socket 478 Mobile Celeron that ran hot and performed poorly. After doing some cursory research I thought I knew what I was doing and bought a Socket 479 Pentium M. Needless to say, it didn't fit. So I did a bit more research and found myself mired in the rather confusing world of mobile sockets. And it took me a while to figure things out. Recently, after reading a few threads concerning processor upgrades, I figured I'd make a guide. It'd be fun. It couldn't be that hard.

So this is my first guide on NBR and while it's more of a chart and may or may not be terribly helpful, it should, at the very least make a reasonable reference for those of you interested in upgrading mobile Intel processors.

About This Guide

This guide does NOT list every Intel mobile processor. Processors older than the Pentium 4-M and associated Celerons have been omitted. Some chipsets supporting the Pentium 4-M, Mobile Pentium 4 and associated Celerons may also be missing.

Sockets

Current Intel mobile processors can fit one of four mobile sockets. These are Sockets 478 (N), 479, M and P. Laptops utilizing Sockets 478 and 479 are no longer being produced and laptops utilizing Socket 478 are becoming few and far apart. All four sockets have 478 pins in flip-chip pin grid array and are incompatible with each other.

Processors

This guide lists all Pentium 4-M, Mobile Pentium 4, Pentium M, Core Solo, Core Duo, Core 2 Duo, Mobile Celeron and Celeron M chips. Processors under a particular brand are listed according to core. Each processor entry is followed by its clock speed (in MHz), its L2 cache size (in KB) and its front side bus speed (in MHz). All processors listed under a particular socket are mechanically compatible with that socket.

Chipsets

This guide lists mobile 845, 852, 855, 910, 915, 940, 943, 945, 960, 965, and 45 chipsets. As a rule of thumb, chipset names including a G usually ship with integrated graphics and chipset names including a P always ship with dedicated graphics. Processors listed under a particular brand are followed by compatible chipsets. Each chipset entry is followed by its front side bus speed (in MHz). Not all chipsets listed under a particular brand of processor will be compatible with each and every associated processor.

Compatibility

In order for a particular processor to be compatible with a particular laptop; (1) the processor must be physically compatible with the laptop socket, (2) the laptop chipset must support the processor, (3) the chipset front side bus speed must match the processor front side bus speed, (4) the laptop BIOS must support the processor.

This guide does not guarantee compatibility. Laptops are immensely complicated machines and sometimes will not be compatible with a particular processor even if the four aforementioned conditions are met. Sometimes, the opposite will be true. The most accurate way to use this guide may be to find out what WILL NOT work rather than what will work.

Socket 478

Socket 478 supports Pentium 4-M, Mobile Pentium 4, Mobile Pentium 4 HT and associated Celerons based on Northwood and Prescott cores. These chips were produced from 2002 to 2005.

Pentium 4-M

Northwood

Pentium 4-M 1.4 1400 512 400
Pentium 4-M 1.5 1500 512 400
Pentium 4-M 1.6 1600 512 400
Pentium 4-M 1.7 1700 512 400
Pentium 4-M 1.8 1800 512 400
Pentium 4-M 1.9 1900 512 400
Pentium 4-M 2.0 2000 512 400
Pentium 4-M 2.1 2100 512 400
Pentium 4-M 2.2 2200 512 400
Pentium 4-M 2.3 2300 512 400
Pentium 4-M 2.4 2400 512 400
Pentium 4-M 2.5 2500 512 400
Pentium 4-M 2.6 2600 512 400

Chipsets

845MZ 400
845MP 400

Mobile Pentium 4

Northwood

Mobile Pentium 4 2.4 2400 512 533
Mobile Pentium 4 2.66 2667 512 533
Mobile Pentium 4 2.8 2800 512 533
Mobile Pentium 4 3.06 3066 512 533
Mobile Pentium 4 3.2 3200 512 533

