Confused About Motherboard/CPU Compatibility

[michael.daley21]

I currently am looking to upgrade my CPU, as I have a AMD Athlon II X4 635. My motherboard is a ASUSTeK Computer INC. M4A88TD-M (AM3), and I am looking on the internet for CPU's that are compatible with this motherboard, but could only find older generations of CPU's. Can someone tell me if my motherboard could provide compatibility with any newer generation AMD CPU's.

Thank you,

Michael

This is my PC, if this helps:

Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
AMD Athlon II X4 635 34 °C
Propus 45nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 535MHz (8-8-8-20)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. M4A88TD-M (AM3) 38 °C
Graphics
Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (EVGA) 42 °C
Storage
238GB SAMSUNG MZ7LN256HCHP-000L7 ATA Device (SATA (SSD)) 39 °C
465GB Hitachi HGST HTS725050A7E630 ATA Device (SATA ) 33 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B ATA Device
Audio
High Definition Audio Device

 

[michael.daley21]

If someone thinks that I do not require a CPU upgrade, please let me know. I did some research and was told that my older CPU could be bottle necking my GTX 1060 in gaming.

 

[Evil Mastermind]

I could be wrong, but even gtx 1050 ti might be little bottle necked(20%?) , but if u want to save money its up to u

 

[why_wolf]

This is the list of CPUs compatiable with that motherboard. No other CPUs will work with it. https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M4A88TDM/HelpDesk_CPU/

 

[michael.daley21]

This is the list of CPUs compatiable with that motherboard. No other CPUs will work with it. https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M4A88TDM/HelpDesk_CPU/

Do you think any of these CPU's will be worth it as an upgrade to my PC. Like will it be a difference compared to my current CPU. And if so, which one? Thank you.

 

[Calvin7]

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA63962M0420&Tpk=9SIA63962M0420

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+X6+1090T&id=393

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Athlon+II+X4+635&id=170

Your current memory is too slow for the better CPUs. You need 1333MHz or 1600MHz DDR3 memory. Phenom II X4 would be cheaper if you want that.

 

[michael.daley21]

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA63962M0420&Tpk=9SIA63962M0420

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+X6+1090T&id=393

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Athlon+II+X4+635&id=170

Your current memory is too slow for the better CPUs. You need 1333MHz or 1600MHz DDR3 memory. Phenom II X4 would be cheaper if you want that.

Thank you, I bought the CPU and Memory upgrade that you recommended.