I want to upgrade my CPU in my HP ProDesk 600 G2 Mini as the current one is a little slow with 2 cores and 2 threads. I did a little bit of research and found, that my motherboard (HP KBC Version 05.39 (8169)) supports all 6th gen intels with 35 Watt TPD. Based on this, I found the i7-6700T and the i5-6500T.

This PC works for me as a home server with Minecraft at focus, maybe some Streaming service and a cloud later

I am completely new to the hardware side of PCs and don’t really know if its even worth upgrading. I think the i7 is a little expensive for me, but I just want to know if both of these would fit my motherboard. Is there anything else I have to pay attention to when choosing a CPU or upgrading it?

  • adarzaEnglish
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    15 days ago

    the i5 will basically double the cpu performance–2t/2c vs 4c/4t. the i7 adds ht on top of that (4c/8t)–won’t double performance again, but expect at least another 50% increase over the i5 for most multi-threaded workloads. if you can get the chip cheap, go for it. it’s an easy upgrade. 15-20 & 40 (usd) seems to be the ‘fair’ used price for them. same tdp so the existing cooler would work, but clean the surfaces and put on new thermal paste.

    otherwise, if you want an ‘excuse’ to start looking for something new and significantly faster, here’s your chance. :) start pricing out an even newer and faster minipc to replace what you have. but do keep in mind that going ‘too new’ will also require different ram–but you could also gain an nvme slot, and better hardware decoding/encoding for your future streaming media server.