LGA 1150
Release-date2013
FormfactorsFlip-chip
Contacts1150
ProtocolPCI Express
Dimensions37.5 × 37.5 mm
1,406.25 mm²
Processors
MemoryDDR3
PredecessorLGA 1155
SuccessorLGA 1151

LGA 1150,[1] also known as Socket H3, is a zero insertion force flip-chip land grid array (LGA) CPU socket designed by Intel for CPUs built on the Haswell microarchitecture. This socket is also used by the Haswell's successor, Broadwell microarchitecture.[2]

It is the successor of LGA 1155 and was itself succeeded by LGA 1151 in 2015.

Most motherboards with the LGA 1150 socket support varying video outputs (DisplayPort, VGA, DVI or HDMI – depending on the model) and Intel Clear Video Technology.

Full support of Windows on LGA 1150 platform starts on Windows 7. Official Windows XP support is limited to selected CPUs, chipsets and only for embedded and industrial systems.

Intel's Platform Controller Hub (PCH) for the LGA 1150 CPUs is codenamed Lynx Point.[3] Intel Xeon processors for socket LGA 1150 use the Intel C222, C224, and C226 chipsets.[4]

Heatsink

The four holes for fastening the heatsink to the motherboard are placed in a square with a lateral length of 75mm[5] for Intel's sockets LGA 1156, LGA 1155, LGA 1150, LGA 1151 and LGA 1200. Cooling solutions should therefore be interchangeable.[6][7][8][9][10]

Haswell chipsets

First generation

PCH name[11][12]H81C222B85C224Q85Q87C226H87Z87
OverclockingCPU ratio (ASRock, ECS, Biostar, Gigabyte, Asus, MSI[13][14][15][16][17][18]) + GPU
Haswell Refresh CPUs supportcolspan="9" (may require BIOS update before CPU installation)
Broadwell CPUs support(may require BIOS update before CPU installation)(may require BIOS update before CPU installation)colspan="2"(may require BIOS update before CPU installation)colspan="2"
Allows using built-in GPUcolspan="5"
Maximum DIMM slots[19]4 (Up to 32 GB supported)
Maximum
USB ports
2.08108
3.0246
Maximum SATA ports2.02420
3.0246
CPU-attached PCI Express[19][a]1 × PCIe 2.0 ×16Either 1 × PCIe 3.0 ×16, 2 × PCIe 3.0 ×8, or 1 × PCIe 3.0 ×8 and 2 × PCIe 3.0 ×41 × PCIe 3.0 ×16Either 1 × PCIe 3.0 ×16, 2 × PCIe 3.0 ×8, or 1 × PCIe 3.0 ×8 and 2 × PCIe 3.0 ×41 × PCIe 3.0 ×16Either 1 × PCIe 3.0 ×16, 2 × PCIe 3.0 ×8, or 1 × PCIe 3.0 ×8 and 2 × PCIe 3.0 ×41 × PCIe 3.0 ×16Either 1 × PCIe 3.0 ×16, 2 × PCIe 3.0 ×8, or 1 × PCIe 3.0 ×8 and 2 × PCIe 3.0 ×4
Chipset-attached PCI Express[19][b]6 × PCIe 2.0 ×18 × PCIe 2.0 ×1
Conventional PCI supportcolspan="9"
Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RAID)colspan="2"
Smart Response Technologycolspan="5"colspan="4"
Intel Anti-Theft Technologycolspan="9"
Intel Active Management, Trusted Execution, VT-d Technologies and Intel vPro Platform Eligibilitycolspan="2", but ASRock Z87 Extreme6 supports VT-d[20]
Release dateAugust–September 2013June 2, 2013[21]
Chipset TDP4.1 W[22]
Chipset lithography32 nm[23][24]

Second generation

On May 12, 2014, Intel announced the release of two 9-series chipsets, H97 and Z97.[25] Differences and new features of these two chipsets, compared to their H87 and Z87 counterparts, are the following:[26][27][28][29]

  • Support for Haswell Refresh CPUs out of the box
  • Support for the fifth generation of Intel Core CPUs, built around the Broadwell microarchitecture
  • Support for SATA Express, M.2[30] and Thunderbolt, though only if implemented by the motherboard's manufacturer
  • Two of the six SATA ports can be converted to two PCIe lanes and used to provide M.2 or SATA Express connectivity.[31] Intel refers to this variable configuration as Flex I/O or Flexible I/O.[32]

Motherboards based on H97 and Z97 chipsets were available for purchase the same day chipsets were announced.[33]

PCH name[34]H97Z97
OverclockingCPU + GPUCPU + GPU + RAM
Haswell Refresh CPUs supportcolspan="2"
Broadwell CPUs supportcolspan="2"
Maximum DIMM slots4
Maximum USB 2.0/3.0 ports8 / 6
Maximum SATA 2.0/3.0 ports0 / 6
CPU-attached PCI Express1 × PCIe 3.0 ×16Either 1 × PCIe 3.0 ×16, 2 × PCIe 3.0 ×8, or 1 × PCIe 3.0 ×8 and 2 × PCIe 3.0 ×4
Chipset-attached PCI Express8 × PCIe 2.0 ×1
Conventional PCI supportcolspan="2"
Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RAID)colspan="2"
Smart Response Technologycolspan="2"
Intel Anti-Theft Technologycolspan="2"
Intel Active Management, Trusted Execution, VT-d and vPro Technologycolspan="2"
Release dateMay 12, 2014
Chipset TDP4.1 W
Chipset lithography22 nm[35]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Although these PCI Express lanes are provided by the CPU, the PCH limits their speed and possible configurations of PCI Express links.[19] Capacities may also be lower, depending on the used CPU model.
  2. ^ Provided by the PCH. For Q87, H87 and Z87 chipsets, the number of available PCIe 2.0 ports is configurable and may be lower.

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