CPU Upgrade i5 to i7

[fred west]

Hi, I have a 17 inch, HP Pavillion, e101sa i5 CPU laptop

HP Pavillion Product Name 17-e101sa made in 2014
HP Pavillion Product Number F5B30EA
Microprocessor Intel Core i5-4200QM with Intel HD Graphics 4600 (2.5 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores) 37w Sockets Supported FCPGA946
Chipset Intel HM86 Express
Memory 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3L SDRAM (1 x 4 GB, 1 x 4 GB)
Video Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4600
Hard Drive 1 TB 5400 rpm SATA

I wish to upgrade the cpu, to an i7
I am not sure how the cores work, if its an internal cpu thing, or the Mother board had to be able to use 4 core, but the i5 version uses 2 core.

do you know the best cpu to upgrade it to, so that it will be fully compatible
what is the exact cpu model i should ask for i7-

many thanks

 

[Gary Price]

I think your cpu is a pga or bga socket instead of a lga socket. If that is the case you should take it to a computer shop to do the cpu switch because bga sockets are soldered onto your motherboard. The cpu will control the core count so you should be able to upgrade your laptop. I'm not 100% on this but I'll keep looking for you.

 

[tman1]

Check here for compatible processors: http/ark.intel.com/products/75531/Intel-DH82HM86-PCH#@compatibility

Even though the TDP is higher on some, that shouldn't matter much, as it didn't when I upgraded my laptop processor from the Pentium B960 to an i7 2670qm. But if that worries you, this one has a TDP that's only slightly higher: http/ark.intel.com/products/78933/Intel-Core-i7-4712MQ-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_30-GHz

 

[Gary Price]

I apologize as the pga is pin grid array and won't need soldered. This is what i was looking at.. http/m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=19-116-969