Intel socket 1150 processors: all the information

Born to replace the LGA 1155, the socket 1150 more than met the demands of that time because we saw two generations of processors that were unrivaled between 2013 and 2015. Thanks to its existence, Intel launched one of the best families in the history of i7, i5 and i3. Below, you can see the entire history of this magnificent LGA.

It would all start with Haswell and it would end with Broadwell.

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June 4, 2013: Haswell and socket 1150

Intel released on this date a microarchitecture called Haswell that consisted of the 4th generation of Core i3, i5 and i7 processors, being the successors of Ivy Bridge. The first news we have of Haswell is dated in the presentation that Intel made in the Taiwanese exhibition of Computex Taipei.

However, there is information that ensures that the first Haswell processor was shown at the Intel Developer Forum in 2011. That said, we were facing a new processor manufactured in 22 nm and that would be destined for personal computers and servers, although less for the latter.

From the beginning, Haswell's idea was to optimize power and energy consumption for greater efficiency. There were processors for BGA, laptop, desktop, and server. Compared to Ivy, this update resulted in superior multi-thread performance, over 5% performance in each thread, and a considerable increase in frequency.

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Even though the Ivy processors were 10 degrees hotter than the Sandy's, the Haswells were also 15 degrees hotter than the Ivy's. Of course, we could see processors that reached 4.6 GHz. In addition, all desktop processors were equipped with MMX, SSE (2, 3, 4, 1, 4, 2), SSSE3, EIST and Intel VT-x technologies, among others.

It is true that they released a wide range of Intel Xeon processors, but leading technology companies continued to prefer the LGA 2011 for these purposes. Still, they sold well because they were not expensive processors compared to those in the 2011 LGA microarchitecture.

We must also say that, in 2012 and 2013, socket 1150 coexisted with BGA 1364. The latter would host the occasional Intel i5, i7 and Xeon.

To further fix the context, we are in a period marked by Windows 7, 8 and 8.1. In this sense, the LGA 1150 supported up to Windows 7.

Finally, we started to see Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2; PCHs are reduced to 32nm; We started seeing DDR4 RAM in enthusiastic ranges, like Direct3D 11.1 and OpenGL 4.3. Before getting started with the processors, say that the Intel graphics had been upgraded to HD 4600 and Iris Pro 5200.

Finishing introducing Haswell, we were facing the H81, B85, Q85, Q87, H87 and Z87 chipsets. We have ordered them according to the ranges of processors. Intel claims that it could only be overclocked on the Z87. The first three were the input range and did not support Intel Rapid Storage or Smart Response, for example.

The Intel i5 " K " and i7 " K " brought a much better thermal paste to better dissipate heat, because they were overclocked versions.

We were entering a period when people were advised to wait to buy a more powerful processor.

Intel Core i7

We continue to have two ranges of Core i7, the normal and the Extreme Edition. The latter was aimed at LGA 2011-v3 and reached up to 8 cores with 16 threads. In addition, it was compatible with DDR4 memories at 2133 MHz. Of course, you had to have a good electricity contract because its TDP was 140 W. Their prices ranged from € 389 to € 999.

On the other hand, we saw the Intel Core i7 for the rest of the humans, two of them acquiring special relevance: the 4790K and the 4770K. They were the only ones that could be overclocked, as the most recommended for enthusiasts.

Of course, this entire range had 4 cores and 8 common threads. In the 4790K we had 4.0 GHz base frequency that could be raised to 4.4 GHz using Intel Turbo Boost. There were versions with the letter " T " that did not go beyond 45W of TDP, such as " S " versions. The latter were somewhat more sporty , since they rose to 65W.

Note that the BIOS of the motherboard had to be verified to be compatible with the processor we wanted to buy. This was the case for Devil's Canyon (K range), which could not work on older boards unless they were updated.

To this day, we continue to see these processors in operation, as in the minimum requirements in many new games that have come out in the last two years. Please note they are 2013 processors.

