Question DELL VOSTRO 3750 CPU Upgrade

[spdtechman]

Which would be the latest/fastest i7 CPU I could upgrade a Dell VOSTRO 3750 I5-2540 2.5GHz to?

 

[Lutfij]

Your current processor is this;

Intel® Core™ i5-2540M Processor (3M Cache, up to 3.30 GHz) - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel® Core™ i5-2540M Processor (3M Cache, up to 3.30 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.

www.intel.com

35W TDP.

While the manuals;

https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_vostro_notebook/vostro-3750_owner%27s%20manual_en-us.pdf

https://dl.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_vostro_notebook/vostro-3750_setup%20guide_en-us.pdf

shows that the laptop can accept an i7, quad core. The issue is there's no mention of which models are supported and Dell's of that era are notorious for having a white list of parts. If it's not supported, you won't see a POST/boot.

I'd try and stick to the 2nd Generation Intel mobile processor since the chipset is an HM67 but in 2023, you're actually wasting any resource on the laptop...as they're well behind what you'd need for day to day tasks and today's apps.

 

[spdtechman]

Your current processor is this;

Intel® Core™ i5-2540M Processor (3M Cache, up to 3.30 GHz) - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel® Core™ i5-2540M Processor (3M Cache, up to 3.30 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.

www.intel.com

35W TDP.

While the manuals;

https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_vostro_notebook/vostro-3750_owner%27s%20manual_en-us.pdf

https://dl.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_vostro_notebook/vostro-3750_setup%20guide_en-us.pdf

shows that the laptop can accept an i7, quad core. The issue is there's no mention of which models are supported and Dell's of that era are notorious for having a white list of parts. If it's not supported, you won't see a POST/boot.

I'd try and stick to the 2nd Generation Intel mobile processor since the chipset is an HM67 but in 2023, you're actually wasting any resource on the laptop...as they're well behind what you'd need for day to day tasks and today's apps.

Thank you!