Official sales of devices based on the Socket 1156 computing platform started in 2008. These were the most productive processor solutions and the most functional sets of system logic. This processor socket was considered relevant until 2011, when it was replaced by the LGA 1155 platform.
Background of occurrence
At the end of 2007 and the beginning of 2008, it became obvious that the processor socket LGA 775 reached its maximum potential; for the further development of processor technology, Intel had to offer the market something new. This "something new" was the "Socket 1156". The layout of its semiconductor chips was radically redesigned, and the changes made it possible to achieve a significant increase in performance. Among the nuances that allowed to increase productivity, we can distinguish:
The advent of NT technology, which made it possible to immediately create 2 data processing streams on one computing unit.
Integration of the "North Bridge" logic set in the CPU. This accelerated the exchange of information between the processor and RAM. Also, this solution simplified the layout of motherboards. Well, the exchange of information between the "north bridge" and the processor for this reason has been greatly simplified.
Transfer from the motherboard to the silicon chip of the CPU integrated graphics accelerator. When using the built-in video accelerator, this also made it possible to increase the speed of the PC.
All the innovations listed above are relevant to this day, they can be found even in the latest models of central processors from this manufacturer of computer equipment.
Chipset list
Only 4 possible chipset sets were presented for this platform. Isolated on this list is P55. He did not allow the use of a built-in video accelerator and was aimed at installing a discrete graphics card. The corporate segment, in turn, was targeted by Q57. This chipset was supported by Intel's proprietary technology - AMT. With it, the network administrator could connect to the PC and gain control over it. Also, this chipset supported onboard graphics cards in the CPU. Almost complete analogue of Q57 was H57. The only difference was that in this case the AMT technology was not activated. The H55 chipset was the least functional solution for Socket 1156. The motherboard based on it did not allow creating RAID arrays, which were available for owners of all other solutions. As in the previous case, these motherboards did not support AMT technology.
Central processing units
The most affordable solutions for Socket 1156 were Pentium chips (they had higher frequencies and always 2 computing modules) and Celeron (in this case there were both single-core and dual-core models, the frequencies of these CPUs were the lowest in the family). Processors of the i3 family were a notch higher. They had 2 units, but the presence of NT technology allowed them to turn into a full-fledged 4-core CPU. An even more productive processor family was the i5. They could be 2- (with NT support and 4 threads, like i3) or 4-core. Increased clock speeds and a larger cache memory made it possible to circumvent younger models without performance problems. The most productive processors are the i7. In this case, the cache was further increased. The same can be said about frequencies. Also, the number of threads in this case was 8, and the number of cores was 4.
Computing Platform Perspectives
Of course, 8 years have passed since the start of sales of this platform, during this time the processor socket LGA 1156 managed to become obsolete. Socket, even by the manufacturer itself, is currently no longer supported. Owners of such PCs should now think about updating their computer. So far, the computing resources of this platform in most cases are enough to solve most problems. But not far off is the time when it will no longer be enough. Therefore, it makes sense to think and look towards LGA1151, which is now the most advanced computer solution.
Summary
So far, "Socket 1156" is relevant. But it is definitely better now to owners of such computers to think about a new modernization. Very soon, the moment will come when such a PC becomes outdated and does not meet the requirements put forward to it.