Chipsets

852GME 400/533
852PM 400/533

Mobile Pentium 4 HT

Northwood

Mobile Pentium 4 HT 2.66 2667 512 533
Mobile Pentium 4 HT 2.8 2800 512 533
Mobile Pentium 4 HT 3.06 3066 512 533
Mobile Pentium 4 HT 3.2 3200 512 533

Prescott

Mobile Pentium 4 HT 518 2800 1024 533
Mobile Pentium 4 HT 532 3066 1024 533
Mobile Pentium 4 HT 538 3200 1024 533
Mobile Pentium 4 HT 548 3333 1024 533
Mobile Pentium 4 HT 552 3466 1024 533

Chipsets

852GME 400/533
852PM 400/533

Mobile Celeron

Northwood

Mobile Celeron 1.4 1400 256 400
Mobile Celeron 1.5 1500 256 400
Mobile Celeron 1.6 1600 256 400
Mobile Celeron 1.7 1700 256 400
Mobile Celeron 1.8 1800 256 400
Mobile Celeron 2.0 2000 256 400
Mobile Celeron 2.2 2200 256 400
Mobile Celeron 2.4 2400 256 400
Mobile Celeron 2.5 2500 256 400

Chipsets

845MZ 400
845MP 400

852GME 400/533
852GMV 400/533
852GM 400/533
852PM 400/533

Socket 479

Socket 479 supports Pentium M and associated Celerons based on Banias and Dothan cores. These chips were produced from 2003 to 2007.

Pentium M

Banias

Pentium M 1.3 1300 1024 400
Pentium M 1.4 1400 1024 400
Pentium M 1.5 1500 1024 400
Pentium M 1.6 1600 1024 400
Pentium M 1.7 1700 1024 400

Dothan

Pentium M 710 1400 2048 400
Pentium M 715 1500 2048 400
Pentium M 725 1600 2048 400
Pentium M 735 1700 2048 400
Pentium M 745 1800 2048 400
Pentium M 755 2000 2048 400
Pentium M 765 2100 2048 400

Pentium M 730 1600 2048 533
Pentium M 740 1733 2048 533
Pentium M 750 1866 2048 533
Pentium M 760 2000 2048 533
Pentium M 770 2133 2048 533
Pentium M 780 2266 2048 533

Chipsets

855GME 400
855GM 400
855PM 400

915GMS 400

915GM 400/533
915PM 400/533

Celeron M

Banias-512

Celeron M 310 1200 512 400
Celeron M 320 1300 512 400
Celeron M 330 1400 512 400
Celeron M 340 1500 512 400

Dothan-512

Celeron 205 1200 512 400

Dothan-1024

Celeron M 350 1300 1024 400
Celeron M 360 1400 1024 400
Celeron M 370 1500 1024 400
Celeron M 380 1600 1024 400
Celeron M 390 1700 1024 400

Chipsets

855GME 400
855GM 400
855PM 400

910GML 400

915GMS 400

915GM 400/533
915PM 400/533

Socket M

Socket M supports Core Solo, Core Duo, some Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual-Core and associated Celerons based on Yonah and Merom cores. These chips were produced from 2006 to the present.

Core Solo

Yonah

Core Solo T1350 1866 2048 533

Core Solo T1200 1500 2048 667
Core Solo T1300 1660 2048 667
Core Solo T1400 1833 2048 667
Core Solo T1500 2000 2048 667
Core Solo T1600 2166 2048 667

Chipsets

940GML 533
943GML 533

945GMS 533/667
945GM 533/667
945PM 533/667

Core Duo

Yonah

Core Duo T2050 1600 2048 533
Core Duo T2250 1733 2048 533
Core Duo T2350 1866 2048 533
Core Duo T2450 2000 2048 533

Core Duo T2300 1666 2048 667
Core Duo T2400 1833 2048 667
Core Duo T2500 2000 2048 667
Core Duo T2600 2166 2048 667
Core Duo T2700 2300 2048 667

Chipsets

943GML 533

945GM 533/667
945PM 533/667

Core 2 Duo

Merom-2M

Core 2 Duo T5300 1733 2048 533

Core 2 Duo T5500 1667 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T5600 1833 2048 667

