I Need Some Info

I exploring whether or not it is possible to upgrade my laptops CPU.

Here is what I know about it;
HP Pavilion Notebook 17-g148dx, Intel Core i3-5020U, 5th Gen. Dual core, 2.4 GHz, 3MB cache.

What brought me here (of course) is Win. 11

I have built several desk top PC's but never replaced a CPU in a laptop.
Although I did upgrade the memory in this laptop to 16GB.

So, Is it feasible?
What CPU should I use?

Thank You

 

The site iFixit indicates that your CPU is probably soldered directly to the motherboard. If this is indeed the case, I doubt that it is user-serviceable, and HP themselves may not be willing (or able, perhaps) to do so.

 

According to the service manual it appears the CPU is soldered directly to motherboard. HP has been cheaping out making it impossible to replace/upgrade as DangitallRedux stated. Only upgrades available is more ram, and SSD. I suggest the SSD for bang for your buck. The Ram is single channel only, so more ram will have limited effect. I do see you already upgraded Ram, more than 16 will not help you IMHO. I only mention as information for others that may read this post.

 

Yikes! Soldered in place! I was concerned about that.

So what are my options moving forward? Should I just keep using Win 10?

I did notice some improvement going from 4 GB RAM to 16 GB. and It did come with a 1 TB HDD but I could upgrade to a SSD easily enough.

Thank.

 

Windows 10 goes end-of-life in October: it's days are numbered. While there are options to continue with that OS, they do not look to be optimal. If your laptop can upgrade to Windows 11, I would consider doing so.

 

Can't upgrade to 11 "...CPU not compatible...''
What options do I have? short of getting a new laptop

 

You can continue with Windows 10 as-is, but there are risks without their updates.
You can sign up for Microsoft's extended service for one year, which will cost you $30 or so, and leave you in the same boat after that year expires.
You can switch to Linux.
You can try "forcing" an upgrade to Windows 11. There are a few options on how to do this, but I haven't tried them myself. I may attempt this later on, as I also have a non-compatible Windows 10 AIO.

Short of springing for a new laptop, I think those pretty much sum up your options.

 

I’ve force upgraded to Win 11 (same as you cpu is unsupported) & so far have received all cumulative updates & 24H2. A word of warning though for that build - MS require the processor to be SSE 4,2 compliant otherwise it will refuse to boot & may brick the pc in the process. If it isn’t compatible then 23H2 is the last version which can be installed.

 

Thanks Guys!

I assume the 'risk' involved is about security w/o MS update

That's interesting. I may look into the force upgrade option and even Linux.

To me it all sounds like a scam to sell PC's
My CPU (Intel i3 5020U) seems to check the boxes, speed and cores, I believe but is not "listed"

 

Many have said it’s a move to sell more PCs but anyone with a decent spec device isn’t going to upgrade just for 1 component which isn’t compatible. They’d either stay on 10, install Linux or upgrade the specific component.

In the beginning there seemed to be two lists - one minimum specs to run Windows 11 & another with recommended specs. Many older PCs would fit in the first list so believed they would be able to install Windows 11 with a small risk that it may be slower than staying on 10 but this seems to have been removed in favour of the recommended list.

Will Microsoft eventually close the workarounds? It’s possible but others may find new workarounds & even if they don’t there’s always other options.

 

There is one option that does not get much attention, windows 10 enterprise LTSC. It has a a longer update cycle. Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 will receive updates until Jan 12, 2027. This was never intended for home users because it does not receive feature updates, only security updates. It is a no frills OS. I have used it, and I find it to work fine in most things for a home user. If you really want to drag things out , you can use Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 (version 21H2) will have support until 01-13-2032. Do a search for where and how to get, and where to buy keys for them, to see if it is viable for you.