{"id":38659,"date":"2022-06-06T09:16:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T09:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/intel-14th-gen-core-desktop-processors-will-likely-require-a-new-lga-2551-socket\/"},"modified":"2022-06-06T09:16:05","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T09:16:05","slug":"intel-14th-gen-core-desktop-processors-will-likely-require-a-new-lga-2551-socket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/intel-14th-gen-core-desktop-processors-will-likely-require-a-new-lga-2551-socket\/","title":{"rendered":"Intel 14th-gen Core desktop processors will likely require a new LGA 2551 socket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The big picture:<\/strong> Intel’s Meteor Lake processors will reportedly move to a new socket, forcing Alder Lake owners to buy a new motherboard as well if they want to upgrade. This is in stark contrast to AMD’s AM4 platform, where CPUs launched this year work remarkably well even on five-year-old boards. <\/p>\n According to new rumors, Intel’s 14th-gen desktop processors, codenamed Meteor Lake, will require a new LGA 2551 socket, meaning that current LGA 1700 motherboards would support only two CPU generations – as has been the case for quite some time – the current Alder Lake CPUs will be followed by Raptor Lake in late 2022.<\/p>\n LGA 2551 will reportedly measure 38 x 46 mm, making it 0.5 mm wider and 1 mm longer than LGA 1700. Fitting over 50% more pins in a similar footprint means that pin density is going to be a lot higher. This will also probably be the company’s first DDR5-only platform.<\/p>\n