List of Intel chipsets
This is a list of motherboard chipsets made by Intel. It is divided into three main categories: those that use the PCI bus for interconnection (the 4xx series), those that connect using specialized "Hub Links" (the 8xx series), and those that connect using PCI Express (the 9xx series). The chipsets are listed in chronological order.Contents
Early chipsets[edit]
Intel licensed ZyMOS POACH chipset for Intel 80286 and Intel 80386SX processors (the 82230/82231 High Integration AT-Compatible Chip Set). This chipset can be used with an 82335 High-integration Interface Device to provide support for the Intel 386SX.[1]
- 82091AA EISA/ISA - Advanced Integrated Peripheral (AIP), includes: floppy disk controller, 2× UARTs, parallel port, IDE controller, oscillator, etc.[4]
- 82310 MCA - announced in April 1988.[5] Includes: 82306 Local Channel Support Chip, 82307 DMA Controller/Central Arbiter, 82308 Micro Channel Bus Controller, 82309 Address Bus Controller, 82706 VGA Graphics Controller.[1]
- 82350 EISA - announced in September 1988.[6][7]
- 82311 MCA - announced in November 1988.[8][9] Includes: 82303 and 82304 Local I/O Channel Support Chips, 82307 DMA Controller/Central Arbiter, 82308 Micro Channel Bus Controller, 82309 Address Bus Controller, 82706 VGA Graphics Controller, 82077 Floppy Disk Controller.[1][7]
- 82320 MCA - announced in April 1989.[10]
- 82340SX PC AT - announced in January 1990, it is the Topcat chipset licensed from VLSI.[11]
- 82340DX PC AT - announced in January 1990, it is the Topcat chipset licensed from VLSI.[11]
- 82360SL - announced in October 1990.[12] It was a chipset for the mobile 80386SL and 80486SL processors. It integrated DMA controller, an interrupt controller PIC, serial and parallel ports, and power-management logic for the processor.
- 82350DT EISA - announced in April 1991.[13]
4xx chipsets[edit]
80486 chipsets[edit]
Chipset | Code Name | Part Numbers | South Bridge | Release Date | Processors | FSB | SMP | Memory types | Max. memory | Parity/ECC | L2 Cache Type | PCI support |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
420TX | Saturn | 82424TX, 82423TX | SIO | November 1992 | 5 V 486 | Up to 33 MHz | No | FPM | 128 MB[14] | Parity | Async. | 1.0 |
420EX | Aries | 82425EX | 82426EX | March 1994 | 5 V/3.3 V 486 | Up to 50 MHz | No | FPM | 128 MB | Parity | Async. | 2.0 |
420ZX | Saturn II | 82424ZX, 82423TX | SIO | March 1994 | 5 V/3.3 V 486 | Up to 33 MHz | No | FPM | 160 MB | Parity | Async. | 2.1 |
Pentium chipsets[edit]
While not an actual Intel chipset bug, the Mercury and Neptune chipsets could be found paired with RZ1000 and CMD640 IDE controllers with data corruption bugs. L2 caches are direct-mapped with SRAM tag RAM, write-back for 430FX, HX, VX, and TX.
Chipset | Code Name | Part Numbers | South Bridge | Release Date | Processors | FSB | SMP | Memory types | Max. memory | Max. cacheable | Parity/ECC | L2 Cache Type | PCI support | AGP support |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
430LX | Mercury[15] | 82434LX, 82433LX | SIO (ISA) PCEB/ESC (EISA) | March 1993 | P60/66 | 60/66 MHz | No | FPM | 192 MB | 192 MB | Parity | Async. | 2.0 | No |
430NX | Neptune[16] | 82434NX, 82433NX | SIO (ISA) SIO.A (DP ISA) PCEB/ESC (EISA) | March 1994 | P75+ | 50/60/66 MHz | Yes | FPM | 512 MB | 512 MB | Parity | Async. | 2.0 | No |
430FX | Triton[17][18] | SB82437FX-66 SB82437JX | PIIX | January 1995 | P75+ | 50/60/66 MHz | No | FPM/EDO | 128 MB | 64 MB | Neither | Async./Pburst | 2.0 | No |
430MX | Mobile Triton | 82437MX | MPIIX | October 1995 | P75+ | 50/60/66 MHz | No | FPM/EDO | 128 MB | 64 MB | Neither | Async./Pburst | 2.0 | No |
430HX | Triton II[18][19] | FW82439HX FW82439JHX | PIIX3 | February 1996 | P75+ | 50/60/66 MHz | Yes | FPM/EDO | 512 MB | 512/64 MB depending ontag RAM used | Both | Async./Pburst | 2.1 | No |
430VX | Triton II[18][20] | SB82437VX SB82438VX | PIIX3 | February 1996 | P75+ | 60/66 MHz | No | FPM/EDO/SDRAM | 128 MB | 64 MB | Neither | Async./Pburst | 2.1 | No |
430TX[21] | FW82439TX | PIIX4 | February 1997 | P75+ | 60/66 MHz | No | FPM/EDO/SDRAM | 256 MB | 64 MB | Neither | Async./Pburst | 2.1 | No |
Pentium Pro/II/III chipsets[edit]
Chipset | Code Name | Part numbers | South Bridge | Release Date | Processors1 | FSB | SMP | Memory types | Max. memory | Memory banks | Parity/ECC | PCI support | AGP support |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
450KX | Mars | 82451KX, 82452KX, 82453KX, 82454KX | SIO, SIO.A (ISA) PCEB/ESC (EISA) | November 1995 | Pentium Pro | 60/66 MHz | Yes | FPM | 1 GB | Both | 2.0 | No | |
450GX | Orion | 82451GX, 82452GX, 82453GX, 82454GX | SIO.A (ISA) PCEB/ESC (EISA) | November 1995 | Pentium Pro | 60/66 MHz | Yes (up to four) | FPM | 8 GB | Both | 2.0 | No | |
440FX | Natoma | 82441FX, 82442FX | PIIX3 (ISA) PCEB/ESC (EISA) | May 1996 | Pentium Pro/Pentium II | 60/66 MHz | Yes | FPM/EDO/BEDO | 1 GB | 4 | Both | 2.1 | No |
440LX | Balboa | 82443LX | PIIX4 | August 1997 | Pentium II/Celeron | 66 MHz | Yes | FPM/EDO/SDRAM | 1 GB EDO/512 MB SDRAM | 4 | Both | 2.1 | AGP 2× |
440EX | n/a | 82443EX | PIIX4E | April 1998 | Celeron/Pentium II | 66 MHz | No | EDO/SDRAM | 256 MB | 2 | Neither | 2.1 | AGP 2× |
440BX | Seattle | 82443BX | PIIX4E | April 1998 | Pentium II/III, Celeron | 66/100 MHz | Yes | EDO/SDRAM | 1 GB | 4 | Both | 2.1 (64-bit optional) | AGP 2× |
440GX | n/a | 82443GX | PIIX4E | June 1998 | Pentium II/III,Xeon | 100 MHz | Yes | SDRAM | 2 GB | 4 | Both | 2.1 | AGP 2× |
450NX | n/a | 82451NX, 82452NX, 82453NX, 82454NX | PIIX4E | June 1998 | Pentium II/III, Xeon | 100 MHz | Yes (up to four) | FPM/EDO | 8 GB | 4 | Both | 2.1 (64-bit optional) | No |
440ZX/440ZX-66 | n/a | 82443ZX | PIIX4E | November 1998 | Celeron, Pentium II/III | 66/100 MHz (440ZX), 66 MHz (440ZX-66) | No | SDRAM | 512 MB | 2 | Neither | 2.1 | AGP 2× |
440ZX-M | n/a | 82443ZX-M | PIIX4M | Pentium III/mobile Celeron | 66/100 MHz | No | SDRAM | 256 MB | 2 | Neither | 2.1 | AGP 2× | |
440MX | Banister | 82443MX | Same chip | Pentium II/III, mobile Celeron | 66/100 MHz | No | SDRAM | 256 MB | 2 | Neither | 2.2 | No |
Southbridge 4xx chipsets[edit]
Main articles: PCI IDE ISA Xcelerator and Super I/O
Chipset | Part Number | ATA support | USB support | CMOS/clock | ISA support | LPC support | Power management |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SIO | 82378IB/ZB | None | None | No | Yes | No | SMM |
SIO.A | 82379AB | None | None | No | Yes | No | SMM |
PIIX | 82371FB | PIO/WDMA | None | No | Yes | No | SMM |
MPIIX | 82371MX | PIO | None | No | Yes | No | SMM |
PIIX3 | 82371SB | PIO/WDMA | 1 Controller, 2 Ports | No | Yes | No | SMM |
PIIX4 | 82371AB | PIO/UDMA 33 | 1 Controller, 2 Ports | Yes | Yes | No | SMM |
PIIX4E | 82371EB | PIO/UDMA 33 | 1 Controller, 2 Ports | Yes | Yes | No | SMM |
PIIX4M | 82371MB | PIO/UDMA 33 | 1 Controller, 2 Ports | Yes | Yes | No | SMM |
8xx chipsets[edit]
Pentium II/III chipsets[edit]
Chipset | Code name | Part numbers | South bridge | Release date | Processors | FSB | SMP | Memory types | Max. memory | Memory banks | Parity or ECC | PCI | Ext. AGP/speed | IGP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
810 | Whitney | 82810 | ICH/ICH0 | April 1999 | Celeron, Pentium II/III | 66/100 MHz | No | EDO/PC100 SDRAM | 512 MB | 2 | Neither | v2.2/33 MHz | No | Yes |
810E | Whitney | 82810E | ICH | September 1999 | Celeron, Pentium II/III | 66/100/133 MHz | No | PC100/133 SDRAM | 512 MB | 2 | Neither | v2.2/33 MHz | No | Yes |
810E2 | Whitney | 8210E | ICH2 | Celeron, Pentium II/III | 66/100/133 MHz | No | PC100/133 SDRAM | 512 MB | 2 | Neither | v2.2/33 MHz | No | Yes | |
820 | Camino | 82820 | ICH | November 1999 | Pentium II/III, Celeron | 66/100/133 MHz | Yes | PC800 RDRAM/PC100 SDRAM (with MTH) | 1 GB | 2 | Both | v2.2/33 MHz | Yes/AGP 4× | No |
840 | Carmel | 82840 | ICH | October 1999 | Pentium III, Xeon | 66/100/133 MHz | Yes | Dual-Channel PC800 RDRAM | 4 GB | 2×4 | Both | v2.2/33 MHz+PCI-X/66 MHz | Yes/AGP 4× | No |
820E | Camino | 82820 | ICH2 | June 2000 | Pentium II/III, Celeron | 66/100/133 MHz | Yes | PC800 RDRAM/PC100 SDRAM (with MTH) | 1 GB | 2 | Both | v2.2/33 MHz | Yes/AGP 4× | No |
815 | Solano | 82815 | ICH | June 2000 | Celeron, Pentium II/III | 66/100/133 MHz | No | PC100/133 SDRAM | 512 MB | 2 | Neither | v2.2/33 MHz | Yes/AGP 4× | Yes |
815E | Solano | 82815 | ICH2 | June 2000 | Celeron, Pentium II/III | 66/100/133 MHz | Yes (2) | PC100/133 SDRAM | 512 MB | 6* | Neither | v2.2/33 MHz | Yes/AGP 4× | Yes |
815EP | Solano | 82815EP | ICH2 | November 2000 | Celeron, Pentium II/III | 66/100/133 MHz | No | PC100/133 SDRAM | 512 MB | 3 | Neither | v2.2/33 MHz | Yes/AGP 4× | No |
815P | Solano | 82815EP | ICH/ICH0 | March 2001 | Celeron, Pentium III | 66/100/133 MHz | No | PC100/133 SDRAM | 512 MB | 3 | Neither | v2.2/33 MHz | Yes/AGP 4× | No |
815G | Solano | 82815G | ICH/ICH0 | September 2001 | Celeron, Pentium III | 66/100/133 MHz | No | PC100/133 SDRAM | 512 MB | 3 | Neither | v2.2/33 MHz | No | Yes |
815EG | Solano | 82815G | ICH2 | September 2001 | Celeron, Pentium III | 66/100/133 MHz | No | PC100/133 SDRAM | 512 MB | 3 | Neither | v2.2/33 MHz | No | Yes |
(*)Relevant Gigabyte website Gigabyte's website states that the 815E has six memory banks. .