Merom

Core 2 Duo T5200 1600 2048 533

Core 2 Duo T5500 1667 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T5600 1833 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T7200 2000 4096 667
Core 2 Duo T7400 2166 4096 667
Core 2 Duo T7600 2333 4096 667

Chipsets

943GML 533

945GM 533/667
945PM 533/667

Pentium Dual-Core

Yonah

Pentium Dual-Core T2060 1600 1024 533
Pentium Dual-Core T2080 1733 1024 533
Pentium Dual-Core T2130 1866 1024 533

Chipsets

943GML 533

945GM 533/667
945PM 533/667

Celeron M

Yonah-512

Celeron 215 1333 512 533

Yonah-1024

Celeron M 410 1466 1024 533
Celeron M 420 1600 1024 533
Celeron M 430 1733 1024 533
Celeron M 440 1866 1024 533
Celeron M 450 2000 1024 533

Merom-L

Celeron M 520 1600 1024 533
Celeron M 530 1733 1024 533

Chipsets

940GML 533
943GML 533

945GMS 533/667
945GM 533/667
945PM 533/667

Socket P

Socket P supports some Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual-Core and associated Celerons based on Merom and Penryn cores. These chips were produced from 2007 to the present.

Core 2 Duo

Merom-2M

Core 2 Duo T5250 1500 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T5450 1667 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T5550 1833 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T5750 2000 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T5850 2133 2048 667

Core 2 Duo T5270 1400 2048 800
Core 2 Duo T5470 1600 2048 800
Core 2 Duo T5800 2000 2048 800
Core 2 Duo T5870 2000 2048 800
Core 2 Duo T5900 2200 2048 800
Core 2 Duo T7100 1800 2048 800
Core 2 Duo T7250 2000 2048 800

Merom

Core 2 Duo T7300 2000 4096 800
Core 2 Duo T7500 2200 4096 800
Core 2 Duo T7700 2400 4096 800
Core 2 Duo T7800 2600 4096 800

Penryn-2M

Core 2 Duo T6400 2000 2048 800 35
Core 2 Duo T6500 2100 2048 800 35
Core 2 Duo T6570 2100 2048 800 35
Core 2 Duo T6600 2200 2048 800 35
Core 2 Duo T6670 2200 2048 800 35

Penryn-3M

Core 2 Duo T8100 2100 3072 800
Core 2 Duo T8300 2400 3072 800

Core 2 Duo P7350 2000 3072 1066 25
Core 2 Duo P7370 2000 3072 1066 25
Core 2 Duo P7450 2133 3072 1066 25
Core 2 Duo P7550 2233 3072 1066 25
Core 2 Duo P8400 2233 3072 1066 25
Core 2 Duo P8600 2400 3072 1066 25
Core 2 Duo P8700 2533 3072 1066 25
Core 2 Duo P8800 2666 2072 1066 25

Penryn

Core 2 Duo T9300 2500 6144 800 35
Core 2 Duo T9500 2600 6144 800 35

Core 2 Duo P9500 2533 6144 1066 25
Core 2 Duo P9600 2667 6144 1066 25
Core 2 Duo P9700 2800 6144 1066 28

Core 2 Duo T9300 2500 6144 1066 35
Core 2 Duo T9400 2533 6144 1066 35
Core 2 Duo T9550 2667 6144 1066 35
Core 2 Duo T9600 2800 6144 1066 35
Core 2 Duo T9800 2933 6144 1066 35
Core 2 Duo T9900 3066 6144 1066 35

