Laptop/Desktop CPUs

[bjh1381]

Hey all. Is there a difference between processors in laptops and the ones we buy for custom desktop builds? Could you take the CPU from a laptop and put it into a custom build?

[3 Lions]

Just now, bjh1381 said:

Could you take the CPU from a laptop and put it into a custom build?

No the socket they use is totally different. 

[Thermosman]

1 minute ago, bjh1381 said:

Hey all. Is there a difference between processors in laptops and the ones we buy for custom desktop builds? Could you take the CPU from a laptop and put it into a custom build?

 

Just now, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

No the socket they use is totally different. 

Some high end laptopa do use desktop cpus

[Guest]

There are differences (At least in the packaging, if not more.), and laptop CPUs tend to be BGA (Or equivalent) so they are soldered on. Some laptops may have a desktop socket but they are very few. So to answer your question, no you can not use a laptop CPU in your desktop.

[bjh1381]

That makes sense. Obviously the size of the computers themselves are different so it would make sense that the sockets are different too. Do they perform the same?

[Guest]

Just now, bjh1381 said:

That makes sense. Obviously the size of the computers themselves are different so it would make sense that the sockets are different too. Do they perform the same?

Maybe if the clock speeds and core/thread count are the same, and the laptop is properly cooled. (As long as we are discussing the ones on the same uArch, as they do have some laptop/tablet specific architecture, but I don't know how different they are to say Skylake/Kabylake) Also keep in mind that some features/accelerators may not be on both platforms.