Pentium III-M mobile chipsets[edit]
Chipset | Code name | Part numbers | South bridge | Release date | Processors | FSB | SMP | Memory types | Max. memory | Memory banks | Parity or ECC | PCI | Ext. AGP/speed | IGP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
830M | Almador | 82830M | ICH3M | July 2001 | Celeron, Pentium III-M | 100/133 MHz | No | PC133 SDRAM | 1 GB | 2 | Neither | v2.2/33 MHz | Yes/AGP 4× | Yes |
830MG | Almador | 82830MG | ICH3M | Celeron, Pentium III-M | 100/133 MHz | No | PC133 SDRAM | 1 GB | 2 | Neither | v2.2/33 MHz | No | Yes | |
830MP | Almador | 82830MP | ICH3M | Celeron, Pentium III-M | 100/133 MHz | No | PC133 SDRAM | 1 GB | 2 | Neither | v2.2/33 MHz | Yes/AGP 4× | No |
Pentium 4 chipsets[edit]
Chipset | Code name | Part numbers | South bridge | Release date | Processors | FSB | SMP | Memory types | Max. memory | Parity/ECC | PCI Type | Graphics | TDP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
850 | Tehama | 82850 (MCH) | ICH2 | November 2000 | Pentium 4 | 400 MHz | No | PC800/600 RDRAM | 2 GB | Yes/Yes | v2.2/33 MHz | AGP 4× | |
860 | Colusa | 82860 (MCH) | ICH2 | May 2001 | Xeon | 400 MHz | Yes | PC800/600 RDRAM | 4 GB (w. 2 repeaters) | Yes/Yes | v2.2/33 MHz | AGP 4× | |
845 | Brookdale | 82845 (MCH) | ICH2 | January 2002 | Celeron, Pentium 4 | 400 MHz | No | either DDR 200/266 or PC133 | 2 GB DDR, 3 GB SDR | Yes/Yes | v2.2/33 MHz | AGP 4× | |
E7500 | Plumas | E7500 (MCH) | ICH3-S | Feb 2002 | Xeon | 400 MHz | Yes | Dual channel DDR 200/266 | 16 GB | Yes/Yes | PCI-X | ||
850E | Tehama-E | 82850E (MCH) | ICH2 | May 2002 | Pentium 4 | 400/533 MHz | No | PC1066/800 RDRAM | 2 GB | Yes/Yes | v2.2/33 MHz | AGP 4× | |
845E | Brookdale-E | 82845E (MCH) | ICH4 | May 2002 | Celeron, Celeron D, Pentium 4 | 400/533 MHz | No | DDR 200/266 | 2 GB | Yes/Yes | v2.2/33 MHz | AGP 4× | 5.8 W |
845GL | Brookdale-GL | 82845GL (GMCH) | ICH4 | May 2002 | Celeron, Pentium 4 | 400 MHz | No | DDR 266, PC133 | 2 GB | No/No | v2.2/33 MHz | Integrated | 5.1 W (SDRAM), 5.8 W (DDR)[22] |
845G | Brookdale-G | 82845G (GMCH) | ICH4 | May 2002 | Celeron, Celeron D, Pentium 4 | 400/533 MHz | No | DDR 266,DDR 333(unofficial), PC133 | 2 GB | No/No | v2.2/33 MHz | AGP 4× &Intel Extreme Graphics | 5.1 W (SDRAM), 5.7 W (DDR)[22] |
845GE | Brookdale-GE | 82845GE (GMCH) | ICH4 | October 2002 | Celeron, Pentium 4 | 400/533 MHz | No | DDR 266/333 | 2 GB | No/No | v2.2/33 MHz | AGP 4× & integrated | 6.3 W |
845PE | Brookdale-PE | 82845PE (MCH) | ICH4 | October 2002 | Celeron, Pentium 4 | 400/533 MHz | No | DDR 266/333 | 2 GB | No/No | v2.2/33 MHz | AGP 4× | 5.6 W |
845GV | Brookdale-GV | 82845GV (GMCH) | ICH4 | October 2002 | Celeron, Celeron D, Pentium 4 | 400/533 MHz | No | DDR 266/333, PC133 | 2 GB | No/No | v2.2/33 MHz | integrated | 5.1 W (SDRAM), 5.7 W (DDR)[22] |
E7505 | Placer | E7505 (MCH) | ICH4 | Nov 2002 | Xeon | 400/533 MHz | Yes | DDR 200/266 | 16 GB | Yes/Yes | AGP 8x | ||
E7205 | Granite Bay | E7205 (MCH) | ICH4 | Nov 2002 | Pentium 4 | 400/533 MHz | No | Dual channel DDR 200/266 | 4 GB | Yes/Yes | AGP 8x | ||
E7501 | Plumas 533 | E7500 (MCH) | ICH3-S | Dec 2002 | Xeon, Pentium M | 400/533 MHz | Yes | DDR 200/266 | 16 GB Dual channel, 8GB single channel | Yes/Yes | PCI-X | ||
875P | Canterwood | 82875P (MCH) | ICH5/ICH5R | April 2003 | Pentium 4, Pentium Extreme Edition, Celeron, Celeron D, Xeon | 400/533/800 MHz | Yes | Dual channel DDR 266/333/400 | 4 GB | Yes/Yes | v2.3/33 MHz | AGP 8× | 12.1 W |
865G | Springdale | 82865G (GMCH) | ICH5/ICH5R | May 2003 | Pentium 4, Pentium Extreme Edition, Celeron, Celeron D | 400/533/800 MHz | No | Dual channel DDR 266/333/400 | 4 GB | No/No | v2.3/33 MHz | AGP 8× &Intel Extreme Graphics 2 | 12.9 W |
865P | Springdale-P | 82865P | ICH5 | May 2003 | Pentium 4, Celeron D | 400/533 MHz | No | Dual channel DDR 266/333 | 4 GB | No/No | v2.3/33 MHz | AGP 8× | 10.3 W |
865PE | Springdale-PE | 82865PE | ICH5/ICH5R | May 2003 | Pentium 4, Pentium D, Pentium Extreme Edition, Celeron, Celeron D | 400/533/800 MHz | No | Dual channel DDR 266/333/400 | 4 GB | No/No | v2.3/33 MHz | AGP 8× | 11.3 W |
848P | Breeds Hill | 82848P (MCH) | ICH5/ICH5R | August 2003 | Celeron, Celeron D, Pentium 4 | 400/533/800 MHz | No | DDR 266/333/400 | 2 GB | No/No | v2.3/33 MHz | AGP 8× | 8.1 W |
865GV | Springdale-GV | 82865GV (GMCH) | ICH5/ICH5R | September 2003 | Pentium 4, Pentium D, Pentium Extreme Edition, Celeron, Celeron D | 400/533/800 MHz | No | Dual channel DDR 266/333/400 | 4 GB | No/No | v2.3/33 MHz | Integrated |
Summary:
- 845 (Brookdale)
- 875P (Canterwood)
- Similar to E7205, but adds support for 800 MHz bus, DDR at 400 MHz, Communication Streaming Architecture (CSA), Serial ATA (with RAID in certain configurations) andPerformance Acceleration Technology (PAT), a mode purported to cut down memory latency.
- SMP capability exists only on Xeon-based (socket 604) motherboards using the 875P chipset. FSB is rated at 533 MHz on these motherboards.
- 865PE (Springdale)
- 875P without PAT, though it was possible to enable PAT in some early revisions. Also lacks ECC Memory support.
- Sub-versions:
- 865P - The same as 865PE, but supports only 400/533 MHz bus and 333 MHz memory.
- 848P - Single memory channel version of 865PE.
- 865G (Springdale-G)
- 865PE with integrated graphics (Intel Extreme Graphics 2). PAT never supported in any revisions.
- Sub-versions:
- 865GV - 865G without external AGP slot.