Chipsets

GM965 533/667/800
PM965 533/667/800

GM45 533/667/800/1066
PM45 533/667/800/1066

Core 2 Quad

Penryn QC

Core 2 Quad Q9100 2266 2/6144 1066 45
Core 2 Quad Q9200 2400 2/6144 1066 45

Penryn QC-6M

Core 2 Quad Q9000 2000 2/3072 1066 45

Core 2 Extreme

Merom XE

Core 2 Extreme X7800 2600 4096 800
Core 2 Extreme X7900 2800 4096 800

Penryn XE

Core 2 Extreme X9000 2800 6144 800

Core 2 Extreme X9100 3066 6144 1066

Penryn QC XE

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 2533 2/6144 1066

Chipsets

GM965 533/667/800
PM965 533/667/800

GM45 533/667/800/1066
PM45 533/667/800/1066

Pentium Dual-Core

Merom-2M

Pentium Dual-Core T2310 1466 1024 533
Pentium Dual-Core T2330 1600 1024 533
Pentium Dual-Core T2370 1733 1024 533
Pentium Dual-Core T2390 1866 1024 533
Pentium Dual-Core T2410 2000 1024 533

Pentium Dual-Core T3200 2000 1024 667
Pentium Dual-Core T3400 2166 1024 667

Penryn-1M

Pentium Dual-Core T4200 2000 1024 800

Chipsets

GL960 533

GM965 533/667/800
PM965 533/667/800

GM45 533/667/800/1066
PM45 533/667/800/1066

Celeron M

Merom-L

Celeron M 520 1600 1024 533
Celeron M 530 1733 1024 533
Celeron M 540 1866 1024 533
Celeron M 550 2000 1024 533
Celeron M 560 2133 1024 533
Celeron M 570 2266 1024 533

Celeron 575 2000 1024 667
Celeron 585 2167 1024 667

Merom-2M

Celeron Dual-Core T1400 1733 512 533
Celeron Dual-Core T1500 1866 512 533

Celeron Dual-Core T1600 1666 1024 667
Celeron Dual-Core T1700 1833 1024 667

Penryn-3M

Celeron Dual-Core T3000 1800 1024 800
Celeron Dual-Core T3100 1900 1024 800

Chipsets

GL960 533

GM965 533/667/800
PM965 533/667/800

GM45 533/667/800/1066
PM45 533/667/800/1066

LV and ULV

Low-voltage and ultra-low-voltage processors are usually soldered to the motherboard and therefore unassociated with a particular socket. You will unlikely be able to remove or replace a low-voltage or ultra-low-voltage processor.

Pentium M

Banias, LV

Pentium M LV 1.1 1100 1024 400
Pentium M LV 1.2 1200 1024 400
Pentium M LV 718 1300 1024 400

Banias, ULV

Pentium M ULV 900 900 1024 400
Pentium M ULV 1.0 1000 1024 400
Pentium M ULV 713 1100 1024 400

Dothan, LV

Pentium M LV 738 1400 2048 400
Pentium M LV 758 1500 2048 400
Pentium M LV 778 1600 2048 400

Dothan, ULV

Pentium M ULV 723 1000 2048 400
Pentium M ULV 733 1100 2048 400
Pentium M ULV 753 1200 2048 400
Pentium M ULV 773 1300 2048 400

Core Solo

Yonah, ULV

Core Solo ULV U1300 1066 2048 533
Core Solo ULV U1400 1200 2048 533
Core Solo ULV U1500 1333 2048 533

Core Duo

Yonah, LV

Core Duo LV L2300 1500 2048 667
Core Duo LV L2400 1666 2048 667
Core Duo LV L2500 1833 2048 667

Yonah, ULV

Core Duo ULV U2400 1066 2048 533
Core Duo ULV U2500 1200 2048 533

Core 2 Solo

Merom-L, ULV

Core 2 Solo ULV U2100 1066 1024 533
Core 2 Solo ULV U2200 1200 1024 533

Penryn-3M ULV

Core 2 Solo SU3300 1200 3072 800
Core 2 Solo SU3500 1400 3072 800

Core 2 Duo

Merom, LV

Core 2 Duo LV L7200 1333 4096 667
Core 2 Duo LV L7400 1500 4096 667

Core 2 Duo LV L7300 1400 4096 800
Core 2 Duo LV L7500 1600 4096 800
Core 2 Duo LV L7700 1800 4096 800

