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Intel® Desktop Processors Socket LGA1151 and LGA1200 Comparison

Content Type: Compatibility | Article ID: 000056725 | Last Reviewed: 05/06/2025

10th Generation and 11th Generation Intel® Desktop Processors use the LGA1200 socket.

9th Gen, 8th Gen, 7th Gen, 6th Generation Intel® Desktop Processors use LGA1151 socket.

Socket LGA1151 and LGA1200 Comparison:

Processors based on LGA1151 and LGA1200 are electrically incompatible.
The mechanical keying position is different as shown in the image below.
The position of Pin 1 remains unchanged and is located at the bottom-left corner as shown in the image below.

Socket keying position

This article applies to 22 products.

10th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 Processors 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors 8th Generation Intel® Core™ m Processors 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 Processors 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 Processors 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors

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