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It's odd they found this in the unit the manufacturer sent them for review. With this kind of scam they would normally make sure the review models had the correct processor. I wonder if this was done by a supplier or subcontractor without them knowing.
Can these processors use the same motherboard? It might be a big effort to make a custom one for review, more than just dropping in another part. And more costly too, if it meant redesigning other parts.
Yes all these processors coming from the same generation will use the same socket/BGA pattern and similar BIOS firmware.
They're from different generations though. 5500U is Zen 2 while 7430U is Zen 3.
That's my bad for not remembering AMD's fucking atrocious nonstandard mobile chip naming schemes.
That said, I went and looked up both models, they are both listed as using the FP6 interface. So they are electrically and mechanically compatible, likely just needing a bios update, my point is still valid.