Name	Cores (threads)	Frequency	Cache	TDP	Socket	Memory	Interface	Starting price	Launching
i7 4790K	4 (8)	4.0 GHz	8 MB	88 W	LGA 1155	Dual Channel 1600	DMI 2.0 PCIe 3.0	€ 339	6/2/14
i7 4790	3.6 GHz	84 W	€ 303	5/11/14
i7 4790S	3.2 GHz	65 W
i7 4790T	2.7 GHz	45 W
i7 4785T	2.2 GHz	35 W
i7 4771	3.5 GHz	84 W	€ 320	9/1/13
i7 4770K	€ 339	6/2/13
i7 4770	3.4 GHz	€ 303
i7 4770S	3.1 GHz	65 W
i7 4770R	3.2 GHz	6 MB	65 W	BGA 1364	€ 392
i7 4770T	2.5 GHz	8 MB	45 W		€ 303
i7 4770TE	2.3 GHz
i7 4765T	2.0 GHz	35 W

Intel Core i5

At Haswell we saw many Core i5 processors, specifically 24. Intel knew that the mid-range and mid-high range were the most in demand, so it brought out a batch of chips with great value for money. Of those 24, two went to the BGA 1364 socket .

They all inherited the Dual Channel 16000 from the i7, like from Ivy Bridge. They supported the same interface and had very similar TDPs. The difference lay in the cores, threads, and processor frequencies. We would like to highlight the 4690K and 4670K as chips that went straight to home with gamers .

In the table that we put below, notice that the 4570T and 4570TE have only 2 cores, since their objective was efficiency. Therefore, its TDP was 35W, although beware of them because they supported Hyper-Threading.

They all came out between 2013 and 2014 at a price that ranged from € 200 to € 300. They also equipped the i7's integrated HD 4600 and Iris Pro 5200 graphics.

Name	Cores (threads)	Frequency	Cache	TDP	Socket	Memory	Interface	Starting price	Launching
i5 4690K	4 (4)	3.5 GHz	6 MB	88 W	LGA 1150	Dual Channel 1600	DMI 2.0 PCIe 3.0	€ 242	6/2/14
i5 4690	84 W	€ 213	11/14
i5 4690S	3.2 GHz	65 W
i5 4690T	2.5 GHz	45 W
i5 4670K	3.4 GHz	84 W	€ 242	6/2/13
i5 4670	€ 213
i5 4670S	3.1 GHz	65 W
i5 4670R	3.0 GHz	4 MB	BGA 1364	€ 310
i5 4670T	2.3 GHz	6 MB	45 W	LGA 1150	€ 213
i5 4590	3.3 GHz	84 W	€ 192	5/11/14
i5 4590S	3.0 GHz	65 W
i5 4590T	2.0 GHz	35 W
i5 4570	3.2 GHz	84 W	6/2/13
i5 4570S	2.9 GHz	65 W
i5 4570R	2.7 GHz	4 MB	BGA 1364	€ 288
i5 4570T	2 (4)	2.9 GHz	35 W	LGA 1150	€ 192
i5 4570TE	2.7 GHz
i5 4460	4 (4)	3.2 GHz	6 MB	84 W	€ 182	5/11/14
i5 4460S	2.9 GHz	65 W
i5 4460T	1.9 GHz	35 W
i5 4440	3.1 GHz	84 W	9/1/13
i5 4440S	2.8 GHz	65 W
i5 4430	3.0 GHz	84 W	6/2/13
i5 4430S	2.7 GHz	65 W

Intel Core i3

As for Haswell's mid-range, we saw a large batch as well. That said, they did not bring all the improvements of their older siblings, but certain chips carried the HD 4400, because they were worth less money and were in a lower range. Even so, they had turbo graphics to get a little more "chicha".

Regarding the other technology, they brought their corresponding PCI 3.0, such as their dual channel 1600 MHz support. Their TDPs were not an innovation because we had powers very similar to those of the Intel i5.

Speaking of their muscle, they were 2- core, 4-thread processors. It should be noted that none equips Intel Turbo Boost, so we stayed with the serial frequencies forever. However, they were not bad at all because, for example, the i3 4370 came with 3.8 GHz and the 4170 with 3.7 GHz.

It would be better if everyone incorporated 6 MB of cache, but at most we had 4 MB. On the other hand, in the lower versions we had 3 MB.

It is clear that its main attraction is the acquisition price because we could get a 4170 3.7 GHz for € 117.

