Intel CPU Socket Types and Timeline

Intel CPU socket identification made simple - Learn which CPU socket you have with this picture guide to Intel processor socket types.

1. Buying a new CPU and motherboard combo?

Scroll down to our Intel processor socket list below for compatible matches. You can also check out our recommended motherboard CPU combos for different computer types.

2. Buying a new CPU for your current motherboard?

Download and run CPU-Z. Click on the Mainboard tab and look for your motherboard chipset under the "Southbridge" field  (e.g. Z87, H77, H61 etc.). See our list below for CPUs that are compatible with your motherboard chipset.

You also can tell what type of motherboard you have by looking at its model name (e.g. Asus Z87-Pro, Gigabyte H77M-D3H, ASRock H61M-DGS, MSI H55M-E33).

3. Buying a new motherboard for your current CPU?

Download and run CPU-Z. Click on the CPU tab and look for your CPU model under the "Name" field (e.g. Intel Core i7 4790K). See our list below for motherboards that are compatible with your CPU.

LGA 1200 Intel CPU Socket (Launched in 2020)

LGA 1200 Motherboards

Comet Lake

H410, B460, H470, Q470, W480, Z490

H410, B460, H470, Q470, W480, Z490 are compatible with all Comet Lake CPUs.

LGA 1200 CPUs

Comet Lake

Celeron - G5900, G5900T, G5905, G5905T, G5920, G5925

Pentium Gold - G6400, G6400T, G6500, G6500T, G6600

Core i3 - 10100, 10100F, 10100T, 10300, 10320

Core i5 - 10400, 10400F, 10400T, 10500, 10500T, 10600, 10600K, 10600KF, 10600T

Core i7 - 10700, 10700F, 10700K, 10700KF, 10700T

Core i9 - 10850K, 10900, 10900F, 10090K, 10090KF, 10900T, 10910

LGA 1151 Intel CPU Socket (Launched in 2015)

Intel LGA 1151 Socket

LGA 1151 Motherboards

Coffee Lake

H310, B360, B365, H370, Q370, Z370, Z390

H310, B360, H370, Q370, Z370, Z390 motherboards are compatible with all Coffee Lake and Coffee Lake Refresh CPUs. A BIOS update may be required for Coffee Lake Refresh CPUs. They don't support Skylake and Kaby Lake CPUs.

Kaby Lake

B250, Q250, H270, Q270, Z270

B250, Q250, H270, Q270 and Z270 motherboards are compatible with all Skylake and Kaby Lake CPUs. No BIOS update is required. Coffee Lake and Coffee Lake Refresh CPUs are NOT supported.

Skylake

H110, B150, Q150, H170, Q170, Z170

H110, B150, Q85, Q150, H170 and Z170 motherboards are compatible with all Skylake and Kaby Lake CPUs. A BIOS update may be required for Kaby Lake CPUs. They don't support Coffee Lake and Coffee Lake Refresh CPUs.

LGA 1151 CPUs

Coffee Lake Refresh

Celeron - G4930, G4930T, G4950

Pentium Gold - G5420, G5420T, G5600T, G5620

Core i3 - 9100, 9100F, 9100T, 9300, 9320, 9350K, 9350KF

Core i5 - 9400, 9400F, 9400T, 9500, 9500F, 9500T, 9600, 9600K, 9600KF, 9600T

Core i7 - 9700, 9700F, 9700T, 9700, 9700K, 9700KF

Core i9 - 9900, 9900K, 9900KF, 9900KS, 9900T

Coffee Lake

Celeron - G4900, G4900T, G4920, G4930

Pentium Gold - G5400, G5400T, G5500, G5500T, G5600, G5620

Core i3 - 8100, 8100F, 8100T, 8300, 8300T, 8350K

Core i5 - 8400, 8400T, 8500, 8500T, 8600, 8600K, 8600T

Core i7 - 8700, 8700K, 8700T, 8086K

Kaby Lake

Celeron - G3930, G3930T, G3950T

Pentium - G4560, G4560T, G4600, G4600T, G4620

Core i3 - 7100, 7100T, 7101E, 7300, 7300T, 7320, 7350K

Core i5 - 7400, 7400T, 7500, 7500T, 7600, 7600K, 7600T, 7600T, 7640X

Core i7 - 7700, 7700K, 7700T, 7740X

Skylake

Celeron - G3900T, G3900, G3920

Pentium - G4400, G4400T, G4500, G4500T, G4520

Core i3 - 6098P, 6100, 6100T, 6300, 6300T, 6320

Core i5 - 6400, 6400T, 6402P, 6500, 6500T, 6600, 6600K, 6600T

Core i7 - 6700, 6700K, 6700T

LGA 1150 Intel CPU Socket (Launched in 2013)

Intel LGA 1150 Socket

LGA 1150 Motherboards

Broadwell

H97, Z97

H97 and Z97 motherboards are compatible with all Haswell, Haswell Refresh and Broadwell CPUs. No BIOS update is required.

Haswell

H81, B85, Q85, H87, Q87, Z87

H81, B85, Q85, H87, Q87 and Z87 motherboards are compatible with all Haswell and Haswell Refresh CPUs. A BIOS update may be required for Haswell Refresh CPUs.

