if you are Intel Desktop computer users should be interested in changing CPU Need to changemotherboard” This matter is not unfamiliar. In the past few years, Intel has changed sockets almost every one to two generations. For example, the 2021 LGA 1700 supports three generations from the 12th to the 14th generation, while the LGA 1851 launched in 2024 seems to only support the Arrow Lake generation (including Refresh). On the other hand, AMD’s AM5 launched in 2022 has been confirmed to be supported until at least 2027, so for AMD For users, they can save the money to replace the motherboard and use it to upgrade a better graphics card or memory. Intel users will find this unfair.
But now there is finally good news. According to foreign media reports, Intel may follow AMD’s lead in the future and allow the socket to support more generations of CPUs.
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Is Intel finally following AMD? Rumor has it that the LGA 1954 socket will support fourth-generation processors
British technology media Club386 A few days ago, Robert Hallock, Intel’s Vice President and General Manager of Gamer Channel, asked, “Will Intel’s sockets support more generations of processors in the future?” Hallock’s answer was very clear: “I think it will. That’s it – I think it will.”
Hallock further said that his team members are all PC builders and enthusiasts. Everyone builds their own computer and plays games on that computer. This was not always the case in the past. Now Intel’s gaming CPU department has a new team from product management, business planning, marketing to engineering. “We have definitely not ignored the community’s feedback on our products. We are paying very close attention to it. This feedback has also affected the way we think about products and roadmaps.”
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In fact, it has been previously reported that the new LGA 1954 socket used by Intel’s next-generation desktop processor Nova Lake may support four generations of processors, namely Nova Lake, Razer Lake, Titan Lake and Hammer Lake, spanning 2026 to 2029 or even longer. If true, it would be Intel’s longest-lasting socket on a desktop platform in recent years.
The appearance dimensions of LGA 1954 are rumored to be the same as LGA 1851 and LGA 1700, which means that most existing CPU coolers can continue to be used without spending extra money on new buckles or radiators, which is also good news for gamers.
It should be noted that this change cannot be said to be certain at present. It can only be said that Hallock has indeed sent a strong signal, but there is no official commitment that LGA 1954 will definitely support four or more generations. He only mentioned that Intel’s internal direction is changing.
Well-known hardware whistleblower MLID also mentioned in a video last year that LGA 1851 originally wanted to support four generations of Meteor Lake, Arrow Lake, Arrow Lake Refresh and Panther Lake. However, in the end, Meteor Lake did not have a desktop version, and the same was true for Panther Lake. In the end, LGA 1851 only supported one generation:
Source: KOCPC Chinese