Pentium 4-M/Pentium M/Celeron M mobile chipsets[edit]
Chipset | Code name | Part numbers | South bridge | Release date | Processors | FSB | SMP | Memory types | Max. memory | Parity/ECC | PCI Type | Graphics | TDP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
845MP | Brookdale-M | 82845 (MCH) | ICH3-M | March 2002 | Mobile Celeron, Pentium 4-M | 400 MHz | No | DDR 200/266 | 1 GB | No/No | v2.2/33 MHz | AGP 4× | |
845MZ | Brookdale-MZ | 82845 (MCH) | ICH3-M | March 2002 | Mobile Celeron, Pentium 4-M | 400 MHz | No | DDR 200 | 1 GB | No/No | v2.2/33 MHz | AGP 4× | |
852GM | Montara-GM | 82852GM (GMCH) | ICH4-M | Q2, '04 | Pentium 4-M, Celeron,Celeron M | 400 MHz | No | DDR 200/266 | 1 GB | No/No | v2.2/33 MHz | Integrated 32-bit 3D Core @ 133 MHz | 3.2 W |
852GMV | Montara-GM | 82852GMV (GMCH) | ICH4-M | Pentium 4-M, Celeron, Celeron M | 400 MHz | No | DDR 200/266 | 1 GB | No/No | v2.2/33 MHz | Integrated 32-bit 3D Core @ 133 MHz | 3.2 W | |
852PM | Montara-GM | 82852PM (MCH) | ICH4-M | Pentium 4-M, Celeron,Celeron D | 400/533 MHz | No | DDR 200/266/333 | 2 GB | No/No | v2.2/33 MHz | AGP 1x/2×/4× | 5.7 W | |
852GME | Montara-GM | 82852GME (GMCH) | ICH4-M | Q4, '03 | Pentium 4-M, Celeron, Celeron D | 400/533 MHz | No | DDR 200/266/333 | 2 GB | No/No | v2.2/33 MHz | Integrated Extreme Graphics 2 graphics core | 5.7 W |
854 [25] | 82854 (GMCH) | ICH4-M | March 2005 | Celeron M ULV | 400 MHz | No | DDR 266/333 | 2 GB | No/No | v2.2/33 MHz | Integrated Extreme Graphics 2 graphics core | 5.7 W | |
855GM | Montara-GM | 82855GM (GMCH) | ICH4-M | March 2003 | Pentium M, Celeron M | 400 MHz | No | DDR 200/266 | 2 GB | No/No | v2.2/33 MHz | Integrated Extreme Graphics 2 graphics core | 3.2 W |
855GME | Montara-GM | 82855GME (MCH) | ICH4-M | March 2003 | Pentium M, Celeron M | 400 MHz | No | DDR 200/266/333 | 2 GB | No/No | v2.2/33 MHz | Integrated Extreme Graphics 2 graphics core | 4.3 W |
855PM | Odem | 82855PM (MCH) | ICH4-M | March 2003 | Pentium M, Celeron M | 400 MHz | No | DDR 200/266/333 | 2 GB | No/No | v2.2/33 MHz | AGP 2×/4× | 5.7 W |
Southbridge 8xx chipsets[edit]
Main article: I/O Controller Hub
Chipset | Part Number | ATA | SATA | RAID Level | USB | PCI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ICH | 82801AA | UDMA 66/33 | No | No | Rev 1.1, 2 Ports | Rev 2.2, 6 PCI slots |
ICH0 | 82801AB | UDMA 33 | No | No | Rev 1.1, 2 Ports | Rev 2.2, 4 PCI slots |
ICH2 | 82801BA | UDMA 100/66/33 | No | No | Rev 1.1, 4 Ports | Rev 2.2, 6 PCI slots |
ICH2-M | 82801BAM | UDMA 100/66/33 | No | No | Rev 1.1, 2 Ports | Rev 2.2, 2 PCI slots |
ICH3-S | 82801CA | UDMA 100/66/33 | No | No | Rev 1.1, 6 Ports | Rev 2.2, 6 PCI slots |
ICH3-M | 82801CAM | UDMA 100/66/33 | No | No | Rev 1.1, 2 Ports | Rev 2.2, 2 PCI slots |
ICH4 | 82801DB | UDMA 100/66/33 | No | No | Rev 2.0, 6 Ports | Rev 2.2, 6 PCI slots |
ICH4-M | 82801DBM | UDMA 100/66/33 | No | No | Rev 2.0, 4 Ports | Rev 2.2, 3 PCI slots |
ICH5 | 82801EB | UDMA 100/66/33 | SATA 1.5 Gbit/s, 2 Ports | No | Rev 2.0, 6 Ports | Rev 2.3, 6 PCI slots |
ICH5R | 82801ER | UDMA 100/66/33 | SATA 1.5 Gbit/s, 2 Ports | RAID0, RAID1 | Rev 2.0, 6 Ports | Rev 2.3, 6 PCI slots |
ICH5-M | 82801EBM | UDMA 100/66/33 | No | No | Rev 2.0, 4 Ports | Rev 2.3, 4 PCI slots |
6300ESB | 6300ESB | UDMA 100/66/33 | SATA 1.5 Gbit/s, 2 Ports | RAID0, RAID1 | Rev 2.0, 4 Ports | Rev 2.2, 4 PCI slots, Rev 1.0, 2 PCI-X slots + 2 PCI-X devices |
9xx chipsets and 3/4 Series chipsets[edit]
Pentium 4/Pentium D/Pentium EE chipsets[edit]
All Chipsets listed in the table below:
- Do not support SMP
- Support (-R and -DH) variants for South Bridges
Chipset | Code Name | Part numbers | South Bridge | Release Date | Supported Processors | FSB (MHz) | Memory Types | Max. Memory | Parity/ECC | Graphics | TDP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
910GL | Grantsdale-GL | 82910GL (GMCH) | ICH6 | September 2004 | Pentium 4, Celeron, Celeron D | 533 | DDR 333/400 | 2 GB | No/No | Integrated GMA 900 | 16.3 W |
915P | Grantsdale | 82915P (MCH) | ICH6 | June 2004 | Pentium 4, Celeron D | 533/800 |
| 4 GB | No/No | PCI Express 16× | 16.3 W |
915PL | Grantsdale-PL | 82915PL (MCH) | ICH6 | March 2005 | Pentium 4, Celeron D | 533/800 | DDR 333/400 | 2 GB | No/No | PCI Express 16× | 16.3 W |
915G | Grantsdale-G | 82915G (GMCH) | ICH6 | June 2004 | Pentium 4, Celeron D | 533/800 |
| 4 GB | No/No |
| 16.3 W |
915GL | Grantsdale-GL | 82915GL (GMCH) | ICH6 | March 2005 | Pentium 4, Celeron D | 533/800 | DDR 333/400 | 4 GB | No/No | Integrated GMA 900 | 16.3 W |
915GV | Grantsdale-GV | 82915GV (GMCH) | ICH6 | June 2004 | Pentium 4, Celeron D | 533/800 |
| 4 GB | No/No | Integrated GMA 900 | 16.3 W |
925X | Alderwood | 82925X (MCH) | ICH6 | June 2004 | Pentium 4, Pentium 4 EE | 800 | DDR2400/533 | 4 GB | Yes/Yes | PCI Express 16× | 12.3 W |
925XE | Alderwood-XE | 82925XE (MCH) | ICH6 | November 2004 | Pentium 4, Pentium 4 EE | 800/1066 | DDR2 400/533 | 4 GB | Yes/Yes | PCI Express 16× | 13.3 W |
955X | Lakeport-X | 82955X (MCH) | ICH7/ICH7R | April 2005 | Pentium 4, Pentium 4 EE, Pentium D, Pentium XE | 800/1066 | DDR2 533/667 | 8 GB | Yes/Yes | PCI Express 16× | 13.5 W |
945P | Lakeport | 82945P (MCH) | ICH7/ICH7R | May 2005 | Pentium 4, Pentium D, Celeron D, Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Duo | 533/800/1066 | DDR2 400/533/667 | 4 GB[*] | No/No | PCI Express 16× | 15.2 W |
945PL | Lakeport-PL | 82945PL (MCH) | ICH7 | March 2006 | Pentium 4, Pentium D, Celeron D | 533/800 | DDR2 400/533 | 2 GB[*] | No/No | PCI Express 16× | 15.2 W |
945G | Lakeport-G | 82945G (GMCH) | ICH7/ICH7R | May 2005 | Pentium 4, Pentium D, Celeron D, Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Duo | 533/800/1066 | DDR2 400/533/667 | 4 GB[*] | No/No |
| 22.2 W |
[*] Remapping of PCIE/APIC memory ranges not supported,[26] some physical memory might not be accessible (e.g. limited to 3.5 GB or similar).
Summary:
- 915P (Grantsdale)
- Supports Pentium 4 on an 800 MHz bus. Uses DDR memory up to 400 MHz, or DDR2 at 533 MHz. Replaces AGP and CSA with PCI Express, and also supports "Matrix RAID", a RAID mode designed to allow the usage of RAID levels 0 and 1 simultaneously with two hard drives. (Normally RAID1+0 would have required four hard drives)
- Sub-versions:
- 915PL - Cut-down version of 915P with no support for DDR2 and only supporting 2 GB of memory.
- 915G (Grantsdale-G)
- 915P with an integrated GMA 900. This core contains Pixel Shader version 2.0 only, it does not contain Vertex Shaders nor does it feature Transform & Lighting (T&L) capabilities and therefore is not Direct X 8.1 or 9.0 compliant.
- Sub-versions:
- 915GL - Same feature reductions as 915PL, but supports 4 GB of memory. No support for external graphics cards.
- 915GV - Same as 915G, but has no way of adding an external graphics card.
- 910GL - No support for external graphics cards or 800 MHz bus.
- 925X (Alderwood)
- Higher end version of 915. Supports another PAT-like mode and ECC memory, and exclusively uses DDR-II RAM.
- Sub-versions:
- 925XE - Supports a 1066 MHz bus.
- 945P (Lakeport)
- Update on 915P, with support for Serial ATA II, RAID mode 5, an improved memory controller with support for DDR-II at 667 MHz and additional PCI Express lanes. Support for DDR-I is dropped. Formal dual-core support was added to this chipset.
- Sub-versions:
- 945PL - No support for 1066 MHz bus, only supports 2 GB of memory.
- 945G (Lakeport-G)
- A version of the 945P that has a GMA 950 integrated, supports a 1066 MHz bus.
- Sub-versions:
- 945GZ - Same feature reductions as 945PL but with an integrated GMA 950. Supports 533/800 MHz FSB and DDR-II at 400/533 MHz. No support for external graphics cards (some boards, like Asus P5GZ-MX, support through ICH7 on PCIe ×16 @4 lanes mode).
- 955X (Lakeport)
- Update for 925X, with additional features of "Lakeport" (e.g., PAT features and ECC memory), and uses DDR2.