LGA 1150 CPUs

Broadwell

Core i5 - 5675C

Core i7 - 5775C

Haswell Refresh

Celeron - G1840, G1840T, G1850

Pentium - G3240, G3240T, G3250, G3250T, G3258, G3260, G3260T, G3440, G3440T, G3450, G3450T, G3460, G3460T, G3470

Core i3 - 4150, 4150T, 4160, 4160T, 4170, 4170T, 4350, 4350T, 4360, 4360T, 4370, 4370T

Core i5 - 4460, 4460S, 4460T,  4590, 4590S, 4590T, 4690, 4690K, 4690S, 4690T

Core i7 - 4785T, 4790, 4790K, 4790S, 4790T

Haswell

Celeron - G1820, G1820T, G1830

Pentium - G3220, G3220T, G3420, G3420T, G3430

Core i3 - 4130, 4130T, 4330, 4330T, 4340

Core i5 - 4430, 4430S, 4440, 4440S, 4570, 4570, 4570R, 4570S, 4570T, 4670, 4670K, 4670S, 4670T

Core i7 - 4765T, 4770, 4770K, 4770S, 4770T, 4771

LGA 1155 Intel CPU Socket (Launched in 2011)

Intel LGA 1155 Socket

LGA 1155 Motherboards

Ivy Bridge

B75, Q75, Z75, H77, Q77, Z77

B75, Q75, Z75, H77, Q77 and Z77 motherboards are compatible with all Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge CPUs. No BIOS update is required.

Sandy Bridge

H61, B65, Q65, H67, P67, Q67, Z68

B65, Q65 and Q67 motherboards are compatible with all Sandy Bridge CPUs. They don't support Ivy Bridge CPUs.

H61, H67, P67 and Z68 motherboards are compatible with all Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge CPUs. A BIOS update may be required for Ivy Bridge CPUs.

LGA 1155 CPUs

Ivy Bridge

Celeron - G1610, G1610T, G1620, G1620T, G1630

Pentium - G2010, G2020, G2020T, G2030, G2030T, G2100T, G2120, G2120T, G2130, G2140

Core i3 - 3210, 3220, 3220T, 3225, 3240, 3240T, 3245, 3250, 3250T

Core i5 - 3330, 3330S, 3335S, 3340, 3340S, 3450, 3450S, 3470, 3470S, 3470T, 3475S, 3550, 3550P, 3550S, 3570, 3570K, 3570S, 3570T

Core i7 - 3770, 3770K, 3770S, 3770T

Sandy Bridge

Celeron - G440, G460, G465, G470, G530, G530T, G540, G540T, G550, G550T, G555

Pentium - G620, G620T, G622, G630, G630T, G632, G640, G640T, G645, G645T, G840, G850, G860, G860T, G870

Core i3 - 2100, 2100T, 2102, 2105, 2120, 2120T, 2125, 2130

Core i5 - 2300, 2310, 2320, 2380P, 2390T, 2400, 2400S, 2405S, 2450P, 2500, 2500K, 2500S, 2500T, 2550K

Core i7 - 2600, 2600K, 2600S, 2700K

LGA 2011 Intel CPU Socket (Launched in 2011)

Intel LGA 2011 Socket

LGA 2011 Motherboards

Haswell-E

X99

X99 motherboards are compatible with all Haswell-E CPUs. They don't support Sandy Bridge-E or Ivy Bridge-E CPUs.

Ivy Bridge-E

X79

Sandy Bridge-E

X79

X79 motherboards are compatible with all Sandy Bridge-E and Ivy Bridge-E CPUs. A BIOS update may be required for Ivy Bridge-E CPUs.

LGA 2011 CPUs

Haswell-E

Core i7 - 5820K, 5930K, 5960X

Ivy Bridge-E

Core i7 - 4820K, 4930K, 4960X

Sandy Bridge-E

Core i7 - 3820, 3930K, 3960X, 3970X

LGA 1156 Intel CPU Socket (Launched in 2009)

Intel LGA 1156 Socket

LGA 1156 Motherboards

Westmere (Clarkdale)

H55, P55, H57, Q57

Nahelem (Lynnfield)

H55, P55, H57, Q57

H55, P55, H57 and Q57 motherboards are compatible with all Westmere (Clarkdale) and Nehalem (Lynnfield) CPUs. A BIOS update may be required for Westmere (Clarkdale) CPUs.

LGA 1156 CPUs

Westmere (Clarkdale)

Celeron - G1101

Pentium - G6950, G6951, G6960

Core i3 - 530, 540, 550, 560

Core i5 - 650, 655K, 660, 661, 670, 680

Nehalem (Lynnfield)

Core i5 - 750, 750S, 760

Core i7 - 860, 860S, 870, 870K, 870S, 875K, 880

LGA 1366 Intel CPU Socket (Launched in 2008)

Intel LGA 1366 Socket

LGA 1366 Motherboards

Westmere (Gulftown)

X58

Nehalem (Bloomfield)

X58

X58 motherboards are compatible with all Westmere (Gulftown) and Nehalem (Bloomfield) CPUs. A BIOS update may be required for Westmere (Gulftown) CPUs.

LGA 1366 CPUs

Westmere (Gulftown)

Core i7 - 970, 980

Core i7 Extreme - 980X, 990X

Nehalem (Bloomfield)

Core i7 - 920, 930, 940, 950, 960

Core i7 Extreme - 965, 975

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