I have Sony laptop SVE14 series came with i3-2370m, socket G2 (988B rPGA), Intel chipset HM76, with latest BIOS:
https://www.sony.co.th/en/electronics/support/downloads/Y0006067
i can see from above list, there are couple of laptop equiped with 3rd gen CPU and same BIOS. I would like to upgrade CPU from i3-2370m to i7-3620QM. I know someone has upgrade from i3 2nd generation to i7 2nd generation without any issue.
https://www.sony.co.th/en/electronics/support/downloads/Y0006067
i can see from above list, there are couple of laptop equiped with 3rd gen CPU and same BIOS. I would like to upgrade CPU from i3-2370m to i7-3620QM. I know someone has upgrade from i3 2nd generation to i7 2nd generation without any issue.