Today, the socket for installing the Socket 1150 central processor allows you to assemble both budget-level computers and high-performance systems. Despite the release of a more recent computing platform represented by LGA 1151, it is still relevant from a performance standpoint, but the cost of its components has decreased. It is about its capabilities that will be discussed further.
History and development
In 2013, the LGA1155 processor socket was replaced by Socket 1150. In the first of them, it was possible to install silicon crystals of Core chips belonging to the 2nd and 3rd generation. In the LGA1150, it was already possible to install processors of the 4th generation, which belonged to the same architecture. The code name for this generation of semiconductor solutions is Haswell.
The technology for the production of semiconductor crystals in this case did not undergo significant changes and pn junctions were made using the same technology with tolerance standards of 22 nm. The computational part of the CPU remained virtually unchanged, but the power supply system and the graphic part were significantly revised and improved.
In 2014, the light saw the updated generation of chips of this family, which was called Haswell Refresh. Hardware changes in them were minimal. The only significant difference from its predecessors is the increased clock frequencies. A year later, in 2015, the updated generation of 5th generation CPUs, code-named Broadwell, belonging to the same Core semiconductor architecture, was released. These silicon crystals were produced using 14 nm technology and had certain improvements in the processor part itself. Also, updating the CPU lineup led to the updating of the chipset line from 8X to 9X.
To date, no significant changes are foreseen for this computing platform, and it is gradually being replaced by a more advanced LGA1151.
Chipsets
Only two generations of chipsets are installed in Socket 1150 motherboards. They include only one chip, which is called the South Bridge. The second component of the chipset - the "north bridge" - is integrated into the silicon crystal of the CPU.
The first generation of chipsets is the 8X line. It included 6 chipsets. The most affordable and, accordingly, the most budgetary was H81. It supported only 16 GB of RAM, had 4 SATA ports for connecting storage devices and 1 PCI - E slot in the 16X version. In combination with such motherboards, Celeron and Pentium chips, but only of the 4th generation, looked perfect.
The middle segment was occupied by B85, Q85, Q87 and H87. They have increased the number of SATA ports and the number of supported RAM up to 32 GB. For these products, i3 chips were great. Also, i5 and i7 combined with locked multipliers combined well with them. Well, the premium - the Z87 chipset - was focused on working with i5 and i7 chips with an unlocked multiplier (that is, with the prefix K).
In 2015, this platform in connection with the release of new chips was supplemented by two sets of chips - H97 and Z97. In essence, they duplicated their predecessors in the person of H87 and Z87 in technical terms. The key difference here was the support for the new 5th generation processors, which the previous models could not boast of.
Supported CPU Models
The 4th and 5th generation processors can be installed in this socket . Intel Socket 1150 is primarily focused on the use of Haswell generation chips and Haswell Refresh, which replaced it. The initial level in this case was occupied by the CPUs of Celeron and Pentium lines with markings, respectively, G18XX and G3XXX. They were great for creating low-cost system units.
The average level was occupied by i3-41XX and i3-43XX. Also conditionally this segment could include i5-44XX, i5-45XX, i5-46XX and i7-47XX. Well, the most productive solutions in this case were the same i5-46XX and i7-47XX, but with the prefix K.
Intel socket 1150 supported solutions of the 5th generation, of which only 5 were released. These are the most efficient CPUs whose parameters are listed below. They can be installed in 9X series motherboards. The characteristics of the 5th generation chips are presented below.
No. p / p | Family | Model | Frequency | Calc. cores / threads | Thermal pack |
one. | i5 | 5675R / 5675C | 3.6GHz | 4/4 | 65W |
2. | 5575R | 3.3GHz |
3. | i7 | 5775R | 3.8GHz | 4/8 |
four. | 5775C | 3.7GHz |
Prospects for this computing platform
Of course, Socket 1150 is currently at the final stage of its development. It is gradually being superseded by more advanced solutions already based on LGA1151, and it is this hardware platform that will set the tone in the foreseeable future. But the appearance of the latter led to the fact that prices, albeit slightly, but still decreased for the products of the previous generation. This, in turn, makes the purchase of solutions based on the LGA1150 more justified at the moment. The difference in performance and speed is several percent, and their cost is significantly lower. Therefore, if right now you need a good PC without the possibility of further modernization, then it is better to choose LGA1150. If you plan to further upgrade, then it is better to pay attention to LGA1151.
Summary
In any case, the Socket 1150 hardware platform will still be relevant in terms of speed and performance for the next 2-3 years. Therefore, it is still too early for owners of such PCs to think about upgrading their computing systems. And even after 3 years, such computers can still cope with most tasks without any problems. Well, the current reduced cost against the background of more recent solutions makes their purchase really justified both in terms of productivity and in terms of price.