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I want to upgrade my CPU, but Ubuntu's "About This Computer" window only gives me "Intel® Core™ i3 CPU 530 @ 2.93GHz × 4", so no information on the connector/socket type. So far, I've tried the following methods:

  1. Running x86info -a and looking for any information on "connector type" (there was no such line, and x86info actually guessed my CPU as an i7);
  2. Running dmidecode -t 4 showed Socket Designation: CPU 1, which is not useful
  3. Running cat proc/cpuinfo also shows no information about my socket type.

From research and eyeballing, I guess I'm dealing with a Clarkdale i3, so the socket would be LGA 1156. However, I'm still looking for a software confirmation before I commit my money.

Related question: https://serverfault.com/q/74658

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I'd stick intel i3 530 (the product name) into Google and end up on its ark.intel.com page:

Sockets Supported   FCLGA1156

If you're less confident about the CPU model (or there are two SKUs with the same model - ARK would tell you) you could look at the current motherboard. You can get its make/model with sudo dmidecode -t 2 and from there you can return to your favourite search engine to find its specs.

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