Next Main Stream Platform Rumors?

AliceSML79 · February 25, 2015

i know that z97 is the current main stream platform. im just curious if ther is any rumors going around about the next platform. like will it use a new cpu socket, or will it have ddr4 now. stuff like that got my curiosity peaked

dragoon20005 · February 26, 2015

SkyLake will be on DDR4 and on the new socket LGA1151

otherwise Broadwell is still on DDR3 and LGA1150

Analog · February 26, 2015

Broadwell is the next platform and it will be on the 1150 chipset. It won't bring any new features besides lower power consumption. Desktop Skylake is expected in the end of the year or even in Q1 of 2016. SKylake will be on the 1151 chipset and will bring DDR4 to the mainstream. More than quad-core processors are not expected, though, therefore if you want a six- or even eight-core CPU you will have to step up to LGA 2011-3, where a new refresh of CPU is also expected.