Pentium M/Celeron M mobile chipsets[edit]
Chipset | Code Name | Part numbers | South Bridge | Release Date | Supported Processors | FSB (MHz) | Memory Types | Max. Memory | Parity/ECC | Graphics | TDP |
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910GML | Alviso-GM | 82910GML (GMCH) | ICH6-M | January 2005 | Celeron M | 400 MHz | DDR 333, DDR2 400 | 2 GB | No/No | Integrated GMA 900 | 6 W |
915GMS | Alviso-GM | 82915GMS (GMCH) | ICH6-M | January 2005 | Pentium M, Celeron M | 400 MHz | DDR2 400 | 2 GB | No/No | Integrated GMA 900 | 4.8 W |
915GM | Alviso-GM | 82915GM (GMCH) | ICH6-M | January 2005 | Pentium M, Celeron M | 400/533 MHz | DDR 333, DDR2 400/533 | 2 GB | No/No | Integrated GMA 900 | 6 W |
915PM | Alviso | 82915PM (MCH) | ICH6-M | January 2005 | Pentium M, Celeron M | 400/533 MHz | DDR 333, DDR2 400/533 | 2 GB | No/No | PCI Express 16× | 5.5 W |
Core/Core 2 mobile chipsets[edit]
Chipset | Code name | Part numbers | South bridge | Release date | Processors supported (official) | FSB | Memory types | Max. memory | Graphics | TDP |
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940GML | Calistoga | 82940GML (GMCH) | ICH7-M | January 2006 | Celeron M | 533 MHz | DDR2 400/533 | 2 GB | Integrated GMA 950 graphics core (Max. 166 MHz 3D Render) | 7 W |
943GML | Calistoga | 82943GML (GMCH) | ICH7-M | January 2006 | Celeron M, Core Solo, Pentium Dual-Core2 | 533 MHz | DDR2 400/533 | 2 GB | Integrated GMA 950 graphics core (Max. 200 MHz 3D Render) | |
945GMS | Calistoga | 82945GMS (GMCH) | ICH7-M | January 2006 | Core 2 Duo, Core Duo, Pentium Dual-Core,Core Solo, Celeron M | 533/667 MHz | DDR2 400/533 | 2 GB | Integrated GMA 950 graphics core (Max. 166 MHz 3D Render) | 7 W |
945GSE | Calistoga | 82945GSE (GMCH) | ICH7-M | Q2, '08 | Intel Atom | 533/667 MHz | DDR2 400/533 | 2 GB | Integrated GMA 950 graphics core (Max. 166 MHz 3D Render) | 6 W |
945GM/E | Calistoga | 82945GM/E (GMCH) | ICH7-M | January 2006 | Core 2 Duo, Core Duo, Pentium Dual-Core, Core Solo, Celeron M | 533/667 MHz | DDR2 400/533/667 | 4 GB* | Integrated GMA 950 graphics core (Max. 250 MHz 3D Render) | 7 W |
945PM | Calistoga | 82945PM (MCH) | ICH7-M | January 2006 | Core 2 Duo, Core Duo, Pentium Dual-Core, Core Solo, Celeron M | 533/667 MHz | DDR2 400/533/667 | 4 GB* | PCI Express 16× | 7 W |
[*] Remapping of PCIE/APIC memory ranges not supported,[26] some physical memory might not be accessible (e.g. limited to 3.5 GB or similar).
Core 2 chipsets[edit]
All Core 2 Duo chipsets support the Pentium Dual-Core and Celeron processors based on the Core architecture. Support for all NetBurst based processors was officially dropped starting with the P35 chipset family.[27] However, some motherboards still support the older processors.[28]
Chipset | Code Name | Part numbers | South Bridge | Release Date | Processors | Process support | Hardware Virtualization (Intel VT-d)[29] | FSB | Memory types | Max. memory | Parity/ECC | Graphics |
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945GC[30] | Lakeport-GC | 82945GC (MCH) | ICH7/ICH7R/ICH7-DH | 2007.01 (or Q1'05?)[31] | Pentium 4, Pentium D, Celeron D, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual-Core, Atom | Support for 45 nm | No | 533/800 MHz | DDR2 533/667 | 2 GB[32] [*] | No/No |
|
945GZ | Lakeport-GZ | 82945GZ (GMCH) | ICH7 | 2005.06 | Pentium 4, Pentium D, Celeron D, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual-Core | Support for 65 nm | No | 533/800 MHz | DDR2 400/533 | 2 GB (or 4 GB shrunk to 3.27 GB)[33][*] | No/No |
|
946PL | Lakeport-PL | 82946PL (MCH) | ICH7/ICH7R | 2006.07 | Pentium 4, Pentium D, Celeron D, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual-Core | Support for 65 nm | No | 533/800 MHz | DDR2 533/667 | 4 GB | No/No | PCI Express 16× |
946GZ | Lakeport-GZ | 82946GZ (GMCH) | ICH7/ICH7R | 2006.07 | Pentium 4, Pentium D, Celeron D, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual-Core | Support for 65 nm | No | 533/800 MHz | DDR2 533/667 | 4 GB | No/No |
|
975X | Glenwood | 82975X (MCH)[35] | ICH7/ICH7R/ICH7-DH | 2005.11 | Pentium D, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual-Core | Support for 65 nm 45 nm unofficial2 | No | 533/667/800/1066 MHz | DDR2 533/667/8003 | 8 GB | Yes/Yes |
|
P965 | Broadwater(P) | 82P965 (MCH) | ICH8/ICH8R/ICH8-DH | 2006.06 | Pentium Dual-Core/Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo | Support for 65 nm | No | 533/800/1066 MHz | DDR2 533/667/800 | 8 GB | No/No |
|
G965 | Broadwater(GC) | 82G965 (GMCH) | ICH8/ICH8R/ICH8-DH | 2006.06 | Pentium Dual-Core/Core 2 Duo | Support for 65 nm | No | 533/800/1066 MHz | DDR2 533/667/800 | 8 GB | No/No |
|
Q965 | Broadwater(G) | 82Q965 (GMCH) | ICH8/ICH8R/ICH8-DH | 2006.06 | Pentium Dual-Core/Core 2 Duo | Support for 65 nm | No | 533/800/1066 MHz | DDR2 533/667/800 | 8 GB | No/No |
|
P31 | Bearlake (P) | 82P31 (MCH) | ICH7 | 2007.08 | Pentium Dual-Core/Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo | Support for 45 nm | No | 800/1066 MHz | DDR2 667/800 | 4 GB | No/No |
|
P35 | Bearlake (P+) | 82P35 (MCH) | ICH9/ICH9R/ICH9-DH | 2007.06 | Pentium Dual-Core/Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo | Support for 45 nm | No | 800/1066/1333 MHz | DDR2 or DDR3 667/800/1066 | 8 GB | No/No |
|
G31 | Bearlake (G) | 82G31 (GMCH) | ICH7 | 2007.08 | Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo/Pentium Dual-Core | Support for 45 nm | No | 800/1066/1333 MHz | DDR2 667/800 | 4 GB | No/No |
|
G33[36] | Bearlake (G+) | 82G33 (GMCH) | ICH9/ICH9R/ICH9-DH | 2007.06 | Pentium Dual-Core/Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo | Support for 45 nm | No | 800/1066/1333 MHz | DDR2 667/800 DDR3 800/1066 | 8 GB 4 GB | No/No |
Integrated GMA 3100 with:
|
G35[37] | Bearlake[38] | 82G35 (GMCH) | ICH9/ICH9R/ICH9-DH | 2007.08 | Pentium Dual-Core/Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo | Support for 45 nm | No | 800/1066/1333 MHz | DDR2 667/800[39][40] | 8 GB | No/No |
Integrated GMA X3500 with:
|
Q33 | Bearlake (QF) | 82Q33 (GMCH) | ICH9/ICH9R | 2007.06 | Pentium Dual-Core/Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo | Support for 45 nm | No | 800/1066/1333 MHz | DDR2 667/800 | 16 GB | No/No |
Integrated GMA 3100
|
Q35 | Bearlake (Q) | 82Q35 (GMCH) | ICH9/ICH9R/ICH9-DO | 2007.06 | Pentium Dual-Core/Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo | Support for 45 nm | Yes4 | 800/1066/1333 MHz | DDR2 667/800 | 16 GB | No/No |
Integrated GMA 3100
|
X38 | Bearlake (X) | 82X38 (MCH) | ICH9/ICH9R/ICH9-DH | 2007.09[41] | Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo/Core 2 Extreme | Support for 45 nm | Yes4 | 800/1066/1333 MHz[42] | DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR2 667/800/1066 | 8 GB 16 GB | No/DDR2 only |
|
X48 | Bearlake (X) | 82X48 (MCH) | ICH9/ICH9R/ICH9-DH | 2008.03 | Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo/Core 2 Extreme | Support for 45 nm | Yes4 | 800/1066/1333/1600 MHz | DDR3 1066/1333/1600 DDR2 533/667/800/1066 | 8 GB 16 GB | No/DDR2 only |
|
P43 | Eaglelake (P) | 82P43 (MCH) | ICH10/ICH10R | 2008.06 | Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo | Support for 45 nm | No | 800/1066/1333 MHz | DDR3 800/1066 DDR2 667/800 | 8 GB 16 GB | No/No |
|
P45 | Eaglelake (P+) | 82P45 (MCH) | ICH10/ICH10R | 2008.06 | Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo | Support for 45 nm | No | 800/1066/1333 MHz | DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR2 667/800/1066 | 8 GB 16 GB | No/No |
|
G41 | Eaglelake (G) | 82G41 (GMCH) | ICH7 | 2008.09 | Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo | Support for 45 nm | No | 800/1066/1333 MHz | DDR3 800/1066 DDR2 667/800 | 4 GB 8 GB | No/No |
|
G43 | Eaglelake (G) | 82G43 (GMCH) | ICH10/ICH10R | 2008.06 | Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo | Support for 45 nm | No | 800/1066/1333 MHz | DDR3 800/1066 DDR2 667/800 | 8 GB 16 GB | No/No |
|
G45 | Eaglelake (G+) | 82G45 (GMCH) | ICH10/ICH10R | 2008.06 | Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo | Support for 45 nm | No | 800/1066/1333 MHz | DDR3 800/1066 DDR2 667/800[43] | 8 GB 16 GB | No/No |
|
B43 | Eaglelake (B) | 82B43 (GMCH) | ICH10D | 2008.12 | Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo | Support for 45 nm | No | 800/1066/1333 MHz | DDR3 800/1066 DDR2 667/800 | 16 GB | No/No |
|
Q43 | Eaglelake (Q) | 82Q43 (GMCH) | ICH10/ICH10R/ICH10D | 2008.08 | Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo | Support for 45 nm | No | 800/1066/1333 MHz | DDR3 800/1066 DDR2 667/800[44] | 8 GB 16 GB | No/No |
|
Q45 | Eaglelake (Q) | 82Q45 (GMCH) | ICH10/ICH10R/ICH10-DO | 2008.08 | Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo | Support for 45 nm | Yes4 | 800/1066/1333 MHz | DDR3 800/1066 DDR2 667/800[45] | 8 GB 16 GB | No/No |
[*] Remapping of PCIE/APIC memory ranges not supported,[26] some physical memory might not be accessible (e.g. limited to 3.5 GB or similar).