Merom-2M, ULV

Core 2 Duo ULV U7500 1066 2048 533
Core 2 Duo ULV U7600 1200 2048 533
Core 2 Duo ULV U7700 1333 2048 533

Penryn, MV

Core 2 Duo SP9300 2266 6144 1066 25
Core 2 Duo SP9400 2400 6144 1066 25
Core 2 Duo SP9600 2533 6144 1066 25

Penryn, LV

Core 2 Duo SL9380 1800 6144 800 17

Core 2 Duo SL9300 1600 6144 1066 17
Core 2 Duo SL9400 1866 6144 1066 17
Core 2 Duo SL9600 2133 6144 1066 17

Penryn-3M, ULV

Core 2 Duo SU7300 1300 3072 800 10
Core 2 Duo SU7800 1400 3072 800 10

Core 2 Duo SU9300 1200 3072 800 10
Core 2 Duo SU9400 1400 3072 800 10
Core 2 Duo SU9600 1600 3071 800 10

Atom

Diamondville

Atom N270 1600 512 533
Atom N280 1666 512 667

Silverthorne

Atom Z500 800 512 400
Arom Z510 1100 512 400

Atom Z520 1333 512 533
Atom Z530 1600 512 533
Atom Z540 1833 512 533
Atom Z550 2000 512 533

Celeron M

Banias-512, ULV

Celeron M ULV 800 800 512 400
Celeron M ULV 900 900 512 400

Dothan-1024, ULV

Celeron M ULV 383 1000 1024 400

Dothan-512, ULV

Celeron M ULV 353 900 512 400
Celeron M ULV 373 1000 512 400

Yonah-1024, ULV

Celeron M ULV 423 1066 1024 533
Celeron M ULV 443 1200 1024 533

Merom-L, ULV

Celeron M ULV 523 933 1024 533 06

Celeron ULV 573 1000 512 533 10

Penryn-3M

Celeron M ULV 722 1200 1024 800 06
Celeron M ULV 723 1200 1024 800 10
Celeron M ULV 743 1300 1024 800 10

Penryn-3M

Celeron SU2300 1200 1024 800 10
Celeron SU2500 1300 1024 800 10
Celeron SU2600 1400 1024 800 10

Socket 989

Socket 989 supports Core i7 processors.

Core i7

Clarksfield

Core i7 720QM 1600 6144 45
Core i7 820QM 1733 8192 45

Clarksfield XM

Core i7 920XM 2000 8192 55

Postscript

All initial data was gathered from Wikipedia.org and Intel.com, with additional data and corrections provided by NBR members. All comments, questions or concerns are appreciated. Always looking to improve the guide.

Note on the GL960

08/12/07

As of this update, the GL960 only has official support for Socket P Celerons. Manufacturers, however, have been shipping the GL960 with Socket P Pentium Dual-Cores. The GL960 will certainly work with the following processors:

Celeron M 530 1733 1024 533
Celeron M 540 1866 1024 533
Celeron M 550 2000 1024 533
Celeron M 560 2133 1024 533

Pentium Dual-Core T2310 1466 1024 533
Pentium Dual-Core T2330 1600 1024 533
Pentium Dual-Core T2370 1733 1024 533

As of this update, several board members have reported successful uprades to 667MHz FSB and 800MHz FSB Socket P Core 2 Duos and none have reported unsuccessful upgrades. The GL960 will probably work with the following processors:

Core 2 Duo T5250 1500 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T5450 1667 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T5550 1833 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T5750 2000 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T5850 2133 2048 667

Core 2 Duo T5270 1400 2048 800
Core 2 Duo T5470 1600 2048 800
Core 2 Duo T7100 1800 2048 800
Core 2 Duo T7250 2000 2048 800

Core 2 Duo T7300 2000 4096 800
Core 2 Duo T7500 2200 4096 800
Core 2 Duo T7700 2400 4096 800
Core 2 Duo T7800 2600 4096 800

As of this update, several have reported a successful to an 800MHz FSB Socket P Core 2 Duo with the new Penryn core, specifically a T8300. Hence, if you are looking to upgrade a machine with a GL960chipset, there is a decent chance that you can use ANY 800MHz FSB Socket P processor, but once again, compatibility is not guaranteed.