Name	Cores (threads)	Frequency	Cache	TDP	Socket	Memory	Interface	Starting price	Launching
i3 4370	2 (4)	3.8 GHz	4 MB	54 W	LGA 1150	Dual channel 1600	DMI 2.0 PCIe 3.0	€ 149	7/20/14
i3 4360	3.7 GHz	5/11/14
i3 4350	3.6 GHz	€ 138
i3 4340	€ 149	9/1/13
i3 4330	3.5 GHz	€ 138
i3 4370T	3.3 GHz	35 W	3/30/13
i3 4360T	3.2 GHz	7/20/14
i3 4350T	3.1 GHz	5/11/14
i3 4330T	3.0 GHz	9/1/13
i3 4340TE	2.6 GHz	€ 138	5/11/14
i3 4330TE	2.4 GHz	€ 122	9/1/13
i3 4170	3.7 GHz	3 MB	54 W	€ 117	3/30/15
i3 4160	3.6 GHz	7/20/14
i3 4150	3.5 GHz	5/11/14
i3 4130	3.4 GHz	€ 122	9/1/13
i3 4170T	3.2 GHz	35 W	€ 117	3/30/15
i3 4160T	3.1 GHz	7/20/14
i3 4150T	3.0 GHz	5/11/14
i3 4130T	2.9 GHz	€ 122	9/1/13

Intel Xeon E3

Ending with Haswell, we go to the Xeon E3 v3 family of servers, which were compatible with LGA 1150, except for the 1284Lv3, which was only compatible with BGA 1364. It was a range that Intel released for companies that wanted efficient servers, since its Highest TDP was 84 W.

With the technical sheet in hand, we have versions with 4 and 2 cores. Within the 4-core versions, there are models with 8 and 4 threads. We saw models that with the Turbo Boost reached up to 4.1 GHz, so they were processors that got good performance.

Continuing with RAM, this entire range supported the dual channel 1600 with ECC, a memory that was used in servers to prevent data corruption. As for its cache, we had models with 8, 6 and 4 megabytes.

In the graphic section, we had a kind of gibberish that we have deciphered with the table that we show below. We say this because there was a spectacular integrated graphics dance; in fact, some do not even have integrated graphics.

Lastly, the “ L ” versions were the low consumption one.

Name	Cores (threads)	Frequency	Cache	TDP	Socket	Memory	Interface	Starting price	Launching
1284Lv3	4 (8)	1.8 GHz	6 MB	47 W	BGA 1364	Dual channel 1600 with ECC	DMI 2.0 PCI 3.0	-	2/18/14
1281v3	3.7 GHz	8 MB	82 W	LGA 1150	€ 612	5/11/14
1280v3	3.6 GHz	6/2/13
1276v3	84 W	€ 339	5/11/14
1275v3	3.5 GHz	€ 339	6/2/13
1275Lv3	2.7 GHz	45 W	€ 328	5/11/14
1271v3	3.6 GHz	80 W	€ 328
1270v3	3.5 GHz	6/2/13
1268Lv3	2.3 GHz	45 W	€ 310
1265Lv3	2.5 GHz	€ 294
1246v3	3.5 GHz	84 W	€ 276	5/11/14
1245v3	3.4 GHz	6/2/13
1241v3	3.5 GHz	80 W	€ 262	5/11/14
1240v3	3.4 GHz	6/2/13
1240Lv3	2.0 GHz	25 W	€ 278	5/11/14
1231v3	3.4 GHz	80 W	€ 240
1230v3	3.3 GHz	6/2/13
1230Lv3	1.8 GHz	25 W	€ 250
1226v3	4 (4)	3.3 GHz	84 W	€ 213	5/11/14
1225v3	3.2 GHz	6/2/13
1220v3	3.1 GHz	80 W	€ 193
1220Lv3	2 (4)	1.1 GHz	4 MB	13 W	€ 193	9/1/13

October 27, 2014 and 2015: Broadwell would be the last generation of LGA 1150

The second generation of 1150 processors would come from Broadwell. In turn, this family would bring the fifth generation of Intel Core processors. Intel had adopted since 2007 a production model called "tick-tock", which meant that each microarchitecture changed, reducing the nanometers of its chips.

Therefore, Broadwell processors would come in 14nm and be used with Z97 and H97 chipsets . It is true that on May 12, 2014 they released these chipsets, which were compatible with Haswell processors. We would have to go to Z97 to overclock.

As news, we saw the main support for M.2 and SATA Express. There was a possibility that 2 SATA ports could be converted to PCIe rails to take advantage of M.2 or SATA Express connectivity.

On socket 1150 processors we saw new integrated graphics (Iris Pro 6200), such as the 128MB Caché L4 bracket . Without going much into the LGA 2011-v3, we saw a very advanced socket. with DDR4 support at 2400 MHz speeds .

