Cheapest LGA 1150 CPU?

[APrettyCoolWalrus]

What is the cheapest LGA 1150 CPU to use on a Z87 board? I know that the G3258 is rather cheap but I might require a BIOS update to use it on a spare Z87 board that I have and that would require some work to update the BIOS. 

[WoodenMarker]

It doesn't need a bios update. The G3258 is Haswell and not Haswell-R. 

[Redsun20]

What is the cheapest LGA 1150 CPU to use on a Z87 board? I know that the G3258 is rather cheap but I might require a BIOS update to use it on a spare Z87 board that I have and that would require some work to update the BIOS. 

Just update the BIOS. It says you sometimes need to update to use whatever CPU, but a lot of the time that is simply not true

[skullrebell]

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g1820presently the cheapest.

[Mao_Zedong]

There is the pentium g3220 for $57. The g3258 should work anyways though.

[Manny Calavera]

It doesn't need a bios update. The G3258 is Haswell and not Haswell-R. 

devils canyon is haswell refresh

 

OP get used pentium cheapest, g3220 if its like 20-30 bucks

[skullrebell]

There is the pentium g3220 for $57. The g3258 should work anyways though.

g1820 39.99 at superbiz

[APrettyCoolWalrus]

It doesn't need a bios update. The G3258 is Haswell and not Haswell-R. 

Is that so? That I did not know, I thought it was Haswell R.

[WoodenMarker]

devils canyon is haswell refresh

OP get used pentium cheapest

The 4790k and 4690k are the only Devils Canyon cpus. 

[Lotus]

It doesn't need a bios update. The G3258 is Haswell and not Haswell-R. 

Released Q2, 2014. It's Haswell-R.

[APrettyCoolWalrus]

The 4790k and 4690k are the only Devils Canyon cpus. 

There's also the Refresh i3 according to this article. 

[Lotus]

The 4790k and 4690k are the only Devils Canyon cpus. 

Not true. There are tons of them. The i5-4440 is haswell, the i5-4460 is refresh, the Xeon E3 1230 V3 is haswell, E3 1231 V3 is refresh, 4570 is haswell, 4590 is refresh, and so on.

[WoodenMarker]

Released Q2, 2014. It's Haswell-R.

Whether it's Haswell-R has to do with the updated power delivery and not the release date. http://www.anandtech.com/show/7963/the-intel-haswell-refresh-review-core-i7-4790-i5-4690-and-i3-4360-tested/2

Not true. There are tons of them. The i5-4440 is haswell, the i5-4460 is refresh, the Xeon E3 1230 V3 is haswell, E3 1231 V3 is refresh, 4570 is haswell, 4590 is refresh, and so on.

There's also the Refresh i3 according to this article. 

Devils Canyon and Haswell-R aren't the same thing. Read the whole article..

[ProKoN]

g3258 is Haswell-R

 

may or may not work out of the box.

 

worth every penny to make it work

[Aniallation]

It doesn't need a bios update. The G3258 is Haswell and not Haswell-R. 

G3258 is Haswell Refresh.

 

Example: http://us.msi.com/support/mb/H81MP33_V2.html#support-cpu

 

Requires BIOS version A4 or higher. A0, A2 or A3 will not work.

[WoodenMarker]

G3258 is Haswell Refresh.

No, it isn't. An easy indication of this is that the G3258 works with every 1150 board without an update. Read the linked anandtech article above.

Haswell cpus also use PCG 2013C as opposed to PCG 2013D found on Refresh/DevilsCanyon.

[Janssent11041]

-snip snop-

 

[Argument intensifies]

 

you're right!

[Aniallation]

No, it isn't. An easy indication of this is that the G3258 works with every 1150 board without an update. Read the linked anandtech article above.

Haswell cpus also use PCG 2013C as opposed to PCG 2013D found on Refresh/DevilsCanyon.

Please do explain this example then: http://us.msi.com/support/mb/H81MP33_V2.html#support-cpu

 

Requires BIOS version A4 or higher. A0, A2 or A3 will not work.

 

G3258 is Haswell Refresh, and do require newer versions of BIOS on older boards.

[Aniallation]

Whether it's Haswell-R has to do with the updated power delivery and not the release date. http://www.anandtech.com/show/7963/the-intel-haswell-refresh-review-core-i7-4790-i5-4690-and-i3-4360-tested/2

 

Devils Canyon and Haswell-R aren't the same thing. Read the whole article..

The article doesn't even state anything about power delivery. If anything it's proving the point of release date differentiating them, and that the only noticeable change is clock speed.

[WoodenMarker]

Please do explain this example then: http://us.msi.com/support/mb/H81MP33_V2.html#support-cpu

Requires BIOS version A4 or higher. A0, A2 or A3 will not work.

G3258 is Haswell Refresh, and do require newer versions of BIOS on older boards.

A0, A2, and A3 work. The A4 bios update is for improved oc'ing.

The article doesn't even state anything about power delivery. If anything it's proving the point of release date differentiating them, and that the only noticeable change is clock speed.

Note the bolded.

The article shows the list of Haswell-R cpus. 

[Aniallation]

A0, A2, and A3 work. The A4 bios update is for improved oc'ing.

Citation needed. They wouldn't list A4 as the minimum for no reason.

 

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H81M-ITX/?cat=CPU

1150

Pentium

G3258 (C0)

Haswell-R

3.2GHz

3MB

53W

P1.70

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H81M-ITX/?cat=Download&os=BIOS&Model=H81M-ITX

 

According to this page, P1.60 adds "Support New 4th Generation Intel Core Processors. ", but that still doesn't mean that P1.10 will work

 

The article shows the list of Haswell-R cpus.

 

 

Note the bolded.

[Wingfan]

My G3258 worked in my B85 board with no BIOS update

[FruitBasketSilex]

My G3258 worked in my B85 board with no BIOS update

It may have come with a recent enough bios.

[Aniallation]

What is the cheapest LGA 1150 CPU to use on a Z87 board? I know that the G3258 is rather cheap but I might require a BIOS update to use it on a spare Z87 board that I have and that would require some work to update the BIOS. 

Celeron G1820 lol

[Aniallation]

My G3258 worked in my B85 board with no BIOS update

Boards are loaded with the latest BIOS that is available when they are made. If it was made after Haswell-R came out, it will come preloaded with a Haswell-R compatible BIOS, as B85 boards are still in production.