LGA 1151

Release date	September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01)
Designed by	Intel
Manufactured by	Lotes
Type	LGA-ZIF
Chip form factors	Flip-chip
Contacts	1151
FSB protocol	PCI Express
Processors	Skylake Kaby Lake Coffee Lake
Predecessor	LGA 1150
Successor	LGA 1200
Memory support	DDR3 DDR3L DDR4
This article is part of theCPU socket series

LGA 1151,^[1] also known asSocket H4, is a type ofzero insertion forceflip-chipland grid array (LGA)socket forIntel desktopprocessors which comes in two distinct versions: the first revision which supports both Intel'sSkylake^[2] andKaby Lake CPUs, and the second revision which supportsCoffee Lake CPUs exclusively.

LGA 1151 is designed as a replacement for theLGA 1150 (known asSocket H3). LGA 1151 has 1151 protruding pins to make contact with the pads on the processor. TheFully Integrated Voltage Regulator, i.e. a voltage regulator which integrated on the CPU's die, introduced with Haswell and Broadwell, has again been moved to the motherboard.

Most motherboards for the first revision of the socket support solelyDDR4 memory,^[1] a lesser number supportDDR3(L) memory,^[3] and the least number have slots for bothDDR4 orDDR3(L) but only one memory type can be installed.^[4] Some haveUniDIMM support, enabling either type of memory to be placed in the same DIMM, rather than having separate DDR3 and DDR4 DIMMs.^[5] The second revision socket motherboards support only DDR4 memory.

Skylake, Kaby Lake, and Coffee Lake chipsets supportVT-d,Intel Rapid Storage Technology,Intel Clear Video Technology, andIntel Wireless Display Technology (an appropriate CPU is required). Most motherboards with the LGA 1151 socket support varying video outputs (DVI,HDMI 1.4 orDisplayPort 1.2 – depending on the model).VGA output isoptional since Intel dropped support for this video interface starting with Skylake.^[6] HDMI 2.0 (4K@60 Hz) is only supported on motherboards equipped with Intel's Alpine Ridge Thunderbolt controller.^[7]

Skylake, Kaby Lake, and Coffee Lake chipsets do not support the legacyconventional PCI interface; however, motherboard vendors may implement it using external chips.

The 4 holes for fastening the heatsink to the motherboard are placed in a square with a lateral length of 75 mm for Intel's socketsLGA 1156,LGA 1155,LGA 1150, LGA 1151 andLGA 1200. Cooling solutions should therefore be interchangeable.

Intel officially states^[8][9] that Skylake's and Kaby Lake'sintegrated memory controllers (IMC) support DDR3L memory modules only rated at 1.35 V and DDR4 at 1.2 V, which led to the speculation that higher voltages of DDR3 modules could damage or destroy the IMC and processor.^[10] Meanwhile,ASRock,Gigabyte, andAsus guarantee that their Skylake and Kaby Lake DDR3 motherboards support DDR3 modules rated at 1.5 and 1.65V.^[11][12][13]

There is no equivalent Kaby Lake chipset analogous to the H110 chipset. Four additional PCH PCI-E lanes in Kaby Lake chipsets are reserved for implementing an M.2 slot to support Intel Optane Memory. Otherwise, corresponding Kaby Lake and Skylake chipsets are practically the same.^[26]

Light blue indicates a difference between comparable Skylake and Kaby Lake chipsets.

The LGA 1151 socket was revised for theCoffee Lake generation CPUs and comes along with the Intel 300-series chipsets.^[33] While physical dimensions remain unchanged, the updated socket reassigns some reserved pins, adding power and ground lines to support the requirements of 6-core and 8-core CPUs. The new socket also relocates the processor detection pin, breaking compatibility with earlier processors and motherboards. As a result, desktopCoffee Lake CPUs are officially not compatible with the 100 (original Skylake) and 200 (Kaby Lake) series chipsets.^[34] Similarly, 300 series chipsets officially only support Coffee Lake and are not compatible with Skylake and Kaby Lake CPUs.

Socket 1151 rev 2 is sometimes also referred to as "1151-2".

Like with Kaby Lake chipsets, four additional PCH PCI-E lanes in Coffee Lake chipsets are reserved for implementing an M.2 slot to support Intel Optane Memory.

There's a 22 nm version of H310 chipset, H310C, which is sold only in China.^[35] Motherboards based on this chipset support DDR3 memory as well.

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