Note on Socket 479 and Socket P

08/09/06

Socket 479 and Socket P have both supported two generations of Intel mobile processors, with the later generation having a higher front side bus. In both cases, the later generation of processor will not work with the previous generation of chipset: almost always, a 533MHz FSB Pentium M will not work with a 400MHz FSB chipset and a 1066MHz Core 2 Duo will not work with an 800MHz FSB chipset. 400MHz FSB Pentium M processors work in 533MHz FSB chipsets, but there is no confirmation that 533MHz to 800MHz FSB Core 2 Duo processors will work in 1066MHz chipsets.

Note on Core 2 Extreme and Core 2 Quad

08/12/25

While nominally Socket P processors, Core 2 Quads and Core 2 Extremes have a significantly higher TDP than the typical Core 2 Duo. These processors usually require a special motherboard and/or BIOS to function properly. Subsequently, even with the correct socket and chipset, a given notebook may not work properly with the following six processors:

Core 2 Quad Q9100 2266 2/6144 1066

Core 2 Extreme X7800 2600 4096 800
Core 2 Extreme X7900 2800 4096 800

Core 2 Extreme X9000 2800 6144 800

Core 2 Extreme X9100 3066 6144 1066

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 2533 2/6144 1066

R19

 

It is very useful to have this info in one place.

Can I suggest that you also add the L and U (low and ultra-low voltage) CPUs although, as far as I know, they are all soldered (BGA) and not socketed.

John

 

Nice guide! Nice to see my good old PM 725 on there

 

You could add the amount of cache on each processor....

 

Nice work!

 

Nice. You should add something about chipset compatability, e.g. Banias Pentium-M is generally 855 while Dothan is generally 915 and 943 doesn't usually support dual core except in some cases etc.

 

Thanks .

 

Does this mean putting a 1066 MHz FSB Montevina (Socket P) chip in a laptop that originally had a 667 MHz or 800 MHz Santa Rosa chip will not work? Or will it just be limited to the 667/800 MHz FSB?

 

Noted, noted and noted. Will try to update when I've got the time. Thanks for the input.

By all means it should not work, though there are rare cases where a workaround may be possible.

 

Excellent work, Commander.

 

Merom-2M

Pentium Dual-Core T2310 1466 533
Pentium Dual-Core T2330 1600 533
Pentium Dual-Core T2370 1733 533

These are socket P

 

Indeed they are.

Fixed now.

 

Nice guide! However, you forgot to include the compatibility with the 852GME and 852PM chipsets for Dothan/Banias Pentium and Celeron M's.

 

Very good guide.

Thanks for making it CW.

 

852 chipset is for Pentium 4.

http://www.intel.com/products/processor/mobilepentium4/index.htm

Guide has been updated to include LV and ULV processors, L2 cache sizes and some older chipsets.

 

852 is also for Celeron M.

http://www.intel.com/products/processor/celeron_m/index.htm

 

I do think excellent guide but want to input some relatively minor thoughts. They relate to the “Chipset” info.

If I read correctly (Intel), starting with the 965 Mobile Express Chipset Family the letters “precedes” the numerals, not follows. And at least w/965 I also believe the “P” version only supports dedicated graphics no alternative. The “G” (some?) on the other hand can handle both, for example DeLL Inspirons offers the same computer w/dedicated or integrated likely the same chipset “G”, while XPS only dedicated and the “P” chipset I think. So “P” only supports dedicated and some “G” supports either so I don’t think “usually” would be accurate.

