Question Ryzen 5 3550H soldered or not to the motherboard

[kdachraf]

Hello
I'm planning to buy ASUS TUF Gaming FX505DY but I was wondering if the processor Ryzen 5 3550H is soldered to the motherboard or not?
Thanks in advance.

 

[ThatVietGuy]

From what I could find it is soldered (BGA socket).

 

[AllanGH]

A good rule of thumb to follow is that, if it's a portable (laptop, netbook, notebook) computer, you should assume the processor to be soldered in place unless you read a spec sheet that mentions that it is socketed and, therefore, replaceable.

 

[kdachraf]

Thanks for your answers
I found in AMD website that socket is FP5 but I don't know what that means.

 

[AllanGH]

I found in AMD website that socket is FP5 but I don't know what that means.

It is AMDs designation for that particular BGA package. As such, it is soldered in place.