Intel
LGA1200
A retired platform — for upgrading an existing system only
IntelRetired
- Launched
- 2020
- Support through
- 2021
- Memory
- DDR4
- PCIe
- PCIe 4.0
- Cooler mount
- LGA115x
- Chipsets
- 2
LGA1200 carried two generations of Intel CPUs before being replaced by LGA1700. No new processors are being made for it, and boards are mostly available second-hand.
This page exists for people who already own such a system and are weighing one last upgrade within it — moving to a stronger CPU on the same socket can make sense, whereas buying the whole platform from scratch does not.
Chipsets
| Chipset | Tier | Overclocking | Read more |
|---|---|---|---|
| Z590 | Flagship | CPU and memory | Full overclocking and PCIe 4.0 with 11th-generation CPUs. |
| B560 | Mainstream | Memory only | Memory overclocking without CPU overclocking. The most common choice in this generation. |