Also can some one explain this to me? If I have a 965 chipset and have CPU thats FSB runs @533Mhz and then upgrade to a CPU thats FSB is @800Mhz, does the chipset automatically adjust to 800Mhz (assuming compatible) or is that the MoBo or BIOS?

 

Alright alright, I shoulda clarified; 852GME and 852PM are for Pentium 4. 852GM is for Celeron (though I'm pretty sure that's the Northwood Celeron, even though Wiki lists that as "Mobile Celeron" as opposed to "Celeron M")

That's just Intel trying to screw with my guide XD

EDIT: I'm pretty sure you're right on this one. I'll change it.

If the BIOS supports the 800MHz processor, then the chipset should automatically adjust.

 

That is the truth! So hard to tell anything about their chips and CPU's, they mix numbers soooo! Much!

 

Thanks for the extensive list.

I am curious about upgrading my Toshiba Satellite L25-S1196. According to my user guide it has the Celeron M 360. Also according to this guide, the chipset is the ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M Chipset.

Although I am very familiar with computer parts and assembly, my knowledge about all those extra numbers describing the processor is limited .

When researching my chipset I found this page:

http://ati.amd.com/products/radeonxpress200mIntel/index.html

The page doesn't lay everything out as easy to understand as you did in your post.

My goal is to upgrade my processor to the best available for a reasonable price.

From browsing this forum, I understand that my Celeron M 360 should be physically interchangeable with any socket 479. However, I couldn't determine if the ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M Chipset would limit me to 400mhz or 533mhz. Do you happen to know the answer to that delemna?

Also, as you seem to be experienced with this sort of upgrade, are there any other factors I need to consider before attempting the upgrade? For instance, would my bios be incapable of upgrading past a certain processor?

Any assistance you could lend would be appreciated. Otherwise I will probably wind up trying this blind!

~Greg

 

Do you have any more info of which c2d's socket P CPU's are compatible with gl960?

 

There are two Socket P C2Ds that seem to be consistently working with the GL960, though they are not officially supported:

Core 2 Duo T5250 1500 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T5450 1667 2048 667

These are the only Socket P C2Ds with a 667MHz FSB. I have not heard of anyone even attempting to use an 800MHz Socket P C2D on the GL960.

The Socket P Pentium Dual-Cores, while not officially supported, is being shipped with many GL960 machines by default. Powerpack suggested that Intel simply hasn't updated their documents and that the GL960 does officially support the PDC:

Pentium Dual-Core T2310 1466 1024 533
Pentium Dual-Core T2330 1600 1024 533
Pentium Dual-Core T2370 1733 1024 533

And of course, there are the Socket P Celeron Ms:

Celeron M 530 1733 1024 533
Celeron M 540 1866 1024 533
Celeron M 550 2000 1024 533
Celeron M 560 2133 1024 533

 

So no one thinks that gl960 would be able to handle anything above t5450 say something with a 800mhz fsb? I wish someone tried.

 

Great list !!

If I may ask a question......

I have a
HP Pavilion dv8339us and am wanting to upgrade my memory and processor.

I have the following: HP 430180-001 motherboard 345PM chipset and a T2250 533 fsb processor with 1 gig memory,
Windows xp media center sp2.

I am upgrading memory to the 2 gig max. Could I replaces the processor with a Core 2 Duo 667 fsb with 4 megs of cache. Would there be a great benefit in doing so or should I stay with the Core Duo line or just memory?

Thanks

 

You can replace the processor with a 667MHz FSB C2D if the C2D is Socket M and your BIOS supports it. You will see an increase in performance with some of the faster T5xxx and T7xxx processors, but depending on what you're using the computer for it may or may not make a big difference.

 

Wow, a very detailed guide. I know I am new around here but why isn't this stickied?

 

Cause we are driving it around the block!

 

Few of these guides are ever stickied... save for Flamenko's SSD guide which is apparently made of just that much win and awesome.

 

If you keep updating the 1st post, it should get stickied. Maybe as a minor like my Dual Channel (oh my god I better update!), Lithus and yours should be linked.

