i3 vs acer aspire 4333

[Prakash_17]

does i3 processor run in acer aspire 4333 ?

 

[Ecky]

I googled "Acer Aspire 4333" and found that it ships with a Pentium T4400, and that the motherboard has a GL40 Express chipset.

Googling the Pentium T4400:

http://ark.intel.com/products/40739/Intel-Pentium-Processor-T4400-1M-Cache-2_20-GHz-800-MHz-FSB-Socket-P

-It fits in socket P (mPGA478)
-It has a 35w TDP

Any CPU you place in that laptop must have 3 things:
1) The correct socket, meaning it must be Socket P. Socket P was discontinued somewhere around 2008 and 2009, and only had Core2Duo-based CPUs, so no Core i3's, i5's or i7's (they didn't exist yet).

2) A TDP of 35w or less, otherwise the laptop will overheat.

3) Support from the motherboard, so you'll have to go to Acer's site and look up the CPU support list. Since the T4400 has an 800mhz FSB, chances are good you can't use a CPU with a 1066 FSB in that laptop.


Here's a list of socket P CPUs: http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/Intel/Pentium_Dual-Core_Mobile/T4400.html

Going by that list, the Core2Duo T9500 is the fastest 35w 800mhz FSB socket P CPU, and it may or may not be supported by the laptop's BIOS - though chances are pretty good that it will be.

A quick look on eBay shows it to be about $35: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=T9500&_sop=15

Considering you'd be moving from a 2.2ghz CPU to a 2.6ghz CPU of the same generation, I'd say it's a pointless upgrade. The speed difference between the two CPUs would be unnoticeable, and not worth your time or money. Honestly, that laptop is ancient.