LGA 1200

LGA 1200
Release dateMay 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)
Designed byIntel
Manufactured byFoxconn
TypeLGA-ZIF
Chip form factorsFlip-chip
Contacts1200
FSB protocolPCI Express
Processors
PredecessorLGA 1151
SuccessorLGA 1700
Memory supportDDR4

This article is part of the CPU socket series

LGA 1200 is a zero insertion force flip-chip land grid array (LGA) socket, compatible with Intel desktop processors Comet Lake (10th gen) and Rocket Lake (11th-gen) desktop CPUs, which was released in April 2020.[1][2]

LGA 1200 is designed as a replacement for the LGA 1151 (known as Socket H4). LGA 1200 is a land grid array mount with 1200 protruding pins to make contact with the pads on the processor. It uses a modified design of LGA 1151, with 49 more pins on it, improving power delivery and offering support for future incremental I/O features. Pin 1 position remains the same as it was in previous generation processors, but it has shifted socket keying to left (previously it was right), making Comet Lake processors incompatible both electrically and mechanically with previous chips.[3]

ASRock, Asus, Biostar, Gigabyte and MSI have confirmed their motherboards based on the Intel Z490 chipset support the 11th generation Intel Rocket Lake desktop CPUs.[4][5][6][7] Full PCIe 4.0 support is confirmed for selected brands. ASUS did not include support to PCIe 4.0 on M.2, hindering support for PCIe gen 4.0 NVMe SSDs.[8][9]

  1. ^ "Intel® Z490 Chipset Product Specifications". Intel. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Bonshor, Gavin. "The Intel Z490 Overview: 44+ Motherboards Examined". AnandTech. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Mujtaba, Hassan (November 1, 2019). "Intel's Entire 10th Gen Comet Lake Desktop CPU Lineup Leaked – Up To 10 Cores, 20 Thread Core i9-10900, 80W TDP, W480 Chipset With New LGA 1200 Socket". Wccftech. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "Biostar and ASrock confirm 11th Gen Core 'Rocket Lake-S' support on Z490 motherboards". VideoCardz. December 26, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Gigabyte Says Intel Z490 Chipset Motherboards Will Support 11th Gen "Rocket Lake-S"". TechPowerUp. May 1, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Campbell, Mark (January 7, 2021). "ASUS updates its Z490 motherboards with 11th Gen Intel CPU support". Overclock3D. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  7. ^ Mujtaba, Hassan (December 29, 2020). "MSI Adds Intel Rocket Lake 11th Gen CPU Support on Z490 Motherboards". Wccftech. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Mujtaba, Hassan (February 8, 2021). "ASUS Z490 Motherboards Tested With Intel Rocket Lake Desktop CPU, Lack PCIe Gen 4.0 Support on M.2 Slots". Wccftech. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Mujtaba, Hassan (July 3, 2020). "ASUS Z490 Motherboards Severely Lack Behind In PCIe 4.0 Support Compared To Competitors, No Proper Hardware-Level Integration For Rocket Lake CPUs". Wccftech. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

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