Summary:
- 975X (Glenwood)
- Update of 955, with support for ATI Crossfire Dual Graphics systems and 65 nm processors, including Core 2 Duo.
- P965 (Broadwater)
- Update on 945P, no native PATA support, improved memory controller with support for DDR-II at 800 MHz and formal Core 2 Duo support.
- G965 (BroadwaterG)
- A version of P965 that has a GMA X3000 integrated graphics core.
- Q965 (Broadwater)
- Expected G965 intended for Intel's vPro office computing brand, with GMA 3000 instead of GMA X3000. Supports an ADD2 card to add a second display.
- Sub-versions:
- Q963 - Q965 without an external graphics interface or support for ADD2.
- P35 (Bearlake)
- The P35 chipset provides updated support for the new Core 2 Duo E6550, E6750, E6800, and E6850. Processors with a number ending in "50" have a 1333 MT/s FSB. Support for all NetBurst based chips is dropped with this chipset.[27]
- G33 (BearlakeG)[36]
- A version of P35 with a GMA 3100 integrated graphics core and uses an ICH9 South Bridge.
- Sub-versions:
- G35 - G33 with a GMA x3500 integrated graphics core and uses an ICH8 South Bridge, no DDR3 support.[37]
- Q35 (BearlakeG)
- Expected G33 intended for Intel's vPro office computing brand, no DDR3 Support.
- Sub-versions:
- Q33 - Q35 without vPro support.
- P31 (BearlakeG)
- A version of P35 with an ICH7 South Bridge and only supporting 4 GB RAM, no 1333 FSB nor DDR3 Support.
- G31 (BearlakeG)
- A version of P31 with a GMA 3100 integrated graphics core, but supports a 1333 FSB.
- P45 (Eaglelake)
- Update of P35, with PCIe 2.0, Hardware Virtualization, Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) and support for ATI Crossfire (8x+8x).
- Sub-versions:
- P43 - P45 without Crossfire support and no DDR2-1066/DDR3-1333 support.
- G45 (EaglelakeG)
- A version of P45 that has a GMA X4500HD integrated graphics core. Also lacks Crossfire support.
- Sub-versions:
- G43 - Same feature reductions as P43, but with a GMA X4500 integrated graphics core.
- Q45 (EaglelakeQ)
- Expected G43 intended for Intel's vPro office computing brand. Also supports Hardware Virtualization Technology and Intel® Trusted Platform Module 1.2 feature.
- Sub-versions:
- Q43 - Q45 without vPro support. Also lacks Intel® Trusted Platform Module 1.2 support.
- B43 - Q43 with an ICH10D South Bridge.
- G41 (EaglelakeG)
- Update of G31 with a GMA X4500 integrated graphics core and DDR3 800/1066 support.
[1] 975X chipset only supports 16x PCIe (electrical) in the top slot when the slot below it is unpopulated. Otherwise it and the lower slot (both attached to the Memory Controller Hub) operate at 8x electrical.
[2] Officially 975X supports a maximum of 1066FSB. Unofficially third party motherboards (Asus, Gigabyte) support certain 1333FSB 45 nm Core2 processors, usually with later BIOS updates.
[3] The 975X chipset technical specification shows only 533/667 memory support. Actual implementations of 975X do support DDR2 800.
[4] VT-d is inherently supported on these chipsets, but may not be enabled by individual OEMs. Always read the motherboard manual and check for BIOS updates. X38/X48 VT-d support is limited to certain Intel, Supermicro, DFI (LanParty) and Tyan boards. VT-d is broken or non existent on some boards until the BIOS is updated. Note that VT-d is a chipset Memory Controller Hub technology, not a processor feature, but this is complicated by later processor generations (i series) moving the MCH from the motherboard to the processor package, making only certain i series CPUs support VT-d.
Core 2 mobile chipsets[edit]
Chipset | Code name | Part numbers | South bridge | Release date | Processors supported (official) | FSB | Memory types | Max. memory | Graphics | TDP |
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GL960 | Crestline | 82960GL (GMCH) | ICH8-M | May 2007 | Celeron M, Pentium Dual-Core | 533 MHz | DDR2 533/667 | 3 GB | Integrated GMA X3100graphics core (Max. 400 MHz 3D Render) | 13.5 W |
GM965 | Crestline | 82965GM (GMCH) | ICH8-M | May 2007 | Core 2 Duo | 533/667/800 MHz | DDR2 533/667 | 4 GB/8 GB1 | Integrated GMA X3100 graphics core (Max. 500 MHz 3D Render) | 13.5 W |
PM965 | Crestline | 82965PM (MCH) | ICH8-M | May 2007 | Core 2 Duo | 533/667/800 MHz | DDR2 533/667 | 4 GB/8 GB1 | PCIe 16× | 8 W |
GL40 | Cantiga | 82GL40 (GMCH) | ICH9-M | Sep 2008 | Core 2 Duo, Celeron, Celeron M, Pentium Dual-Core | 667/800 MHz | DDR2 667/800, DDR3 667/800 | 8 GB | Integrated GMA X4500HD graphics core (Max. 400 MHz 3D Render) | 12 W |
GS40 | Cantiga | 82GS40 (GMCH) | ICH9-M | Sep 2008 | Core 2 Duo, Celeron, Celeron M?, Pentium Dual-Core | 667?/800 MHz | DDR2 667/800, DDR3 667/800 | 4 GB | Integrated GMA X4500HD graphics core (Max. 400 MHz 3D Render) | 12 W |
GS45 | Cantiga | 82GS45 (GMCH) (For CULV) | ICH9-M | Sep 2008 | Core 2 Solo, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme, Celeron M | 800/1066 MHz | DDR2 667/800, DDR3 667/800/1066 | 8 GB | Integrated GMA X4500HD graphics core (Max. 533 MHz 3D Render) | 7 W (low power mode), 8 W (HD playback mode), 12 W (Full performance mode) |
GM45 | Cantiga | 82GM45 (GMCH) | ICH9-M | Sep 2008 | Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme, Celeron M | 667/800/1066 MHz | DDR2 667/800, DDR3 667/800/1066 | 8 GB | Integrated GMA X4500HD graphics core (Max. 533 MHz 3D Render) | 12 W |
PM45 | Cantiga | 82PM45 (MCH) | ICH9-M | Sep 2008 | Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme | 667/800/1066 MHz | DDR2 667/800, DDR3 667/800/1066 | 8 GB | PCIe 16× | 7 W |
[1] Officially only 4GB is supported. Unofficially many laptops with this chipset support 8GB.
Southbridge 9xx and 3/4 Series chipsets[edit]
Main article: I/O Controller Hub
Chipset | Part Number | Parallel ATA | Serial ATA | RAID Level | USB | TDP |
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ICH6 | 82801FB | UDMA 100/66/33 | SATA 1.5 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | No | Rev 2.0, 6 Ports | 3.8 W |
ICH6R | 82801FR | UDMA 100/66/33 | SATA 1.5 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | RAID0, RAID1, Matrix RAID | Rev 2.0, 6 Ports | 3.8 W |
ICH6-M | 82801FBM | UDMA 100/66/33 | SATA 1.5 Gbit/s, 2 Ports | No | Rev 2.0, 4 Ports | 3.8 W |
ICH7 | 82801GB | UDMA 100/66/33 | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | No | Rev 2.0, 8 Ports | 3.3 W |
ICH7R | 82801GR | UDMA 100/66/33 | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID10, Matrix RAID | Rev 2.0, 8 Ports | 3.3 W |
ICH7DH | 82801GDH | UDMA 100/66/33 | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | RAID0, RAID1, Matrix RAID | Rev 2.0, 8 Ports | 3.3 W |
ICH7-M | 82801GBM | UDMA 100/66/33 | SATA 1.5 Gbit/s, 2 Ports | No | Rev 2.0, 4 Ports | 3.3 W |
ICH7-M DH | 82801GHM | UDMA 100/66/33 | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | RAID0, RAID1, Matrix RAID | Rev 2.0, 4 Ports | 3.3 W |
ICH8 | 82801HB | No | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | No | Rev 2.0, 10 Ports | 3.7 W |
ICH8R | 82801HR | No | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID10, Matrix RAID | Rev 2.0, 10 Ports | 3.7 W |
ICH8DH | 82801HH | No | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID10, Matrix RAID | Rev 2.0, 10 Ports | 3.7 W |
ICH8DO | 82801HO | No | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID10, Matrix RAID | Rev 2.0, 10 Ports | 3.7 W |
ICH8M | 82801HM | UDMA 100/66/33 | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 3 Ports | No | Rev 2.0, 10 Ports | 2.4 W |
ICH8M-E | 82801HEM | UDMA 100/66/33 | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 3 Ports | RAID0, RAID1, Matrix RAID | Rev 2.0, 10 Ports | 2.4 W |
ICH9 | 82801IB | No | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | No | Rev 2.0, 12 Ports | 4.3 W |
ICH9R | 82801IR | No | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID10, Matrix RAID | Rev 2.0, 12 Ports | 4.3 W |
ICH9DH | 82801IH | No | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID10, Matrix RAID | Rev 2.0, 12 Ports | 4.3 W |
ICH9DO | 82801IO | No | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID10, Matrix RAID | Rev 2.0, 12 Ports | 4.3 W |
ICH9M | 82801IBM | No | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | No | Rev 2.0, 8 Ports | 2.5 W |
ICH9M-E | 82801IEM | No | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | RAID0, RAID1, Matrix RAID | Rev 2.0, 8 Ports | 2.5 W |
ICH10 | 82801JB | No | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | No | Rev 2.0, 12 Ports | 4.5 W |
ICH10R | 82801JR | No | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID10, Matrix RAID | Rev 2.0, 12 Ports | 4.5 W |
ICH10D | 82801JH | No | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | No | Rev 2.0, 12 Ports | 4.5 W |
ICH10DO | 82801JO | No | SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID10, Matrix RAID | Rev 2.0, 12 Ports | 4.5 W |
5/6/7/8/9 Series chipsets[edit]
Main article: Intel 5 Series
See also: Sandy Bridge chipsets (6 Series), Ivy Bridge chipsets (7 Series) and Haswell chipsets (8 Series)
The Nehalem microarchitecture moves the memory controller into the processor. For high-end Nehalem processors, the X58 IOH acts as a bridge from the QPI to PCI Express peripherals and DMI to the ICH10 southbridge. For mainstream and lower-end Nehalem processors, the integrated memory controller (IMC) is an entire northbridge (some even having GPUs), and the PCH (Platform Controller Hub) acts as a southbridge.
