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Or would I have to use the 3520M i7 that came out that year? Its a Mid-2012 Macbook Pro. I know that its soldered onto the board and it’s not recommended, but I’m gonna do it anyway as I don’t care if I break the computer. I just want to know the newest/fastest CPU I can use with my current laptop. Thanks!
Sorry you can’t upgrade the CPU in this series to an i9 CPU. Laptops have soldered down CPU’s & GPU’s all you can do is swap out the logic board to the best one this series offered. The i9 requires very different support logic than what your system offers. So even if you tried to desolder the current chip the i9 won’t work. 13” 2.9 GHz i7 (3520M) MacBook Pro Logic Board is your only option
