Intel Confirms 6-Series Chipset Can Support Next Generation Ivy Bridge

Intel will launch a next-generation 22nm process processor, codenamed Ivy Bridge, next year, and will still use the LGA 1155 interface, along with a 7-series chipset code-named Panther Point. Then, the compatibility issues between the existing 6-series chipset motherboards and Ivy Bridge have become the focus of attention. There have been rumors that P67 and H67 can support Ivy Bridge after firmware and BIOS upgrades. A few days ago, an official Intel slide has confirmed the compatibility between the two.

Intel expressed this "cross-compatibility" that Sandy Bridge processor and Ivy Bridge processor are unified in the package form and interface, and the Cougar Point chip set and Panther Point chip set are compatible with each other in pin definition and packaging. .

Obviously, next year's Panther Point 7 series motherboards (2012 Board) will be effortlessly backward compatible with Sandy Bridge processors. While on the Couger Point 6 Series motherboard (2011 Board) support Ivy Bridge processor, Intel still marked a "*".

The significance of this asterisk comment is that although the two generations of chipsets and processors are theoretically compatible with each other, the early release of the 6-series chipsets still has the potential to not support Ivy Bridge processors because they are powered by the CPU. There are still some differences in specifications and so on. Intel will not announce cross-compatibility specifications until later this quarter, and the 6-series motherboards that motherboard manufacturers manufacture under this specification will be able to fully guarantee Ivy Bridge compatibility.