Not listed below is the 3450 chipset (see Xeon chipsets) which is compatible with Nehalem mainstream and high-end processors but does not claim core iX-compatibility. With either a Core i5 or i3 processor, the 3400-series chipsets enable the ECC functionality of unbuffered ECC memory.[46] Otherwise these chipsets do not enable unbuffered ECC functionality.
The Cougar Point Intel 6 series chipsets with stepping B2 were recalled due to a hardware bug that causes their 3 Gbit/s Serial ATA to degrade over time until they become unusable. Stepping B3 of the Intel 6 series chipsets will have the fix for this. The Z68 chipset which supports CPU overclocking and use of the integrated graphics does not have this hardware bug.[47] The Z68 also added support for transparently caching hard disk data on to solid-state drives (up to 64 GB), a technology called Smart Response Technology.[48]
LGA 1156[edit]
Chipsets supporting LGA 1156 CPUs (Lynnfield and Clarkdale).
Chipset | Code Name | sSpec Number | Part numbers | Release Date | Bus Interface | Bus Speed | PCI Express lanes | PCI | SATA | USB | FDI support | TDP |
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P55 | Ibex Peak | SLH24 (B3), SLGWV (B2) | BD82P55 (PCH) | Sep 2009 | DMI | 2 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 at 2.5 GT/s | Yes | 3 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | Rev 2.0, 14 Ports | No | 4.7 W |
H55 | Ibex Peak | SLGZX(B3) | BD82H55 (PCH) | Jan 2010 | DMI | 2 GB/s | 6 PCIe 2.0 at 2.5 GT/s | Yes | 3 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | Rev 2.0, 12 Ports | Yes | 5.2 W |
H57 | Ibex Peak | SLGZL(B3) | BD82H57 (PCH) | Jan 2010 | DMI | 2 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 at 2.5 GT/s | Yes | 3 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | Rev 2.0, 14 Ports | Yes | 5.2 W |
Q57 | Ibex Peak | SLGZW(B3) | BD82Q57 (PCH) | Jan 2010 | DMI | 2 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 at 2.5 GT/s | Yes | 3 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | Rev 2.0, 14 Ports | Yes | 5.1 W |
LGA 1155[edit]
Chipsets supporting LGA 1155 CPUs (Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge). The PCIe 2.0 lanes from the PCH ran at 5 GT/s in this series,[49] unlike in the previous LGA 1156 chips.
Chipset | Code Name | sSpec Number | Part numbers | Release Date | Bus Interface | Bus Speed | PCI Expresslanes | PCI | SATA | USB | FDI support | TDP |
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H613 | Cougar Point | SLH83(B2) SLJ4B(B3) | BD82H61 (PCH) | February 20, 2011 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 6 PCIe 2.0[50] | No | 3 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | Rev 2.0, 10 Ports | Yes | 6.1 W |
P673 | Cougar Point | SLH84(B2) (Recalled) SLJ4C (B3) | BD82P67 (PCH) | January 9, 2011 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0[51] | No | 6 Gbit/s, 2 Ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | Rev 2.0, 14 Ports | No | 6.1 W |
H673 | Cougar Point | SLH82(B2) (Recalled) SLJ49 (B3) | BD82H67 (PCH) | January 9, 2011 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 2 Ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | Rev 2.0, 14 Ports | Yes | 6.1 W |
Z683 | Cougar Point | SLJ4F(B3) | BD82Z68 (PCH) | May 11, 2011 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 2 Ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | Rev 2.0, 14 Ports | Yes | 6.1 W |
Q673 | Cougar Point | SLH85(B2) SLJ4D(B3) | BD82Q67 (PCH) | February 20, 2011 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0[52] | Yes | 6 Gbit/s, 2 Ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | Rev 2.0, 14 Ports | Yes | 6.1 W |
Q653 | Cougar Point | SLH99(B2) SLJ4E(B3) | BD82Q65 (PCH) | Q2 2011 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | Yes | 6 Gbit/s, 1 Port & 3 Gbit/s, 5 Ports | Rev 2.0, 14 Ports | Yes | 6.1 W |
B653 | Cougar Point | SLH98(B2) SLJ4A(B3) | BD82B65 (PCH) | February 25, 2011 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | Yes | 6 Gbit/s, 1 Port & 3 Gbit/s, 5 Ports | Rev 2.0, 12 Ports | Yes | 6.1 W |
Z775 | Panther Point | SLJC7(C1) | BD82Z77 (PCH) | April 8, 2012 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 2 Ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | Rev 3.0, 4 Ports & Rev 2.0, 10 ports | Yes | 6.7 W |
Z755 | Panther Point | SLJ87(C1) | BD82Z75 (PCH) | April 8, 2012 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 2 Ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | Rev 3.0, 4 Ports & Rev 2.0, 10 ports | Yes | 6.7 W |
H775 | Panther Point | SLJ88(C1) | BD82H77 (PCH) | April 8, 2012 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 2 Ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | Rev 3.0, 4 Ports & Rev 2.0, 10 ports | Yes | 6.7 W |
Q775 | Panther Point | SLJ83(C1) | BD82Q77 (PCH) | May 13, 2012 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | Yes | 6 Gbit/s, 2 Ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 Ports | Rev 3.0, 4 Ports & Rev 2.0, 10 ports | Yes | 6.7 W |
Q755 | Panther Point | SLJ84(C1) | BD82Q75 (PCH) | May 13, 2012 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | Yes | 6 Gbit/s, 1 Port & 3 Gbit/s, 5 Ports | Rev 3.0, 4 Ports & Rev 2.0, 10 ports | Yes | 6.7 W |
B755 | Panther Point | SLJ85(C1) | BD82B75 (PCH) | May 13, 2012 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | Yes | 6 Gbit/s, 1 Port & 3 Gbit/s, 5 Ports | Rev 3.0, 4 Ports & Rev 2.0, 8 ports | Yes | 6.7 W |
LGA 1150[edit]
Chipsets that support LGA 1150 CPUs are listed below. Haswell and Haswell Refresh CPUs are supported by all listed chipsets; however, a BIOS update is usually required for 8-Series Lynx Point motherboards to support Haswell Refresh CPUs.[53] Broadwell CPUs are supported only by 9-Series chipsets, which are usually referred to as Wildcat Point.[54]
The C1 stepping of the Lynx Point chipset contains a bug – a system could lose connectivity with USB devices plugged into USB 3.0 ports provided by the chipset if the system enters the S3 sleep mode.[55]
Chipset | Code Name | sSpec Number | Part numbers | Release Date | Bus Interface | Bus Speed | PCI Expresslanes | PCI | SATA | USB | FDI support | TDP | PCIe M.2 Support |
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Z87 | Lynx Point | SR13A(C1) SR176(C2) | DH82Z87 (PCH) | June 2013 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | Rev 3.0, 6 Ports & Rev 2.0, 8 ports | Yes | 4.1 W | No |
H87 | Lynx Point | SR139(C1) SR175(C2) | DH82H87 (PCH) | June 2013 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | Rev 3.0, 6 Ports & Rev 2.0, 8 ports | Yes | 4.1 W | No |
H81 | Lynx Point | SR13B(C1) SR177(C2) | DH82H81 (PCH) | June 2013 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 6 PCIe 2.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 2 Ports & 3 Gbit/s, 2 Ports | Rev 3.0, 2 Ports & Rev 2.0, 8 ports | Yes | 4.1 W | No |
Q87 | Lynx Point | SR137(C1) SR173(C2) | DH82Q87 (PCH) | June 2013 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | Rev 3.0, 6 Ports & Rev 2.0, 8 ports | Yes | 4.1 W | No |
Q85 | Lynx Point | SR138(C1) SR174(C2) | DH82Q85 (PCH) | June 2013 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 4 Ports & 3 Gbit/s, 2 Ports | Rev 3.0, 6 Ports & Rev 2.0, 8 ports | Yes | 4.1 W | No |
B85 | Lynx Point | SR13C(C1) SR178(C2) | DH82B85 (PCH) | June 2013 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 4 Ports & 3 Gbit/s, 2 Ports | Rev 3.0, 4 Ports & Rev 2.0, 8 ports | Yes | 4.1 W | No |
Z97 | Wildcat Point | SR1JJ | DH82Z97 (PCH) | May 2014 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | Rev 3.0, 6 Ports & Rev 2.0, 8 ports | Yes | 4.1 W | Yes |
H97 | Wildcat Point | SR1JK | DH82H97 (PCH) | May 2014 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | Rev 3.0, 6 Ports & Rev 2.0, 8 ports | Yes | 4.1 W | Yes |
LGA 1151[edit]
Chipset | Code Name | sSpec Number | Part numbers | Release Date | Bus Interface | Bus Speed | PCI Expresslanes | PCI | SATA | SATAe | USB | FDI support | TDP |
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Z170 | Sunrise Point | ? | ? (PCH) | Q2 2015 | DMI 3.0 | 8 GB/s | 20 PCIe 3.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | Up to 3 | Rev 3.0, 10 Ports & Rev 2.0, 4 ports | ? | ? |
H170 | Sunrise Point | ? | ? (PCH) | Q2 2015 | DMI 3.0 | 8 GB/s | 16 PCIe 3.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | Up to 2 | Rev 3.0, 8 Ports & Rev 2.0, 6 ports | ? | ? |
H110 | Sunrise Point | ? | ? (PCH) | Q2 2015 | DMI 3.0 | 8 GB/s | 6 PCIe 2.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | None | Rev 3.0, 4 Ports & Rev 2.0, 6 ports | ? | ? |
Q170 | Sunrise Point | ? | ? (PCH) | Q2 2015 | DMI 3.0 | 8 GB/s | 20 PCIe 3.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | Up to 3 | Rev 3.0, 10 Ports & Rev 2.0, 4 ports | ? | ? |
Q150 | Sunrise Point | ? | ? (PCH) | Q2 2015 | DMI 3.0 | 8 GB/s | 10 PCIe 3.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | Up to 1 | Rev 3.0, 8 Ports & Rev 2.0, 6 ports | ? | ? |
B150 | Sunrise Point | ? | ? (PCH) | Q2 2015 | DMI 3.0 | 8 GB/s | 8 PCIe 3.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | Up to 1 | Rev 3.0, 10 Ports & Rev 2.0, 4 ports | ? | ? |
? | Union Point | ? | ? (PCH) | 2016 | DMI 3.0 | 8 GB/s | ? PCIe 4.0 | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
LGA 1366, LGA 2011, and LGA 2011-v3[edit]
Chipset | Code Name | sSpec Number | Part numbers | Release Date | Socket | Bus Interface | Bus Speed | PCI Express lanes | PCI | SATA | USB | FDI support | TDP |
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X58 (I/O hub)1 | Tylersburg | SLGBT (B2), SLGMX (B3), SLH3M (C2) | AC82X58 (IOH) | Nov 2008 | LGA 1366 | QPI | Up to 12.8 GB/s | 36 PCIe 2.0 at 5 GT/s (IOH); 6 PCIe 1.1 (ICH) | Yes | 3 Gbit/s, 6 Ports | Rev 2.0, 12 Ports | No | 28.6 W2 |
X794 | Patsburg | SLJHW (C0),[57] SKJN7 (C1)[58] | BD82X79 (PCH)[59] | November 14, 2011 | LGA 2011 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 2 Ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 Ports[60] | Rev 2.0, 14 Ports | No | 7.8 W |
X996 | Wellsburg | SLKDE (B1) | DH82031PCH (PCH) | August 29, 2014 | LGA 2011-v3 | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | No | 6 Gbit/s, 10 Ports | Rev 3.0, 6 Ports & Rev 2.0, 8 ports | No | 6.5 W |
- 1 X58 South Bridge is ICH10/ICH10R.
