Can I Upgrade CPU?

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iMac Intel 27" Retina 5K Display 2020

A2115 / 2020 / Processors from 3.1 GHz 6-core i5, up to 3.8 GHz 8-core i7. Released August 4, 2020.

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I want to upgrade my 6-Core Intel Core i5, to an 8-core intel core i7. Is this possible?

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Zach @zpl Rep: 4.5k 8 12 3 · Answer 1 · 2021-06-23T16:08:09-07:00

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Towards the end of this iFixit article they state that you “can replace or upgrade the socketed (LGA 1200) CPU.” In other words, I think you can!

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Yes, you can put in an i9 but you need to be careful!

You need the I9-10910 for the 2020 model and a I9-9900K for the 2019 model.