So, I bought from eBay a used CPU with a damaged pad. Note that I got a discount for that, and the CPU is sold as ‘perfectly working’. The pad indeed is not completely damaged:

https://preview.redd.it/t23aaqyw8cwb1.png?width=489&format=png&auto=webp&s=509a43eef26c3c0621dcc22f80a87060a4fbce9f

Third line from the top, 6th pad.

As you can see, it will probably work. It is the PIN DDR1_DQ[36]/DDR1_DQ[20] (DDR data line) so it is probably mandatory for it to work correctly to use this CPU.

The question is: do you think I may have issues after putting the CPU on my system? I will run of course RAM stress tests, but I think that if they run successfully I should be fine. It is difficult for a pad/pin to be damaged after being inserted in the slot.

Do you agree?