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Upgrade Service was a service offered by Intel allowing specific models to be upgraded via software. The service was introduced in late September 2010 with Westmere and was later expanded with Sandy Bridge in 2011. The service was discontinued in 2013.

Compatible models

Only a handful of models could be upgraded via this service:

Compatible Model Post-Upgrade Model
Model Frequency Cache Model Frequency Cache
Core i3-2312M 2.1 GHz 3 MiB Core i3-2393M 2.5 GHz 4 MiB
Core i3-2332M Core i3-2394M
Core i3-2102 3.1 GHz 3 MiB Core i3-2153 3.6 GHz 3 MiB
Pentium G622 2.6 GHz 3 MiB Pentium G693 3.2 GHz 3 MiB
Pentium G632 Pentium G694
Pentium G6951 Pentium G6952

Additionally, those models can only be upgraded with:

Mechanism

Upgrade could be done by purchasing a scratch-off card from a store such as Best Buy. A software was then required to be installed which requires the code on the card to be activated.