Thanks to Igor’s Lab, we’ve got some particulars on Intel’s future socket: the LGA-1851. This might be wanted to accommodate the model’s new Arrow Lake-S processors. So, what’s the distinction with the present LGA-1700?
LGA-1851: what’s new in regards to the LGA-1700?
From a dimensional standpoint, there are not any main adjustments to the scale of the socket. It nonetheless measures 37.5 x 45 mm. However, there could also be some minor variations in top.
These could trigger some contact issues, notably along with your heatsink. When the LGA-1700 arrived, some LGA-1200-compatible heatsinks supplied inadequate CPU stress regardless of using suitable mounting kits. This is one thing to control.
Otherwise, the locking system appears to be equivalent to the present one, and it stays to be seen whether or not the stress it exerts bends the CPU’s IHS as is at present the case. If not, Contact Frame and BCF are prone to be the order of the day.
Now for the socket’s totally different pinout, which is logical because it has extra compact dimensions. The latter improve from 1700 to 1851, i.e. by 9%. The purpose for Intel’s change of socket is to meet up with AMD’s help for PCIe 5.0 SSDs, because the Reds help any such storage natively from the processor. With Intel, it’s a must to reroute the strains of a PCIe x16 to reuse them for storage… Not a straightforward process. The blues then announce native help for 4 PCIe 5.0 strains along with the 4 PCIe 4.0 strains.
Finally, the launch of Arrow Lake-S and this LGA-1851 is scheduled for late 2024. A complete collection of chipsets will comply with: the 800 collection.
