Intel rumoured to scrap backwards compatibility with Comet Lake CPUs
Intel is rumoured to be implementing a new socket layout with Intel Comet Lake processors, putting an end to its current bout of cross-compatibility enjoyed across 8th and 9th Gen Coffee Lake processors and the Intel LGA 1151 V2 socket.
The Intel 400 series chipset was initially spotted within release notes for Intel’s chipset drivers, understandably following on from the 300 series, 200 series, and the 100 series. You get the picture. This confirmation in itself isn’t all that much to rave about. But according to serial leaker, Momomo_US, these new boards will utilise a different socket layout.
The LGA 1151 V1 socket goes way back to 6th Gen Skylake chips and 100 series motherboards, with the following 7th Gen Kaby Lake chips and 200 series motherboards also fitting neatly into this initial socket design. The current LGA 1151 V2 socket is fitted with 1,151 pins - the same pin count with an alternative configuration - and was introduced with 8th Gen Coffee Lake processors and later utilised for 9th Gen Coffee Lake processors, too.
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