- 2 X58 TDP includes the X58 IOH TDP in addition to the ICH10/ICH10R TDP.
- 3 For Sandy Bridge mainstream desktop and business platforms. Sandy Bridge CPUs provide 16 PCIe 2.0 lanes for direct GPU connectivity.
- 4 For Sandy Bridge enthusiast desktop platform. Sandy Bridge CPUs will provide up to 40 PCIe 3.0 lanes for direct GPU connectivity and additional 4 PCIe 2.0 lanes. NOTE : This reference number 4 is on X79, which is a Sandy bridge -E, not Sandy Bridge, and PCIe 3.0 only is enabled when A Ivy Bridge-E CPU or Xeon E-5 series is used.
- 5 For Ivy Bridge mainstream desktop platform. Ivy Bridge CPUs will provide 16 PCIe 3.0 lanes for direct GPU connectivity and additional 4 PCIe 2.0 lanes.[61]
- 6 For Haswell enthusiast desktop platform. Haswell CPUs will provide up to 40 PCIe 3.0 lanes for direct GPU connectivity and additional 4 PCIe 2.0 lanes.
Mobile chipsets[edit]
All Core i series mobile chipsets are integrated south bridge.
Chipset | Code Name | sSpec Number | Part numbers | Release Date | Process support | Bus Interface | Bus Speed | PCI Expresslanes | SATA | USB | TDP | FDI support |
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PM55 | Ibex Peak-M | SLGWN(B2), SLH23(B3), SLGWP | BD82PM55 (PCH)[62] | Sep 2009 | 45 nm, 32 nm | DMI | 2 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 3 Gbit/s, 6 ports | Rev 2.0, 14 ports | 3.5 W | No |
HM55 | Ibex Peak-M | SLGZS(B3) | BD82HM55 (PCH)[63] | Jan 2010 | 45 nm, 32 nm | DMI | 2 GB/s | 6 PCIe 2.0 | 3 Gbit/s, 4 ports | Rev 2.0, 12 ports | 3.5 W | Yes |
HM57 | Ibex Peak-M | SLGZR(B3) | BD82HM57 (PCH)[64] | Jan 2010 | 45 nm, 32 nm | DMI | 2 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 3 Gbit/s, 6 ports | Rev 2.0, 14 ports | 3.5 W | Yes |
QM57 | Ibex Peak-M | SLGZQ(B3) | BD82QM57 (PCH)[65] | Jan 2010 | 45 nm, 32 nm | DMI | 2 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 3 Gbit/s, 6 ports | Rev 2.0, 14 ports | 3.5 W | Yes |
QS57 | Ibex Peak-M | SLGZV(B3) | BD82QS57 (PCH)[66] | Jan 2010 | 45 nm, 32 nm | DMI | 2 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 3 Gbit/s, 6 ports | Rev 2.0, 14 ports | 3.4 W | Yes |
HM65 | Cougar Point-M | SLH9D(B2) (Recalled) SLJ4P(B3) | BD82HM65 (PCH)[67] | January 9, 2011 | 32 nm | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 6 Gbit/s, 2 ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 ports | Rev 2.0, 12 ports | 3.9 W | Yes |
HM67 | Cougar Point-M | SLH9C(B2) (Recalled) SLJ4N(B3) | BD82HM67 (PCH)[68] | January 9, 2011 | 32 nm | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 6 Gbit/s, 2 ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 ports | Rev 2.0, 14 ports | 3.9 W | Yes |
UM67 | Cougar Point-M | SLH9U(B2) SLJ4L(B3) | BD82UM67 (PCH)[69] | February 20, 2011 | 32 nm | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 6 Gbit/s, 2 ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 ports | Rev 2.0, 14 ports | 3.4 W | Yes |
QM67 | Cougar Point-M | SLH9B(B2) SLJ4M(B3) | BD82QM67 (PCH)[70] | February 20, 2011 | 32 nm | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 6 Gbit/s, 2 ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 ports | Rev 2.0, 14 ports | 3.9 W | Yes |
QS67 | Cougar Point-M | SLHAG(B2) SLJ4K(B3) | BD82QS67 (PCH)[71] | February 20, 2011 | 32 nm | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 6 Gbit/s, 2 ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 ports | Rev 2.0, 14 ports | 3.4 W | Yes |
NM70 | Panther Point-M | SLJTA(C1) | BD82NM70 (PCH) | August 2012 | 22 nm | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 4 PCIe 2.0 | 6 Gbit/s, 1 port & 3 Gbit/s, 3 Ports | Rev 3.0, 0 ports & Rev 2.0, 8 ports | 4.1 W | Yes |
HM70 | Panther Point-M | SJTNV(C1) | BD82HM70 (PCH)[72] | April 8, 2012 | 22 nm | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 6 Gbit/s, 1 port & 3 Gbit/s, 4 ports | Rev 3.0, 4 ports & Rev 2.0, 6 ports | 4.1 W | Yes |
HM75 | Panther Point-M | SLJ8F(C1) | BD82HM75 (PCH)[73] | April 8, 2012 | 22 nm | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 6 Gbit/s, 2 ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 ports | Rev 3.0, 0 ports & Rev 2.0, 12 ports | 4.1 W | Yes |
HM76 | Panther Point-M | SLJ8E(C1) | BD82HM76 (PCH)[74] | April 8, 2012 | 22 nm | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 6 Gbit/s, 2 ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 ports | Rev 3.0, 4 ports & Rev 2.0, 8 ports | 4.1 W | Yes |
HM77 | Panther Point-M | SLJ8C(C1) | BD82HM77 (PCH)[75] | April 8, 2012 | 22 nm | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 6 Gbit/s, 2 ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 ports | Rev 3.0, 4 ports & Rev 2.0, 10 ports | 4.1 W | Yes |
UM77 | Panther Point-M | SLJ8D(C1) | BD82UM77 (PCH)[76] | April 8, 2012 | 22 nm | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 4 PCIe 2.0 | 6 Gbit/s, 1 port & 3 Gbit/s, 3 ports | Rev 3.0, 4 ports & Rev 2.0, 6 ports | 3.0 W | Yes |
QM77 | Panther Point-M | SLJ8A(C1) | BD82QM77 (PCH)[77] | April 8, 2012 | 22 nm | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 6 Gbit/s, 2 ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 ports | Rev 3.0, 4 ports & Rev 2.0, 10 ports | 4.1 W | Yes |
QS77 | Panther Point-M | SLJ8B(C1) | BD82QS77 (PCH)[78] | April 8, 2012 | 22 nm | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 6 Gbit/s, 2 ports & 3 Gbit/s, 4 ports | Rev 3.0, 4 ports & Rev 2.0, 10 ports | 3.0 to 3.6 W | Yes |
QM87 | Lynx Point-M | SR13G(C1) SR17C(C2) | DH82QM87 (PCH) | June 2013 | 22 nm | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 6 Gbit/s, 4 Ports & 3 Gbit/s, 2 Ports | Rev 3.0, 6 ports & Rev 2.0, 8 ports | 2.7 W | Yes |
HM87 | Lynx Point-M | SR13H(C1) SR17D(C2) | DH82HM87 (PCH) | June 2013 | 22 nm | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 6 Gbit/s, 4 Ports & 3 Gbit/s, 2 Ports | Rev 3.0, 6 ports & Rev 2.0, 10 ports | 2.7 W | Yes |
HM86 | Lynx Point-M | SR13J(C1) SR17E(C2) | DH82HM86 (PCH) | June 2013 | 22 nm | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 6 Gbit/s, 4 Ports & 3 Gbit/s, 2 Ports | Rev 3.0, 5 ports & Rev 2.0, 10 ports | 2.7 W | Yes |
HM97 | SR1JN | DH82HM97 (PCH) | May 2014 | 22 nm | DMI 2.0 | 4 GB/s | 8 PCIe 2.0 | 6 Gbit/s, 4 Ports & 3 Gbit/s, 2 Ports | Rev 3.0, 6 ports & Rev 2.0, 10 ports | 2.7 W | Yes |
Notes[edit]
Note 1: The Pentium Pro, Pentium II/III, and the Celerons based on them are essentially the same design with minor internal revisions and varying cache designs. Because of this, the same chipset can be used for Socket 8, Socket 370, Slot 1, or Slot 2 designs with any CPU in the P6 family. In practice however, newer chipset designs are usually made only for the newer processor packages, and older ones may not be updated to accommodate for recent package designs. In addition, certain chipsets may be implemented in motherboards with different processor packages, much like how the 440FX could be used either with a Pentium Pro (Socket 8) or Pentium II (Slot 1). A new feature for the latest Intel chipsets is hardware virtualization support (Intel VT-d).[79] The chipset support for this technology is not very clear for the moment.[80]
Note 2: The Intel 82943GML mobile chipset unofficially supports Core Duo, Core 2 Duo, and Pentium Dual Core processors as well as 667 MHz FSB, which is a popular upgrade for many older notebook computers such as certain models of Acer Aspire 3680.
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Huawei releases a new octa-core Kirin 620 chipset
Today Huawei has introduced a new addition to its own processor family. The Huawei Kirin 620 system-on-a-chip is definitely not a top of the line chipset, but is nonetheless a solid performer, designed for mid-ranged devices. The CPU has a 64-bit architecture and comes with 8 cores, clocked at 1.2GHz
It is a 28nm chip, based on the Cortex-A53 with LPDDR3 RAM support. As far as connectivity goes, it will offer GSM / TD-SCDMA / WCDMA / TD-LTE /LTE FDD support, as well as Cat. 4 LTE for speeds up to 150Mbps. The GPU used is a Mali450 MP4, which is a little dated. Camera support is limited to a 13MP sensor, while video encoding and decoding capabilities can handle up to 1080p resolutions at 30Hz.
