Ever heard of this Frankenstein cpu. It is a i9-10980HK, laptop cpu soldiered to an LGA 1151 adapter

F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop Ever heard of this Frankenstein cpu. It is a i9-10980HK, laptop cpu soldiered to an LGA 1151 adapter

lucaaaasssss
Junior Member

09-24-2018, 03:39 PM

I spotted this unusual CPU while searching for an i9-9900K on eBay. It’s an i9-10980HK that’s been mounted to an LGA 1151 adapter so it fits compatible motherboards for Intel G-series processors. It needs a custom BIOS to function properly. It claims it can reach up to 4.8GHz, with some users even pushing it to 5.5GHz across all cores. I’m not sure if these claims are genuine or just hype—still curious about whether it’s worth the effort.

lucaaaasssss

09-24-2018, 03:39 PM #1

Zynchin
Member

09-25-2018, 12:29 AM

Yeah, Linus has done those before on past videos. The main issue is that they usually use bare silicon instead of a heat spreader, so you need to ensure complete coverage over the heatsink.

Zynchin

09-25-2018, 12:29 AM #2

Yeah, Linus has done those before on past videos. The main issue is that they usually use bare silicon instead of a heat spreader, so you need to ensure complete coverage over the heatsink.

LML129
Junior Member

09-25-2018, 02:01 AM

It’s a new MacBook Pro chip that Intel couldn’t remove once Apple shifted focus. Likely they ended up in regular consumer laptops. The “ES” stands for engineering sample. I own a 9980HK in my device, it works just fine.

LML129

09-25-2018, 02:01 AM #3