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ThinkCentre CPU choice - [09.01.2025]

Introduction

This guide will explore more possible CPU configurations.

Officially Supported CPUs

  • Intel Core i3-9100T (4 Core/ 6 MB/ 4T/ up to 3.7GHz)
  • Intel Core i3-9300T (4 Core/ 8 MB/ 4T/ up to 3.8GHz)
  • Intel Core i5-9400T (6 Core/ 9 MB/ 6T/ up to 3.4GHz)
  • Intel Core i5-9500T (6 Core/ 9 MB/ 6T/ up to 3.7GHz)
  • Intel Core i5-9600T (6 Core/ 9 MB/ 6T/ up to 3.9GHz)
  • Intel Core i7-9700T (8 Core/ 12 MB/ 8T/ up to 4.3GHz)
  • Intel Core i9-9900T (8 Core/ 16 MB/ 16T/ up to 4.4GHz)
  • Intel Core i3-8100T (4 Cores/ 6 MB/ 4T/ up to 3.1GHz)
  • Intel Core i3-8300T (4 Cores/ 8 MB/ 4T/ up to 3.2GHz)
  • Intel Core i5-8400T (6 Cores/ 9 MB/ 6T/ up to 3.3GHz)
  • Intel Core i5-8500T (6 Cores/ 9 MB/ 6T/ up to 3.5GHz)
  • Intel Core i5-8600T (6 Cores/ 9 MB/ 6T/ up to 3.7GHz)
  • Intel Core i7-8700T (6 Cores/ 12 MB/ 12T/ up to 4.0GHz)
  • Intel Celeron G4900T (2 Cores/ 2MB/ 2T/ up to 2.9GHz)
  • Intel Celeron G4930T (2 Cores/ 2MB/ 2T/ up to 3.0GHz)
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5400T (2 Cores/ 4MB/ 4T/ up to 3.1GHz)
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5420T (2 Cores/ 4MB/ 4T/ up to 3.2GHz)
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5500T (2 Cores/ 4MB/ 4T/ up to 3.2GHz)
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5600T (2 Cores/ 4MB/ 4T/ up to 3.3GHz)

The two Celeron SKUs, along with the Pentium Gold G5400T / G5420T, support only Intel UHD 610 graphics. The other SKUs support UHD 630.

Unofficial working CPUs

Intel CC150

This CPU is basically a rebranded i9-9900 without boost — it's locked at 3.5 GHz. Since it's so cheap to get this is my preferred choice. It does NOT have integrated graphics, so for BIOS and GUI you need a dedicated GPU.

Benchmark 7zz b:

1T CPU Freq (MHz):  3483  3486  3485  3486  3485  3486  3486
8T CPU Freq (MHz): 793% 3472   799% 3481

RAM size:   31967 MB,  # CPU hardware threads:  16
RAM usage:   3559 MB,  # Benchmark threads:     16

                       Compressing  |                  Decompressing
Dict     Speed Usage    R/U Rating  |      Speed Usage    R/U Rating
         KiB/s     %   MIPS   MIPS  |      KiB/s     %   MIPS   MIPS

22:      51005  1265   3923  49618  |     492776  1588   2645  42019
23:      51539  1411   3722  52513  |     487683  1588   2656  42188
24:      48704  1397   3750  52367  |     481717  1589   2661  42267
25:      48175  1448   3799  55005  |     474093  1586   2660  42180
----------------------------------  | ------------------------------
Avr:     49856  1380   3798  52376  |     484068  1588   2655  42164
Tot:            1484   3227  47270