All in all, Huawei's new Kirin 620 is set to be a fairly mid-level SoC, with performance comparable to that of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 410. Both are 64-bit chips with a clock speed of 1.2GHz, but the Kirin 620 has the advantage of having 8 cores. Not that this necessarily translates to better real world performance, especially in an Android handset, but one would assume so.
The Mali 450 GPU could potentially be a drawback in the long run, but for the time being, Huawei seems to have a solid market share contender.
We are yet to hear about new Huawei smartphones using the Kirin 620 chipset.
Chip Shot: Intel Releases New Intel® 9 Series Chipset with PC Platform Enhancements
Chip Shot: Intel Releases New Intel® 9 Series Chipset with PC Platform Enhancements
Intel today officially announced the new Intel® 9 Series Chipset with support for current 4th generation Intel® Core processors including new “Haswell Refresh” enthusiast parts and future 5th generation Intel® Core processors (codenamed Broadwell). Two additional new features -- Intel® Rapid Storage Technology for PCI Express Storage and Intel® Device Protection Technology with Boot Guard provide platform performance and security enhancements. Intel PC chipsets provide the vital “glue” and I/O (USB, SATA) capability linking the processor to your digital lifestyle. Read more about Intel® 9 Series Chipsets .Posted by IntelDanS in Intel Newsroom on May 12, 2014 9:00:01 AM
Intel releases first Core M processors for business-class convertible PCs
Intel releases first Core M processors for business-class convertible PCs
Summary:It's taken longer than expected, but Intel has finally officially released the first CPUs using its Broadwell architecture. The new processors enable the holy grail of mobile computing: full PC power in a completely fanless package.
After more than a year of frustrating delays, Intel has finally unveiled its first CPUs using the new Broadwell architecture.
Broadwell, which succeeds the current Haswell family, uses a 14-nanometer manufacturing process that has given Intel’s engineers fits. The new CPU family was originally slated to debut in 2013, but was pushed back repeatedly after manufacturing problems.
Those issues, which affected production yields, have finally been ironed out, and the new products are finally ready to ship.
Today’s product announcements are just the first in what will eventually be a wave of CPUs using the Broadwell architecture. The Core M processors will be available in two versions: the 5Y10/5Y10a processors, running at up to 2.0 GHz, and the more powerful 5Y70, which tops out at 2.6 GHz clock speeds. Upgrades to the i3, i5, and i7 series and the U and H families will appear in 2015 (Intel isn't revealing specific dates).
Both of the Core M products are designed specifically for what Intel calls “business 2-in-1s,” which have been a bright spot in an otherwise bleak PC market .
The new chips use only 4.5 W of power, compared with 11.5 W for the current 4th-generation Intel Core processors (Y series). The lower power demand translates into longer battery life and, more importantly, less heat. That means that Core M designs can be designed to operate without fans, making them truly silent.
Because the Core M design is 50 percent smaller and 30 percent thinner than Haswell equivalents, it also means that motherboards can be slimmer and more compact. In theory, Intel says, OEMs can build Core M-based PCs as thin as 9 mm.
Intel claims battery life improvements of as much as 20 percent compared to current-generation products. For a standard workload on a typical Ultrabook-class system, that translates into about 1.7 hours of battery life, with slightly better computing performance and significantly improved graphics processing.
Anyone replacing an older PC will, of course, see dramatically improved performance and battery life. In its messaging at today’s announcement, Intel compared a reference design using the new Core M to a four-year-old laptop using a 520M ultra-low-voltage CPU. Not surprisingly, the newer PC blew away the older model, handling basic business computing tasks twice as fast and encoding video at 7.6 times the speed.
New PCs incorporating Core M CPUs will be available in October from Lenovo, HP, Dell, and ASUS. Lenovo, for example, showed off its new ThinkPad Helix convertiblethis week at the IFA tradeshow in Berlin. The device has an 11.6-inch display, weighs 816.5 grams, and is 9.7 mm thick. The addition of a Core M CPU means the device has no moving parts.
You can expect the supply of Core M devices to be limited this year. More designs and greater availability will have to wait till early in 2015.
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Intel's next-gen processor, Broadwell, is (mostly) a 2015 thing
Intel's next-gen processor, Broadwell, is (mostly) a 2015 thing
If you're waiting for a redesigned Mac or Windows 8.1 device with Intel's latest and greatest silicon, chances are you will have to wait until 2015 to got to a store and pick one up.
Don't hold your breath if you're expecting lots new Macs and mobile Windows products this year running on Intel's newest processor.
Products like the new iMac, announced Wednesday, and Surface Pro 3, announced last month, have made this clear: both still rely on Intel's Haswell processor announced a year ago at the 2013 Computex.
"We expect the initial Broadwell-based devices, including fanless 2-in-1s built on the Core M processor, will be on shelves by the end of this year with more products and broader OEM availability in 2015," Intel told CNET on Wednesday.
The operative phrase here is "broader availability in 2015." So, expect limited availability of products like the Asus Transformer Book T300 Chi that use Intel's power-frugal Core M Broadwell chip and other announcements in the fourth quarter but volume availability, for the most part, of mobile products on store shelves won't happen until 2015.
Public comments from Intel to date have said availability of the chipmaker's first 14-nanometer processor will be in the "second half of 2014" or by the holiday season.
In the past, laptops and desktops based on Intel's next processor have begun to roll out over the summer in time for back-to-school. But that's not happening this year.
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That can slow down the release of novel, new products that rely on the improved power efficiencies and/or speed of new processors. And frustrate device makers that like new chips because it can give the product longer shelf life.
"PC manufacturers who need their lineups to last well into and through the 'holiday' selling season understandably would prefer to launch with Intel's Broadwell," said Patrick Moorhead, principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy.
The upshot is that Haswell will be the mainstay chip in laptops, hybrids, tablets, and desktops through 2014 -- media noise in the fourth quarter from device makers about upcoming Broadwell-based products notwithstanding.
It's not all bad news, though. "Haswell...is still very much a competitive product as evidenced by its performance. Apple gets 12 hours today on the 13" Mac Air and that's unreal," said Moorhead.
AMD to release three new FX processors
AMD to release three new FX processors for September 




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AMD is preparing to announce three new FX processors on September 1, 2014 including models FX-8370, FX-8370E and FX-8320E. It is also stated that AMD will lower pricing of older FX processors and that there might be some new chipsets.
The new FX-series microprocessors from AMD, which are due to be formally introduced on September 1, 2014, are the FX-8370 and the FX-8370E reports xbitlabs:
The new FX-series microprocessors from AMD, which are due to be formally introduced on September 1, 2014, are the FX-8370 and the FX-8370E. Both chips feature eight cores, 4.10GHz/4.30GHz clock-rates, 8MB L2 cache, 8MB L3 cache and dual-channel DDR3 memory controllers. The FX-8370 will have thermal design power of 125W, whereas the FX-8370E will feature TDP of 95W. Both microprocessors will be priced at $189 in mass quantities.
In addition, AMD will also slash prices on existing FX-8300-series chips and introduce the model FX-8320E with 95W TDP.
Given the fact that the new AMD FX-8300-series microprocessors will not boost their performance significantly, it is unlikely that they will be significantly more competitive against Intel Corp.’s Core i3 and Core i5 than existing models.
According to unofficial information, AMD is trying to boost competitive positions of its central processing units and accelerated processing units in order to make them more competitive versus Intel’s fresh chips based on the code-named Haswell Refresh as well as Devil’s Canyon designs. In order to do that, AMD plans to slash prices, introduce some new chip models and even roll-out a new chipset for inexpensive PCs with USB 3.0 support.
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How to trace a cyber-weapon
THE internet has changed all sorts of industries, from book delivery to newspaper publishing to pornography. And spying is no exception. On November 23rd Symantec, an American anti-virus firm, announced the discovery of Regin, a complicated piece of malicious software that has been lurking on computer networks in Russia and Saudi Arabia (among other places), stealing whatever secrets have come its way. Only a couple of weeks before, Kaspersky Labs, another anti-virus firm, revealed the existence of DarkHotel, another piece of espionage-ware that targeted corporate bosses and other bigwigs staying at hotels in Asia. Both pieces of software are slick, sophisticated and complicated. For that reason, the anti-virus firms think they are the work of nation states. DarkHotel has been tentatively pinned on South Korea. Regin is thought to be the work of the British, possibly with help from the Americans. But how do anti-virus researchers know where viruses come from?
The answer is that they don't, or at least, not for certain. Indeed, one of the attractions of computerised spying (for the spooks at least) is that it is much more difficult to figure out who is behind any given campaign. Unlike human spies, computer code does not speak with an accent; nor does it have a cover story that can be investigated. So anti-virus researchers must rely on inference, guesswork and what small clues they can scrape together. One of the most famous bits of nation-state malware, Stuxnet, was used to sabotage centrifuges used by Iran's nuclear programme. Suspicion naturally fell on Israel, which is the region's most technologically advanced nation, and which has long feared that Iran is working on a nuclear bomb (there have been rumours that Israel has mulled air strikes against Iranian factories). America, as Israel's chief ally and one of Iran's chief opponents, fell under suspicion as well. Neither country has ever admitted to working on Stuxnet. But American officials have never denied it, either.
Sometimes the code itself can contain clues. DarkHotel's targets, for instance, were mostly in Asia (the largest number of targets were from India, Japan and China). The computer code contained Korean characters, as well as the online alias of a South Korean programmer. One of Regin's modules is called "LEGSPIN", a cricketing term, which might narrow the field of suspects. And the researchers who analysed it have pointed out that Regin seems to very similar (or perhaps even identical) to the software used in an attack on Belgacom, a big Belgian telecommunications firm whose clients include the main institutions of the European Union. Leaks from Edward Snowden, a former American spy, have linked that attack to the British.
But all this is tentative. The spies presumably know that their opponents (as well as civilian security researchers) will try to reverse-engineer any computerised bugs they stumble across. So either the clues that do remain were included accidentally, or they are deliberately designed to deceive. Mikko Hypponen, the boss of F-secure, a Finnish anti-virus firm, points out that early Russian attempts at computerised espionage were deliberately designed to look like they came from China. As always with cases of spying and espionage, nothing is ever certain.