In this case, we saw few Broadwell processors for desktops or servers. It was a microarchitecture that focused mainly on LGA 2011-3 and BGA 136 4. Proof of this is the absence of the i3 range in desktop processors.

By the way! With Broadwell we began to see very interesting processors in the ranges of laptops, the first Workstations appearing that made the dream of many gamers possible : to play where we wanted. In this sense, the 5950HQ, 5850HQ and 5750HQ were a “ball”.

It must be said that Broadwell made the LGA 2011-3 famous with legendary processors. Therefore, the models that were compatible with 1150 did not have much success, as it did at Haswell.

Intel Core i5 / i7

We have decided to group these two ranges together because they brought very similar benefits , finding as the only difference the threads, the frequency and the cache. Both the i7 and i5 incorporated the Iris Pro 6200; in fact, its turbo frequency was 3.7 versus 3.6 gigahertz.

It is true that the 8 threads of the i7 were focused on multitasking, but in terms of video games… there was very little difference between the two.

i7 5755c

4 (8)

3.3 GHz

6 MB

128 MB

65 W

LGA

1150

Dual channel

1333/1600

DMI 2.0

PCI 3.0

€ 366

6/2/15

i5 5675C

4 (4)

3.1 GHz

4 MB

€ 276

On the other hand, it seemed that Intel had destined the BGA 1364 for this purpose, since they supported higher RAM speeds, such as slightly higher performance. The i7 5775R reached 3.8 GHz in Turbo mode.

i7 5775R

4 (8)

3.3 GHz

6 MB

128 MB

65 W

BGA 1364

DDR3 OR DDR3L

1333

1600

1866

DMI 2.0

PCI 3.0

€ 348

6/2/15

i5 5675R

4 (4)

3.1 GHz

4 MB

€ 265

i5 5575R

2.8 GHz

€ 244

That said, no Broadwell processor for BGA 1364 or LGA 1150 could be overclocked, only those going to the 2011-3 LGA socket, such as the i7 6800K or 6900K.

Intel Xeon E3 v4

This fifth generation of processors would bring more Intel Xeon for the BGA 1364, than for the socket 1150. The only difference we appreciated was the reduction in power consumption, the appearance of the L4 cache, the new Intel GPUs and the compatibility with higher RAM speeds. .

As for socket 1150, we saw 3 Xeon E3 processors that did not perform badly, as they are the ones that you see below.

Xeon E3 1285v4

4 (8)

3.5 GHz

6 MB

95 W

LGA 1150

DDR3 OR DDR3L

1333

1600

1866

with ECC

DMI 2.0

PCI 3.0

€ 556

Half of 2015

Xeon E3 1285Lv4

3.4 GHz

65 W

€ 445

Xeon E3 1265Lv4

2.3 GHz

35 W

€ 417

If you look, the first Xeon in the table has a TDP of 95W, a rare bird that somewhat contradicted the goal of energy efficiency set by Broadwell for LGA 1150. We must highlight its new compatibility with speeds of 1866 MHz.

On the other hand, we had the BGA 1364 Xeon, which we detail in the table below to differentiate them from the LGA 1150. In order to point out the information in the table below, the Xeon 1258Lv4 incorporated the GPU P5700.

Xeon 1284Lv4

4 (8)

2.9 GHz

6 MB

128 MB

47 W

BGA 1364

Dual channel

1600

DMI 2.0

PCI 3.0

6/2/15

Xeon 1278 Lv4

2.0 GHz

€ 546

Xeon 1258Lv4

1.8 GHz

€ 481

Skylake and LGA 1151, the end of socket 1150

The end of LGA 1150 would come from the hand of LGA 1151 and the Skylake family of processors . It was a breakthrough compared to 1150 because DDR4 was starting to be standardized , among other technologies. After Skylake came Kaby Lake and Coffee Lake.

What became of the LGA 1150?

As with the LGA 755, socket 1150 marked a milestone in Intel's history, as the fourth and fifth generations of Core i5 and i7 were spectacular. Lots of people use these processors today; In addition, there is a tendency to buy processors of this generation in the second-hand market.

Within the Overclock scene, these processors are spectacular for such purposes because they can reach very high frequencies with good liquid cooling, as with good heatsinks.

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We love this socket, although it was unfairly overshadowed by the 2011 LGA and its high-performance processors.

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