 

Yeah, I just added my notes about the GL960.

There needs to be a master "ULTIMATE UPGRADE GUIDE" or something, linking all of these guides together.

 

WELL, GIT R DONE n' publish it! People would eat it up.

 

I looked over the CPU guide, which is excellent, but I still have to ask: will I be able to replace an M 540 Celeron with a T7300 in a Vostro 1500 I'm planning to buy?

 

Anyone? Quick...

 

Should be able to yes, since it a config option on the dell website... both should fit into the same socket.

 

T7x00 series 800mhz FSB's SHOULD work, although it may vary by northbridge. Compaq C709NR with a T7500 in it, however it appeared to have the 3 gig memory addressing limit that has been mentioned before (4th gig of memory's addressing lines fail, causing memory corruption elsewhere in lower memory (<1 gig?)

 

That's not necessarily true; they may switch the NB to that fickle GL960 if you choose a low-end processor. Of course the chances that they do that are real slim, but it's still a possibility.

 

It has a 8600M GT video card, so I'm thinking it comes with a socket P and I should be able to upgrade the CPU.

 

In that case it will definitely have a PM965 and you will definitely be able to upgrade to a T7300.

 

I bought that configuration because I already have a T7300 and for the money I spent w/ the Celeron I got the video card and the 9 cell battery. All I have to change is the CPU, memory to 4 GB and the hdd to 160 GB, When I put my hands on a 7200rpm...

I have all these plans and maybe the laptop didn't even got produced. )

 

Updated with some new OEM Core 2 Duos and more notes on the GL960.

 

Hehe! I have to write this here, I forgot. I was able to change the CPU with no sweat. Running smoother now with the T7300.

 

Lenovo 3000 N200 CPU Upgrade

According to CPU-Z this notebook has a Celeron M 540 1.86, Socket 479 mPGA and GM965 chipset. Can I swap in a Core 2 Duo T7300 or T8300? Any other CPU suggestions are welcome as well.

 

acer 5315 with celeron M 550 45nm 2Ghz processor.

Celeron M 550 2000 1024 533

chipset : GM965 533/800

which version of CPU will fit in for this model?

thanks

 

If your CPU-Z specs are correct (specifically with the GM965 chipsets), both of you should be able to use just about any Socket P processor:

Core 2 Duo T5250 1500 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T5450 1667 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T5550 1833 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T5750 2000 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T5850 2133 2048 667

Core 2 Duo T5270 1400 2048 800
Core 2 Duo T5470 1600 2048 800
Core 2 Duo T7100 1800 2048 800
Core 2 Duo T7250 2000 2048 800

Core 2 Duo T7300 2000 4096 800
Core 2 Duo T7500 2200 4096 800
Core 2 Duo T7700 2400 4096 800
Core 2 Duo T7800 2600 4096 800

Core 2 Duo T8100 2100 3072 800
Core 2 Duo T8300 2400 3072 800

Core 2 Duo T9300 2500 6144 800
Core 2 Duo T9500 2600 6144 800

... and the Celeron M 550 isn't a 45nm part. It's Merom-L, like the 530, 540, 550, and 560.

 

but cpu-z showing as 45nm

 

CPU-Z is made for desktops. It constantly gets laptop specs wrong.

 

Processor - Intel Celeron ( 540) 1860MHz 1024KB (L2 Cache)
CPU Bus Speed - 533MHz
Chipset - Intel 960GL Express
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 8MB Dedicated

Hi
can you tell me what cpu i can upgrade to on my acer 5315
also, as this laptop doesn't come with a graphics card, after upgrading the cpu can i install one?

thanks.

 

See the notes on the 960GL.

No word on Penryns yet. I haven't heard of a successful or unsuccessful GL960 Penryn swap.

 

Technically the 960GL is limited to Celerons and Pentium DCs, but socket P Core 2 Duos have been shown to work.

You can NEVER upgrade your GPU.

 

good guide CW,,, i have linked it to my CPU UPGRADE page hope you don't mind