4 Things to Know About the Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q Processor Upgrade
Regarding the Lenovo ThinkCentre: 1. Supports 8th and 9th Gen Intel Core processors The M720q uses the LGA 1151 socket and works with CPUs up to 65W TDP.
It is the direct successor to the M710q The M720q replaces the M710q but requires a 300-series chipset motherboard, so older processors from the M710q will not work.
Coffee Lake architecture is required Only 8th and 9th Gen Coffee Lake processors are compatible, not earlier generations.
The socket is the same, but the chipset differs While both the M710q and M720q use LGA 1151, the M720q needs a 300-series chipset, making it incompatible with 6th and 7th Gen CPUs.