Question Thinkcentre M73 SFF, best CPU upgrade

[leon82003]

So i just ordered a thinkcentre M73 SFF, i want to get the most powerfull quad core I7 cpu available for this machine if anyone could recommend what would be compatable, thankyou so much in advance!

 

[USAFRet]

What CPU is in it now?

 

[geofelt]

Here are the specs; I think:
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/so...cations-for-thinkcentre-m73-small-form-factor
It will support G3220, I3-4130, and I5-4570 being the strongest.
I5-4570 sells for some $20 on ebay.
Even though the socket supports stronger processors, the motherboard bios may not.
And the power/cooling capabilities may not be good enough, even if it did.

There is a M73 tiny version which is even more restrictive.